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PA Forward: Winter Reading

February 24, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, PA Forward

by Michelle Georgetti Punxsutawney Phil, the beloved groundhog of Pennsylvania, saw his shadow just a couple of weeks ago and declared six more weeks of winter. While this may be happy news for our skiers and children (and teachers) anxiously awaiting the school closings...

Reading Association Gives Award to Taylor Director

November 22, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News

Jeanie Sluck’s Work for Literacy Cited Jeanie Sluck, director of the Taylor Community Library, was honored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association with its “Celebrate Literacy Award” during the Association’s 50th Anniversary Dinner recently. Sluck was recognized...

Catch Them All!” Pokémon Go and Your Library

August 16, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services

by Elizabeth Hess Confession time: when I first heard about the mega-popular free app Pokémon Go, I reacted with a “whaaaaat?” rather than a “wa-hoo!” I sadly missed the first round of Pokémon-mania back in the 90s, so this resurgence in worldwide popularity due...

PA Forward: Social and Civic Literacy

August 9, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward

by Michelle Muro Orange is the New Black Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, came to the Scranton Cultural Center on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 to talk about her book and discuss what it was like spending a year in a women’s prison. The sold-out event was part of the...

How Did Your Library Celebrate National Bookmobile Day?

April 20, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News

The Lackawanna County Library System’s bookmobile was highlighted in this Times-Tribune article. The bookmobile visits public housing complexes, senior apartments and daycare centers. ...

James McPherson Delivers American Masters Lecture in Scranton

November 2, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Uncategorized

The Lackawanna County Library System’s 2015 American Masters Lecture features historian James M. McPherson on November 5. ...

Access PA 2.0 Update from HSLC Executive Director

February 13, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized

Work is underway to build the new Access PA database! To date, six libraries/systems have volunteered to contribute their holdings and populate the new union catalog: Penn State University, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Chester County Library System, Dauphin County Library System,...

Lackawanna County

January 11, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

The Lackawanna County Library System digitizes out of print cookbooks created by local organizations. Read more! ...