Anthracite Stories Book Club

Anthracite Stories Book Club | Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton

Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

The Anthracite Stories Book Club launches at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. This quarterly club explores literature connected to anthracite heritage, coal mining, and the Scranton area.

Registered members receive 10% off the quarter’s book in the Museum Store and a free bookmark. Enjoy refreshments, discover new reads, and meet fellow book lovers; when available, authors will join the discussion. Pre-registration is highly encouraged.

First selection: Currents in the Electric City: A Scranton Anthology

Read for this meeting:

• “Escape Plan” — Amye Archer
• “Two Poems” — John (Jack) E. McGuigan
• “Not from Here” — Maria Johnson
• “The House on Frink Street” — Dawn Leas

Questions? Contact Museum Educator Nicole Negron at nicnegron@pa.gov or (570) 963-4804.