{"id":171083,"date":"2026-04-20T19:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171083\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:25:10","slug":"toddling-into-national-library-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171083\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddling into National Library Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton\u2019s Green Ridge section launched the 68th annual National Library Week on Monday with \u201cToddlers on the Move,\u201d focusing on skills like balancing, throwing, kicking and jumping, using a combination of music, movement and one-on-one activities for children ages 1 to 3. National Library Week is intended to highlight the valuable role libraries, librarians and library workers play in strengthening communities and transforming the lives of patrons. This year\u2019s Library Week theme is \u201cFind Your Joy,\u201d an invitation for people of all backgrounds to discover what sparks joy in them at the library. \u201cWhether you enjoy borrowing from our collection of materials, attending enriching events, or connecting with your neighbors, we hope that the library brings joy to your life and helps you feel more fulfilled,\u201d the Lackawanna County Library System said in an announcement. For events taking place this week at all of the libraries in the county system, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lclshome.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lclshome.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Children participate during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\" width=\"2400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-LIBRARYWEEK-CAPST-0421-03.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1613415\" \/>Children participate during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Hayes Wilson, 2, of S. Abington Twp., carries his teddy bears during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\" width=\"2400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-LIBRARYWEEK-CAPST-0421-04.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1613416\" \/>Hayes Wilson, 2, of S. Abington Twp., carries his teddy bears during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Children's Program Coordinator Maggie Maloney leads an activity during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\" width=\"2400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-LIBRARYWEEK-CAPST-0421-05.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1613417\" \/>Children\u2019s Program Coordinator Maggie Maloney leads an activity during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Children's Program Coordinator Maggie Maloney sings a song for children during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\" width=\"2400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-LIBRARYWEEK-CAPST-0421-02.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1613418\" \/>Children\u2019s Program Coordinator Maggie Maloney sings a song for children during the Toddlers on the Move event held to celebrate National Library Week at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton Monday, April 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library in Scranton\u2019s Green Ridge section launched the 68th annual National Library Week&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[227,201,182,139,8782,28,727,178,180,179,289,181],"class_list":{"0":"post-171083","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-education","9":"tag-lackawanna-county","10":"tag-local-news","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-parenting-and-family","13":"tag-pennsylvania","14":"tag-photos-and-videos","15":"tag-scranton","16":"tag-scranton-headlines","17":"tag-scranton-news","18":"tag-things-to-do","19":"tag-top-stories-stt"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}