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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...

Join us this week for the Friends of the Scranton Public Library Used Book Sale! Once again, the sale is at Library Express for your convenience. Stop by and browse through a large selection of used books and save with our...

Visit us this summer to explore our special Summer Reading Club lobby activities! This year's themes are: June 9th-June 28th- Color Play June 30th-July 19th- How Does Your Garden Grow? July 21st-August -9th-How's the Weather? Not only these activities fun, but...

Stop by Library Express to Purchase these titles! Don't forget - Library Card holders can save 10% on any new title. The Closer by Mariano Rivera  $28.00 In The Closer, Rivera takes readers into the Yankee clubhouse, where his teammates are his brothers. But...

Join us for some exciting events including: Sciencetellers: Dragons and Dreams! Learn about the science of fire and ice by telling a story of Dragons and Dreams using experiments of flash paper, exploding bottles and “cool” dry ice on June...