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Teens: this one's for you! Join your friends virtually on Zoom to share about what you're reading, watching, and generally enjoying at the moment. Bring your own snacks! Please email RRoberts@albright.org for the code to join this discussion. Open to...

The Lackawanna County Library System subscription to Mango Languages has been extended through July 31. Visit this link to language learning! https://connect.mangolanguages.com/scranton/start

The Abington Community Library remains closed until further notice. Please see below from the Lackawanna County Library System for more information and potential opening date (subject to change as situation develops). Due dates will be adjusted; you will not be...

Downloads Free from the Library What can you do for books when the library is closed? If you have a mobile phone or tablet, you carry a library in your purse or pocket – a library with millions of choices...

Kids are you bored? Well if you happen to be near the Taylor Community Library be sure to check out our Kids Create Crate. There are coloring sheets and books along with word searches and simple crafts for you to...

Great Stories Told Well If your kids are missing their library storytimes, here is an online resource that can help fill the gap. It’s called Storyline Online and features celebrities reading illustrated children’s books. Oprah Winfrey, Rami Malek, Mary Steenburgen,...

We’re Always Open Online When the going gets tough librarians get going. With their libraries closed, Lackawanna County’s librarians are working from home to serve patrons with storytimes for children, craft projects and virtual book clubs. The Abington Community Library...

Due Dates & Late Fees Extended Gov. Tom Wolf yesterday extended the period when schools and libraries in Pennsylvania must remain closed to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The new date for reopening is Monday, April 6. With libraries...

Precaution Taken to Limit Coronavirus Spread All public libraries in Pennsylvania, including those in Lackawanna County, are closed at the order of Gov. Tom Wolfe as part of the statewide effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Libraries join...

Take some time to enjoy art. Below are just some of the many virtual art tours available online. The British Museum  Learn about their galleries, and take a virtual tour of Prints and Drawings, and Oceania. You can also search...