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Support your favorite library every time you shop on Amazon! Amazon Smile is simple with no cost to you. Shop on Amazon and 0.5% of your purchase will be donated to the Abington Community Library. Follow the instructions below...

This is George Sanderson (1847-1924). He donated the land on which the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch now stands. The land, prior to the library being built and opened in 1891, was a park. Please help us ensure that the vision...

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Jason discuss historic cookbooks that can be found on the Lackawanna Valley Digital Archives. We talk about the contents of the cookbooks and recipes that the staff of the Scranton...

Join the Abington Community Library for an encore presentation of our PA Forward Adult Literacy Program of the year award winning program, "100 Years of Betty White." We will watch clips of her best performances and learn about her pioneering...

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Briana leads the discussion on A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger. The book has been selected as the Big Library Read book for November 2 through November 16, 2022....

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This is the current entrance to the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch. Unless you are very spry and able-bodied, it is forbidding which is why we need your help to install a new entrance on the the south side of the...

There will be no Tech Table this Tuesday, 11/8 or Thursday, 11/10. Tech Table normally takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings between 5PM and 7PM in the reference room. Patrons can drop by for assistance with their smartphone, tablet,...

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Ann discuss reports of ghost sightings and experiences from the staff of the Scranton Public Library. This is an update to last year's episode on the same topic. We hope...