The Lackawanna County Children’s Library celebrated its first Noon Year’s Eve on Wednesday, giving kids an opportunity to welcome 2026 even if they didn’t stay up until midnight. The free event at the 520 Vine St. library included story time, a dance party, noisemakers, sparkling juice and a countdown to noon on a television screen.
Children dance during the Noon Year’s Eve: Countdown to 12:00 PM party at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library in Scranton Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Bella Russell, 7, of Throop, poses for a photograph during the Noon Year’s Eve: Countdown to 12:00 PM at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library in Scranton Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Dominic Baresse, 5, of Scranton, celebrates during the Noon Year’s Eve: Countdown to 12:00 PM party at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library in Scranton Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)