Library News for January 17, 2018

The library will host an open house on Friday, January 19 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm to celebrate our affiliate partnership with the South Central Kentucky Workforce Development Board. Stop by to see how the Allen County Public Library staff  help connect job seekers with local businesses seeking employees. Light refreshments will be served.

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am and Saturdays at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

Parents with toddlers/infants are invited to join us on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm for Baby Time.  Ms. Amanda will help you introduce your child to the magic of books and creative play.

On Saturday, January 20 at 11:00 am, school age children are invited to the Lego Block Party. We’ll show a mystery Lego movie whose title we are not allowed to publish, but stop by the library to pre-register and you’ll see flyers.  Food and fun will be provided.

Loose Ends will teach you to knit or crochet. Crafters meet every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners.

Kids ages 10 – 18 are invited to Build an Igloo on Thursday, January 25 at 5:00 pm. All supplies will be provided, but registration is required for this free program.

On Wednesday, January 31 at 2:00 pm, Ms. Chelsea is introducing chair yoga. Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair, or standing, using a chair for support.

New books for children this week include: Buzz, Bee! by Jennifer Szymanski, Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth by James Dean, Bear’s Merry Book of Hidden Things by Gergely Dudás, Maple Syrup from the Sugarhouse by Laruie Lazzaro Knowlton, How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks, Ella Bella Ballerina and The Magic Toyshop by James Mayhew, The Animal Book by Lonely Planet Kids, The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, That’s My Book! And Other Stories by Salina Yoon, Chicken in Mittens by Adam Lehrhaupt, Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Nature’s Perfect Package: Egg by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, Dinosaur Atlas by Anne Rooney and James Gilleard, The Battle of the Alamo by Lynn Peppas, and The Good Samaritan and Other Parables by Tomie DePaola.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Demon Crown by James Rollins, Unbound by Stuart Woods, The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden, Find Me by J.S. Monroe, The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen, The Indigo Girl by Natsha Boyd, Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh, Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis, The Black Painting by Neil Olson, Hearts Entwined by Karen Witemeyer, Mary Connealy, Regina Jennings, and Melissa Jagears, The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns, Empire Games by Charles Stross, Dawn at Emberwilde by Sarah E. Ladd, A Hope Divided by Alyssa Cole, A Stranger at Fellsworth by Sarah E. Ladd, and Love Story by Karen Kingsbury.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include:  How Not to Die Cookbook by Michael Greger, MD., FACLM, Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks by Stephen Davis, Lose Weight By Eating: Detox Week by Audrey Johns, Tasty: Latest & Greatest, If Our Bodies Could Talk: Operating and Maintaining a Human Body by James Hamblin, M.D. and How to Be a Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Library News for January 17, 2018 2018-01-18T15:26:41+00:00

Library News for January 10, 2018

 

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am and Saturdays at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

Ms. Amanda is starting a new Baby/Toddler time for infants. Join us every Wednesday at 2:00 pm to learn how to introduce your child to the magic of books and creative play.

On Saturday, January 20 at 11:00 am,  all school age children are invited to the Lego Block Party. We’ll show a mystery Lego movie whose title we are not allowed to publish, but stop by the library to pre-register and you’ll see flyers.  Food and fun will be provided.

Loose Ends will teach you to knit or crochet. Crafters meet every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners.

Kids ages 10 – 18 are invited to Build an Igloo on Thursday, January 25 at 5:00 pm. All supplies will be provided, but registration is required for this free program.

New books for children this week include: Toys and Games in Different Places by Robin Johnson, Say Zoop! By Henré Tullet, Animals Upside Down by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, I Wanna Be a Cowgirl by Angela DiTerlizzi and Elizabet Vukovic, God’s Quiet Things by Rick Stevens, Deadliest! 20 Dangerous Animals by Steve Jenkins, Through With with the Zoo by Jacob Grant, Build A Block by Christopher Franceschelli, God Made the World by Sarah Jean Collins, City and Country by Jody Jensen Shaffer, If My Moon Was Your Sun by Andreas Steinhofel, Once In a Blue Moon by Danielle Daniel, Lesser Spotted Animals by Martin Brown, The Boxcar Children: The Detour of the Elephants by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Crinkle, Crinkle, Little  Star by Justin Krasner, The Royal Whiskers by Sam Gayton, How Oscar Indigo Broke The Univrse (And Put It Back Together Again) by Davd Teague, and The Doughnut Kingdom by Gigi D.G.

New books for young adults include: Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon, Shadow Shaper by Daniel José Older, The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine, Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes, Far From the Tree by Robin Benway, The Cursed Queen by Sarah Fine, and Remember Me Always by Renee Collins.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers, Robicheaux by James Lee Burke, Fools’ River by Timothy Halliman, Dark World by Zak Bagans with Kelly Crigger, Twisted by Helen Hardt, The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce, Dark Legacy by Christine Feehan, Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz, Shroud of Eternity by Terry Goodkind, and The God Gene by F. Paul Wilson,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include:  Bassin’ Around Kentucky by Soc Clay, Huntin’ Kentucky by Soc Clay, Field Guide to the Southeastern States by National Audubon Society, What Unites Us by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner, Slow Cooker by Taste of Home, The Healthery Meal Prep Cookbook by Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, The Women’s Guide to Health by Jeff Galloway, Ruth Parker and Carmen Patrick Mohan, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke, and Southeast Treasur Hunter’s Gem & Mineral Guide by Kathy J. Rygle & Stephen F. Pedersen.

New movies include: The Valley of Bones starring Autumn Reeser , Breathe starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, Battle of the Sexes starring Emma Stone and Steve Carrell, American Made  starring Tom Cruise, The Mountain Between Us starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet, A Question of Faith starring Richard T. Jones, and The Recall starring Wesley Snipes.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Library News for January 10, 2018 2018-01-18T15:25:52+00:00

Library News for January 3, 2018

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am and Saturdays at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine. On Saturday, January 6 at 1:00 pm, Ms. Abby will read Maurice the Unbeastly by Amy Dixon to preschoolers. Kids will make a monster mask after the story.

Loose Ends will teach you to knit or crochet. Crafters meet every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners.

Teens are invited to participate in the Perler Bead Club on Thursday, January 4 at 5:00 pm.

New books for children this week include: The Thing by Astrid Desbordes and Marc Boutavant, How Does My Home Work by Chris Butterworth, Pompon by Géraldine Eischner and Joanna Boillat, Transcontinental Railroads by Natalie Hyde, Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers How Animals Build  by Lonely Planet Kids, Sports in Different Places by Robin Johnson, Art in Different Places by Robin Johnson, The Boxcar Children: The Clue in the Papyrus Scroll by Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Fred Marcellino, Trickiest! 19 Sneaky Animals by Steve Jenkins, Feather by Cao Wenxuan, Polly and Her Duck Costume by Leanne Lauricella, New Year Celebrations in Different Countries by Robin Johnson, and Beat Bugs: Penny Lane adapted by Carl Meister based on a story written by Kate Mulvany.

New books for young adults include: Dating on the Dork Side by Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vince,  The Temptation of Adam by Dave Connis, Alone by Cyn Balog, The Truth Beneath the Lies by Amanda Searcy, No Saints in Kansas by Amy Brashear, Busted by Gino Ciocca, We All Fall Down by Natalie D. Richards, When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds, Bad Call by Stephen Wallenfels, Velocity by Chris Wooding, and The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Map That Leads to You by J.P. Monninger, A Hundred Small Lessons by Ashley Hay, The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker, The Luster of Lost Things by Sophie Chen Keller,  Something Like Happy by Eva Woods, To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander, You’re Gonna Love Me by Robin Lee Hatcher, Belle: An Amish Retelling of Beauyy and the Beast by Sarah Price, In The Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson, The Wanted by Robert Craise, Out of Ashes by Tracie Peterson and Kimberly Woodhouse, Their Daring Hearts by Sharlene MacLaren, Judah’s Wife by Angela Hunt, and Death at Nuremberg by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, Prairie Fires: The American Dereams of Laua Ingalls Wilder by Carline Fraser, and The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah.

New movies include:  The Limehouse Golem starring Billy Nighy and Olivia Cooke, Leatherface starring Lili Taylor, Leap starring Elle Fanning, Texas Rein starring Beth Gouthro The Glass Castle starring Brie Larson, Mother starring Jennifer Lawrence, Blood Money starring Ellar Coltrane and Dunkirk starring Jake Myers.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Library News for January 3, 2018 2018-01-18T15:24:23+00:00