Bats frighten a lot of people. They fly around at night when we can’t really see them, and sometimes startle us by showing up in unexpected places. They hang around in a lot of horror movies, and their spooky faces—fangs and all—are everywhere come Halloween.
Whether they scare you or not, bats are important to you—yes, YOU! Some of the plants you eat, such as figs, dates, agave and wild bananas, depend on bats to grow. Insect pests like mosquitoes, moths and crop pests are eaten by bats in great numbers.
CCEEC’s bat program talks about how myth can be very different from reality, touches on the great diversity of bats worldwide (there are over 1,100 species!) then focuses on the nine species found right here in Pennsylvania. Thank you to the Friends of the Scranton Public Library for sponsoring this wonderful program from the Carbon County Environmental Education Center.
Join us Sunday, October 9th, 2016 @ 2:30PM
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine St., Scranton, PA 18509
To register, call (570) 348-3000, ext. 3015
www.albright.org/childrens
are pleased to sponsor the ZooMobile from the Binghamton Zoo at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library. Representatives of the zoo will be bringing five to six animals to present to the families. There will be at least two animals the children will be able to touch. Maybe an armadillo or maybe a possum! Come to the program and be surprised!
The Friends of the Scranton Public Library are sponsoring a series of family- friendly programs. Through their generosity the Children’s Library will be able to bring in family favorites such as the Zoomobile from Ross Park Binghamton, Steve Woyce, Magician, and everybody’s favorite, the birds of prey from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. Kicking off Second Sunday with Friends is Phydeaux’s Flying Flea Circus and Wahoo Medicine Show, Sunday June 12 at 2:30 PM.
