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Do You Know Someone Who Doesn’t Have One?   Snoopy, the world-famous beagle has been known as The Flying Ace, The Masked Marvel, Man’s Best Friend, and the Literary Ace, among other personas. ;.  In September, he’s especially proud to...

Recently we bid a fond farewell to the Abington SUBURBAN editor and Friend, Stephanie Longo. We all wish Stephanie well in her new position, responsible for managing the internal and external marketing activities for the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce...

      The Bookmobile will be at the University of Scranton's Back to School Bonanza on Sunday, August 23rd, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Courthouse Square! Come say hi and get excited for the new school year...

Everyone knows that writing a résumé can be stressful, but the library has free tools to make updating or creating a résumé easy.  Create a free account with Job and Career Accelerator to write résumés with their helpful résumé builder.  It will provide...

        Finish your summer story! If you haven't had the chance to bring in your completed Summer Reading Log, there's still time! Our Children's Summer Store will be open through Friday August 28. Regardless of how much...

The Scranton Fire Department came to visit The Lackawanna County Children's Library tonight! They taught us all about fire safety and gave the children fire hats and coloring books. Children were allowed on the fire truck and even held the fire hose!...

Library Should Be Notified of Changes   Moving? Notify the Post Office, tell the DMV, alert the relatives, but don’t forget the Library. Whenever cyou hange your home address, email address or get a new telephone number, please let us...

Albright Memorial Library concludes its month-long Great Ladies Film Series on Monday, August 24th at 6:30 PM with the 1942 classic Now, Voyager starring Bette Davis. The series is being sponsored by the Friends of Scranton Public Library, who are...

Our Maker Monday sessions return in September just in time for Back to School season! Join us as we learn how to grow garlic this winter, how to use rain barrels for water reclamation and how to use meditation in...

School days will be starting soon, and so will our new sessions of Storytime. Enjoy stories, crafts, music, and movement in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Our next session of storytimes will run for 5 consecutive weeks as follows: Baby Storytime...