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The Lackawanna County Library Board is seeking proposals from certified public accountants or firms for audit services for calendar years 2016 through 2018. The deadline for submissions is October 3, 2016. Details can be found in the Request for Proposal.

The Reference Department's Periodicals Room will close at 3:30 on Monday, August 29th for the play Barrymore's Ghost.  The computers and printers will be available but only one microfilm machine will be available.  Please join us for this free program!

Register today for the fall storytime session that runs September through October. Stop by or give us a call, 570-587-3440. Registration helps staff plan and prepare for the correct number of children. All storytimes run for 5-week sessions, typically with...

This summer, we had 570 children in our community register for Summer Reading Club! Every child was given a log to record the minutes they read throughout the summer. Kids worked hard reading anything and everything like magazines, graphic novels,...

Don't forget to support the Carbondale Public Library and stop by our stand at Carbondale's Pioneer Nights.   We will be featuring a raffle on an American Girl Doll to benefit children's programs, and a Homemade Quilt for the Teen Advisory...

We had a blast during the Summer Reading Club Dance Party at the Lackawanna County Children's Library. Thank you to everyone who donated a raffle basket and participated in summer reading club this year! View the photos of the event...

Albright Memorial Library concludes its Funny Ladies Film Series with two screenings of the hilarious 1990 British comedy Antonia & Jane, starring Imelda Staunton and Saskia Reeves, on Wednesday, August 24th at 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM in the Community Room (basement of Lackawanna County Children’s Library)....

The elevator will be out of service on Thursday, August 18 until 4:00 PM at the Albright Memorial Library. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Want to read like the President this summer? President Obama recently released his summer reading list. Borrow any of his picks for free with your library card!   Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan Describes the author's experiences...

Before summer is over or even early this fall, you must consider a road trip to White Mills, PA. What’s in White Mills you ask? There you can find the newly converted Dorflinger glassworks factory. The property was purchased by...