Tales from the Albright

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Briana continue their discussion of Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. They discuss the themes of racism, classism, and feminism that can be found within the book. This leads to a comparison between the book and the 2022 Death on the Nile film. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Briana discuss the novel Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. Alyssa explains Christie's interest in archeology and experiences in the Middle East before Briana provides a literary analysis of the book. This is part one of two. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Ann about her experiences working at the Scranton Public Library. They cover research in the reference department, the tech table, and the stereotype that librarians all own cats. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Briana about her new position of Reader Services Assistant/Young Adult Coordinator for the Scranton Public Library. We discuss her journey to working in libraries, future young adult programming, and why cardigans are so prominent in library culture. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Laura, who is the human resource manager for the Scranton Public Library. We discuss how she came to work for the library, what her role entails, and the library's puzzle collection. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Michele about her role as District Consultant. She discusses what it means to be a district library, her work with libraries across Pennsylvania, and how this position benefits the general public. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Jess, who is currently the Director of Community Engagement at the Scranton Public Library. She discusses what is involved in this role and her transition to her new position of Head of Digital Services and IT. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Jess interviews Alyssa, the regular host of Tales from the Albright. They discuss Alyssa's background, what it is like to work in the Reference Department, and more. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Scott, the CEO of the Scranton Public Library about his journey working in the library field. They also discuss what a typical day looks like. We hope you enjoy!

Do you ever wonder why Scranton is called "The Electric City"? On this week's episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Jess discuss the famous nickname, electric trolleys, and electricity in the city of Scranton. They discover surprising connections to the Albright Memorial Library. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Jess discuss Joseph Albright. Albright and his family lived on the property where the Albright Memorial Library now stands. It is an interesting look into the early days of Scranton, Pennsylvania. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Emily discuss librarian fashion during the 1890s. They discuss how clothing reflected the emerging modern active woman around the turn of the century. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Scott Thomas about the past year of the Scranton Public Library. They also discuss the future of the library and projects for the new year. Alyssa ends the episode with potential topics for the podcast in 2022. We hope you enjoy! Note: Thank you for listening and supporting Tales from the Albright since it began in July of this year. We...

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Tina and Jess about the last year in their respective roles. They discuss new circulating collections, programs, outreach efforts, and the library's mini-golf fundraiser for 2022.

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Jess and Michele discuss books that the Scranton Public Library staff have read in 2021. Genres discussed include sci-fi, historical fiction, romance, and non-fiction. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Rebecca Daniels of the Lackawanna County Tintype Project. Staff members of the Albright Memorial Library were photographed as part of the project in September of 2021. Alyssa and Rebecca discuss how the project began, notable experiences, the interest in the Scranton Public Library, and the process of creating a tintype. Hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Mike discuss the Scranton Public Library's role in the Victory Book Campaign. Between 1942 and 1943, the campaign encouraged the public to donate books to be sent to servicemen fighting in World War II. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Carrie Ann and John of Wyoming Valley Ghost Tours. They discuss how the group got started, paranormal occurrences at the Scranton Public Library, and WVGT's plans for the future. We hope you enjoy!

On this week's episode of Tales from the Albright, Jess, Laureen, and Alyssa discuss the possibility of ghosts haunting the Albright Memorial Library and Lackawanna County Children's Library.

On this week's episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Ann discuss the case of Clere Mitchell. Mitchell claimed he was psychic to steal money from unsuspecting customers. This episode looks at how he was caught and his escape. We will also take a look at the popularity of psychics in the early 1900s.

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Jacob discuss an unusual criminal investigation that occurred in 1908. Teenagers in Scranton, Pennsylvania claimed that a local shop owner used hypnosis to convince them to commit a string of robberies. We hope you enjoy this strange tale from the Scranton Department of Public Safety Collection!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Michele cover horror, thriller, and mystery book recommendations from the staff of the Scranton Public Library. We hope you enjoy and find something new to read!

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Jess discuss the paintings that can be found throughout the Albright Memorial Library. This includes a discussion of Theobald Chartran, Bayard Henry Tyler, Elizabeth Arthur, and the surprising connection between our paintings and Theodore Roosevelt. We hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Tales from The Albright, Alyssa covers the history of the Hyde Park Branch Library with help from Jeanie, who is the director of the Taylor Community Library. They discuss Jeanie's time working at the Hyde Park Branch, how the branch was started, and why the branch closed. We hope you enjoy! Sources for the information presented in this podcast can be found on lclshome.org. Them...

We are back! On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Scott discuss the Silkman House, which would become the Providence Branch of the Scranton Public Library. The topics in this episode include the Silkman Family, the establishment of the Providence Branch, and what the building is used for today. Sources for the information presented in this podcast can be found on lclshome.org. Th...