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Visiting with Therapy Dogs

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Visiting with Therapy Dogs

[caption id="attachment_5257" align="alignleft" width="300"] Reading a good book![/caption] [caption id="attachment_5258" align="alignleft" width="300"] This is fun![/caption] Therapy dogs visit with children at Library Express monthly. We have lots of fun reading to these pups when the come. Join us as we...
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Helping Children Cope Kits

Special kits designed for children and families coping with life events available at the Lackawanna County Children's Library.  The Helping Children Cope Kits have been developed by the staff of the Lackawanna County Children's Library with the financial assistance of a PNC...
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Celebrating Grandparents at the Library!

[caption id="attachment_5225" align="alignleft" width="300"] Even Grandparents enjoy story time![/caption] [caption id="attachment_5224" align="alignleft" width="300"] Making cards for Grandma and Grandpa![/caption] Last week we celebrated our Grandparents at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library! First we met in the Children's Room for stories...
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Family Place is back!

[caption id="attachment_5203" align="alignleft" width="300"] Playing trains with grandma![/caption] [caption id="attachment_5204" align="alignleft" width="300"] Music instruments are so much fun![/caption] [caption id="attachment_5205" align="alignleft" width="300"] Playing with food toys![/caption] Family Place at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library is back from hiatus. On select...
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LEGO Club at Library Express!

[caption id="attachment_5214" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Concentrating on Lego Building![/caption]   [caption id="attachment_5213" align="alignleft" width="168"] Even Dads can have fun![/caption] Looking for something fun to do? Join LEGO Club!   LEGO Club meets monthly at Library Express. Last time, we had fun...
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Crafting with Duct Tape

[caption id="attachment_5197" align="alignleft" width="168"] I made a wallet![/caption]     Members of the Tween Team at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library had a fun experience last week - crafting with Duct Tape. We used all kinds of decorative duct tape...
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New tutoring hours!

 Start the school year off right! Free tutoring daily now from 4 to 10 pm with your homework in Math, English, Social Studies and more! Try it out today! Provided by the Scranton School District and the Scranton Public Library.
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Thank you, Cat in the Hat!

See photos from this event! This morning, we had a very special visitor for Story Time at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library - The CAT in the HAT! He made a special trip to the library to visit with us...
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Thanks to Miss Lauren from Everhart Museum

See Photos from this Event! Last week was Shark Week at the Library and Miss Lauren from the Everhart Museum visited us with fun, shark-themed activities. We read a shark story, talked about all kinds of sharks, and made a...
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Cartoon Drawing at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library

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...
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