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See photos from this event! . . . This afternoon we had a special visit from local cartoonist, Mr. Gary Cangemi at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library. Mr. Cangemi offered a special cartoon drawing class called The Dog Days of...

Learn about how to attend free courses from major universities!  Colleges and universities across the country provide online courses on popular subjects for free! Learn how to create iPhone apps, learn about ancient Greek history, refresh your knowledge of the...

The Bookmobile was at Scranton Primary Health Care Center's first annual Health Fair this past Saturday and it was a blast! We learned about all things health, and enjoyed great food and music with awesome people. Thanks to Scranton Primary...

Some Kids Need Help   The start of a new school year is just around the corner and for most kids that means stocking up on pencils, pens, Crayons and folders. For some families in our county, sadly, the cost...

Gridiron, Ballroom and Boardroom Legend: Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Dancing With The Stars champion, motivational speaker and writer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will deliver the Lackawanna County Library System’s 2014 American Masters Lecture on Tuesday, September 23 in...

See Pictures of the Winning Team! This year, a team of three girls from the Nancy Kay Holmes Library competed in the Lackawanna County Library System's Battle of the Books at Marywood University. On the night of the event, they...

Congratulations to the Nancy K Homes Library, the 2014 LEGO® Build Off Champions!                     Lackawanna County Libraries were challenged to build a creation using the theme “Mad Scientist Laboratory.” Entries included:...

The 1930 film classic The Divorcee, starring Norma Shearer, will be screened Wednesday, August 20th at 7 PM in the Community Room (basement of Lackawanna County Children's Library), as part of the library's  "Ladies of Pre-Code" film series. Known as...

Kudos to the Abington Community Library teams that competed in the Battle and Junior Battle of the Books! Two teams were overall winners. Win-win for all!

          See Photos from this Event! . . . Last week, the patrons at Library Express had a very unique experience - a live reptile show with expert, Leo Spinner! Leo came all the way from...