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Calling all Artists! | Albright Memorial Library

“We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories.”   -Margaret Atwood  “The Handmaid’s Tale”...

Summer Reading Closing Event | North Pocono Public Library

Summer Reading Program Closing Event and Potluck Cookout 2016 Saturday, August 13 at 11 AM  Please bring a side dish or dessert to share! Join us for the Sciencetellers Event! Sciencetellers combines storytelling and exciting science experiments into an extraordinary theatrical...

Summer Reading Club Circus | Abington Community Library

It's been a great summer for reading and to celebrate your accomplishments, join us for our Summer Reading Club Circus on Friday August 5 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, for children through age 12. Enjoy circus-themed snacks, games, crafts, and activities....

Library Night @ PNC Field | Lackawanna County Library System

5 Books = Free Ticket / Wednesday, August 17th The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders want kids to read. That’s why the team is again offering a free ticket for its game against the Norfolk Tides to any child 4 to 12 years...

Go Green with the Library: Carpooling, Walking & Biking | Albright Memorial Library

Take the chance to enjoy the summer weather before it’s gone by walking or biking to work, home, or just around town for errands. If you’re not a fan of the hot and humid temperatures, you can still carpool with...

American Masters Lecture to Feature Presidential Historian | Lackawanna County Library System

Thursday, September 8th / 7 P.M. / Scranton Cultural Center Get your tickets now. Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian who has written books on Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, and serves...

Lucille Ball in “The Fuller Brush Girl” Kicks Off “Funny Ladies Film Series” Thursday, August 4th | Albright Memorial Library

Albright Memorial Library kicks off its Funny Ladies Film Series with a screening of the hilarious 1950 comedy The Fuller Brush Girl, starring Lucille Ball and Eddie Albert, on Thursday, August 4th at 7:00 PM in the Community Room (basement of Lackawanna County Children’s Library). Scatterbrained...

It’s Plant-Based Party Time! | Abington Community Library

Join Jean Hayes from The Scranton Beets at Abington Community Library on Saturday, August 6, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM and learn how to make tasty plant-based party appetizers, snacks, and desserts. With Jean’s guidance you will learn to make a...

Family Story Time- July 27th cancellation | Children's Library

Family Story Time at the Lackawanna County Children's Library is  cancelled for Wednesday, July 27th, due to the Donald Trump rally scheduled at Lackawanna College Student Union – the former CYC.

Blast from the Past at Maker Mondays | Albright Memorial Library

This summer, our Maker Mondays are bringing back many memories as we make nostalgic crafts. Last week, friendships were renewed as we made bracelets using a fishtail braid. Now you can create your own friendship bracelets! First, choose your colors. Remember...