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The Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County Children's Library and Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library will be closed on Monday, February 15th for Presidents' Day.  

                                “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” are strong words written by Nelson Mandela.   The first student to enroll in the  International Correspondence Schools on October 16, 1891 was...

Stop by Library Express to meet Brandon Lipani, author of The Pangram Killer. Signed books will be available for purchase at this event. Serena Triton a detective on the job only six months in the homicide division gets called to...

Library Express welcomed local artists Jeremiah Baker and Georisell Vazuez to share their watercolors and acrylic paintings during last week's First Friday on February 5th. Created with flickr slideshow.

Albright Memorial Library's Friday night screening of The Trouble With Cali is at near capacity, and only a few spaces remain for our limited-seating showing.  If you are planning to attend,  please keep in mind that registration is required. Albright...

          The 12th Annual Clarks Summit Ice Festival is taking place this weekend with the exciting theme, The Frozen Frontier.   Visit the library to see our Log Cabin ice sculpture and stop by on Saturday February...

Due to the delayed opening of the Scranton School District, today's Tales for Tots at the Children's library is cancelled. If you miss today's program please come tomorrow. Lackawanna County Children's Library 570-348-3000 ext. 3015

Show Your Love This Month  Everybody knows that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in February, but did you know that this month is also a time to show love for libraries? We are fortunate in Lackawanna County to have a robust...

Valentine's Day is February 14 and if you're looking for love,  the library's got you covered. Search our catalog,  https://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/home,  for a great assortment of books, DVDs, and CDs, all about love. From adult fiction (Love Song by Elizabeth Lowell), mystery (Love...

Take the Book Challenge and You Might Be a Winner Lackawanna County Libraries are offering readers a new kind of challenge during the month of March and the chance to win one of the hottest mobile devices on the market. Read...