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Library Closes at 5 pm

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Scranton Library, Off Site
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Scranton Library, Off Site

Library Closed - Thanksgiving

All Day 11/28 - 11/29
Scranton Library, Off Site

Closed for Thanksgiving.

Closing
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Scranton Library, Off Site
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Closed for Thanksgiving.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Talk Unearthed: Exploring the Smithsonian National Gem Collection with Dr. Jeffrey Post

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for this virtual author talk, an absolutely dazzling presentation with the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection, Dr. Jeffrey E. Post as he talks ab...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Event Details:

Join us for this virtual author talk, an absolutely dazzling presentation with the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection, Dr. Jeffrey E.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Watch Party: On Pulse-Pounding, Family Driven Mysteries- A Conversation with Laura Dave

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Johnson Community Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us in the Johnson Room as we watch this live virtual author talk with #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, as she...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Required
Event Details:

Join us in the Johnson Room as we watch this live virtual author talk with #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, as she chats with us online about her newest book 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Shoreline World Travelers Collaborative

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Johnson Community Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Have you taken a trip in the past few years that was just wonderful and you want to share it with others? Are you looking to take a trip and want some tips and info from someone wh...

Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Workshops
Event Details:

Have you taken a trip in the past few years that was just wonderful and you want to share it with others? Are you looking to take a trip and want some tips and info from someone who has recently gone?

Library Closed - Christmas Eve

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

Library Closed - Christmas Eve

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

Library Closed - Christmas Day

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

Library Closed - Christmas Day

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

Library Closes at 5 pm.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
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Scranton Library, Off Site

Library Closed - New Year's Day

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
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Scranton Library, Off Site
This event is in the "Adults" group.

How Connecticut Thumbed its Nose at Prohibition

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Johnson Community Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Noted podcaster and storyteller Mike Allen will tell the story about Connecticut’s reluctance to go along with prohibition. When the U.S. decided that alcohol was no longer be...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Required
Event Details:

Noted podcaster and storyteller Mike Allen will tell the story about Connecticut’s reluctance to go along with prohibition. When the U.S.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Live Author Talk Watch Party with T.J. Klune

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Johnson Community Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Lectures
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us as we stream this live virtual author talk in the Johnson Community Room. TJ KLUNE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Lectures
Required
Event Details:

Join us as we stream this live virtual author talk in the Johnson Community Room.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Talk: Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for this virtual author talk with the New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationalit...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Event Details:

Join us for this virtual author talk with the New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Talk: An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent-A Conversation with Seth Fishman

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for this virtual author talk. You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Get an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Event Details:

Join us for this virtual author talk. You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next?

Library Closed - President's Day

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
Closing
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Scranton Library, Off Site
This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Waldorf Estate of Fear: A Paranormal Journey with Laurissa Rex

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Johnson Community Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a lecture given by TV show co-creator/Producer Laurissa Rex about the "Hell House." She will go into detail about the paranormal activity known as the Waldorf Effect an...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a lecture given by TV show co-creator/Producer Laurissa Rex about the "Hell House." She will go into detail about the paranormal activity known as the Waldorf Effect and take us on a behind the scenes tour of her new show "24 Hours in

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Black Holes and Other Absurdities

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Johnson Community Room at Scranton Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as we welcome back NASA Solar System Ambassador Geoff McLean for a presentation on Black Holes and Other Absurdities in the universe. Discover what happens when you en...

Required
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Required
Event Details:

Join us as we welcome back NASA Solar System Ambassador Geoff McLean for a presentation on Black Holes and Other Absurdities in the universe. Discover what happens when you enter a black hole (if you could).

Library Closed - Memorial Day

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

Library Closed - Juneteenth

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
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Scranton Library, Off Site

HOLD -Summer @Scranton Block Party

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 3:00pm - 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 - Independence Day

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

Library Closed - Veteran's Day

All Day
Scranton Library, Off Site
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Scranton Library, Off Site