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This week, our young patrons at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library had a crazy, fun week! It all started on Monday with Story Time. In keeping with our Summer Science theme, we read stories and sang songs about FISH! Here’s...

Saturday, July 12  • Noon to 3 P.M. Lackawanna Historical Society   Kids who joined a Summer Reading Program at the Library are invited to the Historical Society for an afternoon of fun. Hands on activities, arts & crafts and...

Stop by to see Blue Cross of NEPA’s traveling breast cancer awareness display entitled Gallery of Hope Monday, July 7 - Monday, July 14. The display shares the stories of ten local breast cancer survivors intended to raise awareness about...

Visit the library to see the artistic offerings represented by the students of Summit Christian Academy, Pre-K - 12. Now through July.

Bethany Pisanchyn, a Dalton resident and a music teacher in the Pocono Mountain School District, is the winner of the 2014 “The Library In My Life” essay contest. She received a Nexus 7 Notebook during a ceremony at the Abington...

If you’re looking for a quiet place to read, study or work, are distracted by piped-in music, and don’t want to feel obligated to buy a cup of coffee, the library is your kind of place. Every Lackawanna County library...

The masonry restoration work continues on the Albright Memorial Library this summer.  Work is now being completed on the front of the building with cranes and scaffolding.   During this time, the front entrance to the library may be closed...

This week, children met at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library to complete a fun science activity - racing balloons! To race balloons, we used yarn, straws, tape, and of course balloons! ... Here's what we did... First, we cut a...

This past Saturday, teens from all Lackawanna County Libraries met at Library Express to participate in Minute to Win It Games! Library Express was set up with stations hosted by Young Adult Librarians from each library. Teens had the opportunity...

Are you a genealogist? Do you love searching for members of your family tree?  Try out our newest search tool, World Vital Records! You can search: Newspapers Complete U.S. Census records from 1790 to 1940 Military Records Cemetery Records City...