Lackawanna County Library System

Reading Skills: Vowel Sounds
2025-10-07 18:00, 2025-10-14 18:00 (America/New_York) | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Do you like to Ooot Ooot Ooot Oooples and Banoonoos?! Come practice your vowel sounds with Ms. Meghan with fun songs, games and stories!
For children in Kindergarten through Second Grade.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Stories with Cal & Newbery
2025-10-08 10:30, 2025-10-14 10:30, 2025-10-15 10:30, 2025-10-16 10:30, 2025-10-16 18:00, 2025-10-21 10:30, 2025-10-22 10:30
Join us for a story time featuring stories, songs, finger plays, a craft, and a puppet show with one of the Library’s mascots, Cal or Newbery!
For families with children of all ages. Developed with toddlers and preschoolers in mind.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Toddlers on the Move
2025-10-08 11:30, 2025-10-09 11:30
Toddlers will enjoy creating sound and music while moving and dancing to their favorite songs, rhymes, and finger plays.
For children ages 1 through 3.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Spooky, Silly Storytime
2025-10-09 18:00
Dress up in your spookiest attire and join us for a special spooky and silly storytime! We’ll celebrate the spooky season with some not-so-scary stories, crafts, and a fun Halloween snack!
For kids of all ages.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Coloring Club
2025-10-10 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-10-17 14:30 - 16:30
Come color your world and hang out at the Library! On Fridays we will have a variety of different coloring supplies available, and a variety of coloring pages suitable for all ages and experience levels.
For all ages.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

First Friends
2025-10-11 10:30, 2025-10-13 15:00, 2025-10-20 15:00
Join us each week for a space and bonding opportunity for families with babies and toddlers to support each other. Each week, the library will provide different programs, including age-appropriate story times, movement activities, art activities, singing, and more!
For babies and toddlers and their caregivers.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

The Curiosity Club: Pumpkin "Guts" Oobleck
2025-10-11 14:00
No one ever knows what do with the insides of a pumpkin. Join Miss Jenna and the rest of the Curiosity Club to make pumpkin oobleck using the pumpkin “guts!” This is sure to be a scary good time! You do not want to miss it!
For kids in Pre-K through Grade 3.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Sundays with Friends: Pocono Wildlife
2025-10-12 14:00
Learn about the amazing animals that inhabit our area with Pocono Wildlife! Meet some of their animal ambassadors, learn about animal habitats, and find out how we can safely live near our wildlife.
This event is proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Scranton Public Library.
All ages are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Sensory Exploration Day
2025-10-13 12:00 - 19:00
Experience fall with all of your senses! We will have sensory activities for everyone, from fall-themed bins for babies to messy pumpkin experiments and more. Drop in anytime during the scheduled program window to play and experiment with us.
For all ages.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Toddler Tumble Time
2025-10-14 11:30, 2025-10-15 11:30, 2025-10-16 11:30
Join us as we work on skills such as balancing, throwing, kicking, and jumping. We will be using a combination of movement and one-on-one activities for parents and children.
For children ages 1-3.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

American Girl Doll Club
2025-10-15 18:00
Let’s get ready for spooky season! We will make masks for us and our dolls, have a spooky snack, and of course, playtime in the dollhouse!
For children in Kindergarten through Grade 6
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Mini Art Day: Clay Jack-o'-Lanterns
2025-10-18 14:00
Make your own miniature jack-o’-lanterns out of clay! Shape, design, and paint your perfect autumn pumpkin any way you please. Air-dry clay and all other needed supplies will be provided.
For kids ages 3 and up.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

The Poop Museum
2025-10-19 14:00
Are you curious about poop? Join Susie Maguire, poop expert, to ask questions and learn fascinating facts about human, animal, and insect poop! Visit us for The Poop Museum to meet:

The world’s messiest pooper
The animal that has poop attack powers
The animal that uses poop as protection
The rainbow pooper
The animal that has to hold its poop ALL winter long

For kids in kindergarten through Grade 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Gross, Weird, Cool Science
2025-10-20 18:00
The world is full of gruesomely gross, wildly weird and incredibly cool things – all waiting to be explored! Spark your curiosity with science that will make you say, “EW! No way!” Join us for a silly, fun program that will uncover:

real world zombies
fish that climb trees
an animal that can chop off its own head and survive
a selection of the weirdest worms
a whole world of weird heads

For kids in Kindergarten through Grade 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Little Builders' Party
2025-10-21 11:30, 2025-10-22 11:30
When children build they are learning math, engineering, social skills and so much more!
Join us for the Little Builder’s Party! Children will use their imaginations to build amazing structures while practicing socialization and cooperation. Program area and toys are sanitized before and after each session.
For children ages 3-8 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Novel Thoughts: "The Sleepover"
2025-10-21 18:00
Are you ready for spooky and strange vibes? That’s what you’ll get when you join Ms. Meghan for two nights of spooky fun to pair with our book, “The Sleepover!” Both nights we will have games, stories, and a snack to go along with our creepy sleepover theme! Stop by starting October 1st to sign up and pick up a LitLoot Box with a copy of the book and other themed loot for you to keep!
For kids in grades 4 through 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015
