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Tissue Paper Book Mark

Spring Take Home Crafts: Tissue Paper Bookmarks- pick up available Mon-Fri

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Create your very own unique bookmark! Never lose your place in your book again! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 7th, and Friday, April 11th. Limited su...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Create your very own unique bookmark! Never lose your place in your book again! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 7th, and Friday, April 11th. Limited supplies will be available. Registration required.

Art with Kristin

Art with Kristin: Alma Thomas Inspired Mosaic

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children’s Program Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, create a beautiful mosaic inspired by American artist Alma Thomas. This program is for older elementary...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, create a beautiful mosaic inspired by American artist Alma Thomas.

April Cloud Craft

Spring Take Home Crafts: April Showers Cloud Craft- pick up available Mon-Fri

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Splash into April with a rainy-day craft. Create an adorable rain cloud with paper, cotton balls, googly eyes,  and yarn. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Splash into April with a rainy-day craft. Create an adorable rain cloud with paper, cotton balls, googly eyes,  and yarn. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 13th & Friday, April 18th.For ages 4 and up.

Hands on Drumming

Hands-On Drumming

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children’s Program Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Music, Workshops
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Get musical with this hands-on kids’ community drum circle! Grab a drum, have a seat, and listen to the beat. Develop teamwork, and unleash your creativity! For kids ages 4-12.

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Music, Workshops
Required
Event Details:

Get musical with this hands-on kids’ community drum circle! Grab a drum, have a seat, and listen to the beat. Develop teamwork, and unleash your creativity! For kids ages 4-12.

Draw Your Own Pokemon

Draw Your Own Pokemon!

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children’s Program Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Age Group:
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Join our favorite cartoonist, Bill Hernandez, to learn how to draw in Pokemon style. Will you draw your own Pikachu, Charmander, or Squirtle? For kids ages 7-10. Registration requi...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Required
Event Details:

Join our favorite cartoonist, Bill Hernandez, to learn how to draw in Pokemon style. Will you draw your own Pikachu, Charmander, or Squirtle? For kids ages 7-10. Registration required. 

Hatching Chicks

Spring Take Home Crafts: Hatching Chicks- pick up available Mon-Fri

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Celebrate spring by decorating a paper egg with an adorable chick to fit inside. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 21st and Friday, April 25th. For ages ...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Celebrate spring by decorating a paper egg with an adorable chick to fit inside. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 21st and Friday, April 25th.

Ann Courcy Birds Eye View

Birds Eye View with Ann Courcy

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children’s Program Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY, STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Step into the world of How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun, a captivating Muskogee tribes’ tale, and let it inspire your creativity! Join Steward Outdoor Day School’s Ann Courcy f...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY, STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Step into the world of How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun, a captivating Muskogee tribes’ tale, and let it inspire your creativity!

Poetry Chalk Walk

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children’s Program Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Age Group:
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Join our first ever Poetry Fest-Chalk Art event to celebrate National Poetry Month with the art of poetry. Madison Poet Laureate Ed Lent will host an interactive event where c...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Required
Event Details:

Join our first ever Poetry Fest-Chalk Art event to celebrate National Poetry Month with the art of poetry.

 

Pressed Flower Pinch Pots

Spring Take Home Crafts: Pressed Flower Pinch Pots- pick up available Mon-Thurs

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Need a Mother’s Day present for someone in your life? Create a pinch pot masterpiece using dried, pressed flowers, clay, and mod podge. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime betwe...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Need a Mother’s Day present for someone in your life? Create a pinch pot masterpiece using dried, pressed flowers, clay, and mod podge. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 28th and Thursday, May 1st.

Take Home Craft

Spring Take Home Crafts: DIY Sock Worms- pick up available Mon-Fri

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Create your very own sock worm. Using a sock, poly fill and googly eyes, your worm will come to life! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 5th, and Friday, Ma...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Create your very own sock worm. Using a sock, poly fill and googly eyes, your worm will come to life! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 5th, and Friday, May 9th. Registration required.

 

Art with Kristin

Art with Kristin: Ted Harrison Inspired Watercolor

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children’s Program Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, paint a beautiful watercolor background inspired by artist Ted Harrison. This program is for older elem...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, paint a beautiful watercolor background inspired by artist Ted Harrison.

Take Home Craft

Spring Take Home Crafts: Popsicle Shark- pick up available Mon-Fri

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Lets make a shark friend! We will use construction paper, popsicle sticks, and googly eyes. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 12th & 16th.For ages 4 an...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Lets make a shark friend! We will use construction paper, popsicle sticks, and googly eyes. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 12th & 16th.For ages 4 and up. Registration required.

Instrument Petting Zoo

Instrument Petting Zoo with Giving Bach

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children’s Program Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Children, Babies (age 0-2), Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Join us at the library for our annual Instrument Petting Zoo with the students from Daniel Hand’s Giving Bach! Listen to a short concert and then get the chance to try your hand at...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies (age 0-2), Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Music
Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library for our annual Instrument Petting Zoo with the students from Daniel Hand’s Giving Bach! Listen to a short concert and then get the chance to try your hand at various child-sized instruments.

Take Home Craft

Spring Take Home Crafts: Daffodil Cupcake Liner- pick up available Mon-Fri

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Make a daffodil with a cardstock and cupcake liner body and a craft stick stem. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 19th and Friday, May 23rd. For ages 2 and...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Make a daffodil with a cardstock and cupcake liner body and a craft stick stem. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 19th and Friday, May 23rd. For ages 2 and up.  Registration required.

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library, Off Site
Take Home Craft

Spring Take Home Crafts: Make Your Own Paper Spinner- pick up available Tues-Fri

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children’s Library at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Age Group:
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Design your own paper spinner for hours of fun! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Tuesday, May 27th and Friday, May 30th. For ages 2 and up.  Registration require...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Required
Event Details:

Design your own paper spinner for hours of fun! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Tuesday, May 27th and Friday, May 30th. For ages 2 and up.  Registration required. 


 

Library Closed - Juneteenth

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library, Off Site

Library Closed - Independence Day

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library, Off Site

Summer Drop Off Program Week: 9-12 year olds

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Johnson Community Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Event Details:

Summer Drop Off Program Week One: 9-12 year olds  Click here for more information

Open
Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Other
Required
Event Details:

Summer Drop Off Program Week One: 9-12 year olds 

 

Click here for more information

Copy of HOLD -Summer @Scranton Block Party

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Scranton Library

Library and parking lot closing for Summer @Scranton Block Party set-up. Please note that cars left in the parking lot after 3pm will be subject to towing.

Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library
Description:

Library and parking lot closing for Summer @Scranton Block Party set-up. Please note that cars left in the parking lot after 3pm will be subject to towing.

Library Closed - Labor Day

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library, Off Site

Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day

All Day
Scranton Library

Closed for the Federal holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library
Description:

Closed for the Federal holiday.

Library Closed - Veteran's Day

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library, Off Site