Nancy Kay Holmes Library

We are still accepting reservations to come meet Jasper next Thursday! Call us at 570-207-0764 to sign up.

WEEKLY BOOK TALK for TEENS! Will Grayson, will grayson by John Green & David Leviathan There are two teenage Will Graysons living in the Chicago area. The odd chapters of the book are written by award winning author John Green and offers the point of view of Will Grayson #1. Although this Will Grayson is heterosexual, his best friend, Tiny Cooper, is gay and proudly out. ... The even chapters are written by another award winning author, David Leviathan, and present the point of view of will grayson #2. This will grayson takes medication for depression and has a nonexistent social life. He is also gay and is in love with an online friend, Isaac. One night in Chicago, the two Will Gaysons’ paths cross and the boys’ lives are forever changed. will grayson #2 and Tiny end up dating. Will Grayson #1 struggles to maintain a low profile while dealing with his romantic feelings for his friend, Jane, and helping Tiny put on an original high school musical. Will Grayson, will grayson debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list for young adult fiction. This groundbreaking novel is the first book starring gay characters ever to appear on the list. Read this engaging novel and see what life has in store for both Will Grayson and will grayson.

The forecast may be calling for showers this Sunday, but that won't bring us down! Our Family Mini Golf Fundraiser event is all INDOORS tomorrow between the Albright Memorial Library and the Lackawanna County Children's Library. Buy your tickets ahead of time online or at the door. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-fore-the-library-family-mi

WEEKLY BOOK TALK for TEENS! Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Sophia is a sixteen year old girl living in a kingdom where the sinister patriarchy rules. Girls and women are treated like property and their only hope of survival is to be chosen to marry a man at the annual ball. Sophia, knowing the abuse that the kingdom’s women endure, wants nothing to do with the idea of marrying a strange man. She would much rather run away with her true love and best friend, Erin. ... At the ball, Sophia decides to flee and in doing so meets another feisty rebel named Constance. Together these two young women vow to change their fate and take down the evil king at the same time. Will they succeed in bringing down the patriarchy that has such a stronghold on its oppressed people? Or will they die trying? Read this interesting take on the legacy of Cinderella’s fairytale story to find out. https://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/11523698

Thank you to our NEPA Gives donors and all supporters of the Scranton Public Library!

Round 2! Let's keep the momentum going! NEPA GIVES is still going strong!

Stop by with the kids to make a fun craft at our first Friday Crafternoon in a very long time!

Today is #NEPAGives Check it out! https://www.nepagives.org/organizat/scranton-public-library

NEPA GIVES IS HAPPENING NOW! TEXT "GIVE " TO 570-565-0101 OR GO TO NEPAGIVES.ORG.

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We have a fun month planned!

Goodbye 2020......Hello 2021!

"The Smallest Snowman" by Sarah Fisch, illustrated by Jim Durk, and published by Scholastic.

"The Sweetest Valentine" by Jane E. Gerver, illustrated by Priscilla Burris, and published by Scholastic.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will be closed today.

"Puppy Love" by Lisa Ann Marsoli, illustrated by Jim Durk, and published by Scholastic.

"No Two Alike" by Keith Baker, published by Beach Lane Books.