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From the Lackawanna County Library System   This year, as every year, we are thankful for the 60,000+ residents of Lackawanna County who have library cards and make Lackawanna County Libraries among the busiest places in our communities.   Here’s...

Make the best out of the winter months by creating a cold storage room in your own home. Cold storage allows you to preserve your fruits and vegetables without using as much energy as a refrigerator or freezer. One of...

  Have you heard of Tutor.com? This free online tutoring resource is available for students with a library card. Services include: Online tutoring sessions every day from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm Practice quizzes and tests SAT and ACT practice tests Request...

Today the Reference Department received a copy of the City of Scranton's 2016 Proposed General City Operating Budget. This budget is available for public viewing during our operating hours on the 2nd floor. There will be a public hearing scheduled...

Several holidays are right around that corner which means there may be delays, early closings or bad weather. Any delays or closings will be posted on our website, Facebook, and Twitter. Do you follow us on social media? These announcements...

The Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County Children's Library and Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library will be closed on  Wednesday, November 11th for Veterans Day. Library Express will be open from 10 am to 8 pm.

Begin to learn about the princes and/or paupers in your family tree! Joe Briar of the Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania will explain how to use Ancestry.com and offer information on the holdings of the Genealogical Research Society of...

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...

Author of Orphan Train Will Appear in Scranton   Christina Baker Kline, author of the novel that laid bare the practice of sending children from East Coast orphanages to Midwestern farms where many then lived as virtual indentured labor, will...

Do you have high school yearbooks from schools in Lackawanna County in your attic or basement? Have you wondered what to do with them? Well we have the solution to your problem!  The Local History Department at the Scranton Public...