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Tuesday, August 18th @ 7 P.M. Community Room, Lackawanna County Children’s Library   A new documentary about the Lackawanna County Courthouse will premiere in Scranton prior to airing on Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) as part of its “Pennsylvania’s Historic Courthouses”...

The Kids Klothes Line through the Keystone Rescue Mission Alliance needs your help with school uniforms and supplies for students. Items needed include: Used school uniforms Pens and pencils Tablets Erasers Crayons Backpacks Please drop your donated school supplies at...

You're invited to a very special story time on Friday, July 31st at 11:30AM at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library. A baseball player from the Railriders will be coming to read to us! Stop by to share baseball stories, a...

1 Million Copies Being Released   One of the most exciting publishing events of 2015 happens this week when Random House releases a previously unknown book by Dr. Seuss called “What Pet Should I Get.”   The book was found...

"Simple Shapes Masterpiece"   For kids who can’t get to the museum, the Everhart Museum will meet them at the Library.   Everhart Museum on the Road will visit Lackawanna County libraries with an art-based workshop inspired by its fine...

Albright Memorial Library will be kicking off its month-long Great Ladies Film Series on Monday, August 3rd at 6:30 PM with the 1936 classic Camille, starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. The series is being sponsored by the Friends of...

We had a chance to speak with Tom Harrington, the cariacature artist that will be at the upcoming Heroes/Villains Party on August 8th from 6:30PM to 8:30PM at the Abington Community Library. Abington Community Library:Can you tell us a little bit...

Seats are still available in these upcoming Computer Classes at the Albright Memorial Library: Introduction to Computers: A four-class series. In the first two classes, we take patrons through the basics of using Windows 8.1 and cover file and folder...

One of our staff members is reading THE LADY IN GOLD: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustave Klimt's Materpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, for a book discussion group. We are wondering if there is interest in having a non-fiction book club at...

Summer is a great time to keep up with your reading and math skills.  We've got some fun activities and challenges to brush up on your math skills! Check out the following free activities from our online home help service,...