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Can you build a SumoBot?  Join the SumoBot Robot Challenge to learn how to work in a team to design, build and program a sumo bot! Classes are held on Sundays, September 13th & 27th, October 11th & 25th and November 15th &...

  Last semester, a group of young students enjoyed meeting together each week under the instruction of Havisha and Vihisha Bache. These ladies, members of the Teen Leadership Committee, taught children the classical Indian language of Sanskrit through reading, writing,...

Do you still have a VCR or cassette player? If so, the Carbondale Public Library has removed the last of our Children's VHS and cassette talking books from our collection. They are available to anyone who wants them. You can find...

Every year the Scranton Reads Committee selects a piece of literature with the hopes that everyone in Scranton and the surrounding communities joins them in reading and discussing the selected work.  This year the committee has selected J.D. Salinger's The...

Taylor Community Library will hold their Annual Fall Fundraiser on Sat. Oct. 1, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Event will feature Raffle Baskets, Bake Sale, Food Sale with sausage and peppers,  homemade chili, homemade haluski and more.  There...

Taylor Community Library will hold a Wine Tasting on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. , featuring the award winning wines from Bartolai Winery, in Pittston.  Tickets are $25.oo each and can be purchased at the...

September Library Collection   Do you wonder what to do with old pill bottles you get from the pharmacy once they are empty? If you’re inclined to just throw them away, stop! Lackawanna County libraries are collecting pill containers during...

The Abington Community Library needs CLEAN, PLASTIC bottle caps, all sizes ONLY in PINK, SALMON, and PURPLE. Please drop donations off at the Library before October 1st. Join us Friday Octber 9 and 16 from 6 to 8 PM, and/or Saturday Oct....

The 500 block of Vine Street will be closed to car traffic on Sunday, August 30th for a event at Lackawanna College.  Please be advised that parking will still be available on N. Washington Ave and Adams Ave.

A Roast of former Library Trustee and active community member Barry Kaplan will be held on Wednesday, September 9 at Glen Oak County Club in Clarks Green. A cash bar will open at 6 PM with dinner at 6:30 PM...