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Did you know that more than one in three children arrive at kindergarten without the skills necessary for lifetime learning? Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help a child prepare for...

Award winning local author Susan Campbell Bartoletti will sign books and answer questions on Thursday, November 10th at 5:30 PM at the Carbondale Public Library. We will have pizza and water for attendees. Although we will be focusing on Susan...

Drop Off Your Donation @ the Library While you’re out buying the fixings for your family’s Thanksgiving festivities, how about picking up something for people who have little. As the cold weather approaches, Friends of the Poor are asking for...

You may know that your Lackawanna County Library card gives you access to dozens of online databases including Mango Languages, but did you also know that Mango Languages has ESL courses? Not only can library users learn languages like French,...

Check out the dates below for the North Pocono Public Library's Holiday Hours! Tuesday, November 8 – Closed for Election Day Friday, November 11 – Closed Veterans Day Wednesday, November 23 – Close at 4:00PM Thursday, November 24 – Closed...

This year's Pre-K Monster Mash Parade brought all types of little monsters to the Lackawanna County Children's Library! Children sang, danced, and read Halloween stories before participating in the Halloween parade. The parade goes from the Children's Library to the...

Information Literacy Begins @ the Library Whether you have basic questions about how to use your computer or need to learn how to write code for career advancement, we’ve got you covered with “Computer Skills & Technology,” a new tab...

Join the Library Lecture Society & Keep Speakers Coming Robert Kanigel’s lecture about Scranton native Jane Jacobs, the woman who changed the way Americans think about their cities, closed one of the most successful years for the Matthew F. Flynn...

Photos from Saturday's Chris Smither concert are now available on the Library's Flickr page! You can view the slideshow below for the pictures or click on the slideshow to go to Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/albrightmemoriallibrary/albums/72157675683931115

The Scranton Public Library would like to thank everyone for attending Saturday's Chris Smither concert. Your support of fine music and the Library are greatly appreciated! Stay tuned for some photos on the Scranton Public Library's Flickr page from Saturday's...