Allen County Public Library News – November 1, 2023

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am – to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – to 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Home-school teens are invited to enrichment on Monday, November 13, at 2:00 pm. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

The Homeschool Coders meet the first Monday of each month at 2:00 pm. Space is limited to six students, so register today @ www.allencountylibrary.com under the events tab.

The Teen Art Guild (T.A.G.) will meet on Tuesday, November 7 at 3:30 pm. If you have an interest in learning different art techniques, this is the group for you. Space is limited, so register online.

Join us for Pioneer Days on Friday, November 3, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 for First Friday. Kids can make a corn husk doll and play various pioneer-day games.

In November, our book clubs are reading, The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan, and The Broken Girls by Simone St. James. Stop by the circulation desk to pick up your copy today. Both book clubs meet on the third Tuesday of each month. Books on the Square meets at 2:00 pm, and There’s a Mystery at the Library meets at 5:00 pm.

New books for children include: The Lion Queen by Rina Singh, Red and Green by Lois Ehlert, Bompa’s Insect Expedition by David Suzuki and Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Cone Dog by Sarah Howden, Hey, Baby Girl! by Andrea Davis Pinkney, The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book by Sally Nicholls, I Don’t Want to Read This Book Aloud by Max Greenfield, Kiki Kicks by Jane Yolen and Ariel Stemple, The Color Monster by Anna Llenas, The Welcome Home by Amy June Bates, One Upside-Downy Day by Renee Kurilla, How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett, I’m Going to Build a Snowman by Jashar Awan, On the Edge of the World by Anna Desnitskaya, The Stinky Wonkey Donkey by Craig Smith, Ask Uncle Jack: 100 Years of Wisdom by Uncle Jack and Damon Vonn, More Than a Little by M.H. Clark, How It Works: Digger by Molly Littleboy, Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman, Mazie’s Amazing Machines by Sheryl Haf, The King Penguin by Vanessa Roeder, and Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: A House for Alice by Diana Evans, Wellness by Nathan Hill, Wildflower Falls by Denise Hunter, The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff, The Girl from the Red Rose Motel by Susan Beckham Zurenda, The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman, Saving Emma by Allen Eskens, The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson, Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey, The Wake-Up Call by Beth O’Leary, The Christmas Wager by Holly Cassidy, The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman, A December to Remember by Jenny Baylins, The Christmas Café by Eliza Evans, The Ex-Mas Holidays by Zoe Allison, and Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

 

Allen County Public Library News – November 1, 2023 2023-11-02T16:36:15+00:00

Library News for October 25, 2023

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am – to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – to 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

In November, our book club is reading, The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. Our second book club is reading The Broken Girls by Simone St. James.  Stop by the circulation desk to pick up your copy today. Both book clubs meet on the third Tuesday of each month. Books on the Square meets at 2:00 pm, and There’s a Mystery at the Library meets at 5:00 pm.

New books for children this week include: I Ship: A Container Ship’s Colossal Journey by Kelly Rice Schmitt and Jam Dong, The Crayon’s Book of Numbers by Drew Daywalt, Glow Wild by Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt, Grandpa and Lucy: A Story About Love and Dementia by Edi Weinstein, Dragon’s First Taco by Adam Rubin, 365: How to Count a Year by Miranda Paul and Julien Chung, Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima, We Planted a Pumpkin by Rob Ramsden, Paula’s Patches by Gabriella Adleman, The Halloween Costume Ball by Anne Sawan, Happy Halloween by Liesbet Slegers, The Wonderland Trials by Sara Ella, Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Cholodenko, Good Night, Little Fish by Lucy Cousins, Being Away From Your Parents by Joy Berry, The Watering Can by Marnie Reynolds-Bourque, Old Red’s Christmas by Marnie Reynolds-Bourque, and When Daddy Goes on Storm by Krista Conway.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The River We Rember by William Kent Krueger, Out of Nowhere by Sandra Brown, Dead Mountain by Preston and Child, The Queen of the Valley by Lorena Hughes, Murder at the Elms by Alyssa Maxwell, Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld by Catherine Lloyd, Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll, The Murder of Mrs. Wickham by Claudia Gray, Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk, Addicted After All by Krista & Becca Ritchie, The Interpreter by Brooke Robinson, Forsaken Country by Allen Eskens, The Long Game by Elena Armas,  Happiness Falls by Angie Kim, The Light on Halsey Street by Vanessa Miller, and North Woods by Daniel Mason,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson, The Woman They Wanted by Shannon Harris, I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore by Carole Holiday, God Never Gives Up On You by Max Lucado, Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany by Katja Hoyer, Power by Kemi Nekvasil, Twelve Rules for Live by Jordan B. Peterson, The Josiah Manifesto by Jonathan Cahn, Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks & Oprah Winfrey, Street Smarts by Gregory Koukal, Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson, Talking to My Angels by Melissa Etheridge, and When It’s Your Turn to Serve by Karen Pence.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Library News for October 25, 2023 2023-10-26T16:45:04+00:00

Library News for October 18, 2023

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am – to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – to 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Home-school teens are invited to enrichment on Monday, October 23, at 2:00 pm. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

School-age children are invited to Lego-My-Library on Saturday, October 21, at 11:00 am. Miss Abby will have a fun build challenge for the builders. Register for this free event under the event tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com

New books for children include: I’ll Always Come Back to You by Carmen Tafolla, You! Yes? by Chris Raschka, Pete the Cate and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, Just Because by Matthew McConaughey, The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Listen to the Birds by Donald Kroodsma, Léna Mazilu, Yoann Guény, Trash Truck by Max Keane, Bluey: What Games Should We Play? by Penguin Young Readers, What Do We Know About the Winchester House? by Emma Carlson Berne, The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Sad Good-bye by Anne M. Martin, Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers by Dav Pilkey, What is the Story of the Headless Horseman? by Sheila Keenan, How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague, and Ranger’s Apprentice: The Royal Ranger: Arazan’s Wolves by John Flanagan.

New arrivals on the adult fiction shelf include: The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan, Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones, Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck, Her Sweet Revenge by Sarah Bonner, Out of the Dawn by P.C. Cast, The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, and Darius by J.R. Ward. New large-print adult fiction include: Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams, Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates, Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley, Storm Riders by James Hitt, The Golden Spoon by Sadie & Sophie Cuffe, Gone But Not For Garden by Kate Collins and With a Kiss I Die by Rod Miller.

 New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic —and What We Can Do About It by Jennifer Breheny Wallace, It’s Not About the Wine by Celeste Yvonne, The Unofficial Book of Christmas Cricut Crafts by Amy Pelzner, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank, and The Six: The Untold tory of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush. New large-print non-fiction books for adults include: The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the Wary by James B. Conroy, The Last Honest Man: The CIA, The FBE, The Mafia, and the Kennedys and One Senator’s Fight to Save Democracy by James Risen, and All Hands on Deck by Will Sofrin.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requ

Library News for October 18, 2023 2023-10-20T15:16:32+00:00

Library News for October 11, 2023

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

School-age children are invited to Lego-My-Library on Saturday, October 21 at 11:00 am. Miss Abby will have a fun build challenger for the builders. Register for this free event under the event tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com

New books for children include: I Love You Near and Far by Marjorie Blain Parker, Jeb on the Farm by Lawrence Dupkin, A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey, and Kaboom! A Volcano Erupts by Jessica Kulekjian and Zoe Si, Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by Julie Hedlund, Proud Mouse: How A Little Sister Found Her Own Way by Cara Mentzel and Idina Menzel, An Unofficial Guide to the World of Studio GHIBLI by Michael Leader & Jake Cunningham, Make Tracks: Cars by Johnn Dyrander, The Way I Feel by Janan Cain, Spinning Spiders by Melvin Berger, Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by Rachel Vail, One Is a Snal Ten is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff Sayre, Animals on Board by Stuart J. Murphy, Two-Headed Chicken: Beak to the Future by Tom Angleberger, Paper Peek Alphabet by Chihiro Takeuchi, andThe Inkwell Chronicles: Race to Krakatoa by J.D. Peabody.

New books for young adults include: Ayakashi Triangle by Kentaro Yabuki, The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu, House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas, My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi, Record of Ragnarok by Azychika, Shinya Umemura, and Takumi Fukui, Rez Ball by Byron Graves, Bounded by Firelight by Dan Swift, and Spells Trouble by P.C.Cast & Kristin Cast.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: No Reserve by Felix Francis, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, None of This is True by Lisa Jewell, Awakened: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, Breathe and County Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester, Second Act by Daniel Steel, Judgement Pray by John Sandford, Dark Memory by Christine Feehan,

New large-print books on the shelf include: The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves, The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger, None of This is True by Lisa Jewell, Cassandra In Reverse by Holly Smale, Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess, Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Barzier, The President’s Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood, The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikkie Bramer, Such Kindness by Andr Dubus III, Clive Cussler Condor’s Fury by Graham Brown, Good Bad Birl by Alice Feeney, Tom Clancy Weapons Grade by Don Bentley, Masters of Death by Olivie Blake and Holly by Stephen King.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Library News for October 11, 2023 2023-10-13T14:50:04+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – September 27, 2023

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am – to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – to 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Our book club, “Books on the Square,” meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm. In October, we’re reading I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal. We also have a Murder/Mystery Book club called “There’s a Mystery at the Library” that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 pm. In October, we’re reading Open Season by C.J. Box. Stop by the library to pick up a copy of either book so you can join the conversation. There are no right or wrong answers, but lots of book talk. We hope you’ll join us.

Animal Tales will be at the library on Thursday, October 5, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm with their Creepy Critters for fall break. Their animal ambassador for the program may include a python, tarantula, scorpion, hissing cockroach, and rat. Kids of all ages are invited to this free program.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Teens are invited to an acrylic painting class on Saturday, September 30, from 9:30 – 11:30 am. All supplies will be provided by the Scottsville Art Guild. Space is limited to ten, so register for this free program by clicking on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com

New books for children include: Summer is for Cousins by Rajani LaRocca, The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems, Pea, Bee, & Jay: The Big Bully by Brian “Smitty” Smith,  Mario and Luigi: Super Mario Bros Heroes by Kenny Abdo, In the Night Garden by Carin Berger, Construction Site Gets a Fright by Sherri Duskey Ringer and Ag Ford,  Witch & Wombat by Ashley Belote, What a Map Can Do by Gabrielle Balkan, Game One! Mario by Paige V. Polinsky, In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek, Cannonball by Sacha Cotter, Gilmore Girls: At Home in Stars Hollow by Micol Ostow, The Monsters & Creatures Compendium by Ji Zub, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary by Kokonasu & Rumba, Olivia Counts by Ian Falconer, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by Kimberly & James Dean, and Pókemon Adventures X*Y by Hidenori Kusaka & Satoshi Yamamoto,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs, Small Town Sins by Ken Jaworowski, Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce, Tom Lake by An Patchett, Talulah’s Back in Town by Brenda Novak, Savage Sin by Helen Hardt, The Heart’s Bidding by Kelly Irvin, The Bookbinder by Pip Williams Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift, The One That Got Away by Charlotte Rison, The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff, Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson, Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney, California Golden by Melanie Benjamin, The Romantic by William Boyd, The Last Masterpiece by Laura Morelli, A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K. Runyan, Mixed Signals by B.K. Borison, Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane, The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley, Code Red by Vince Flynn, and Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – September 27, 2023 2023-09-28T12:55:26+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – September 20, 2023

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am – to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – to 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Have you checked out Hoopla yet? Hoopla gives you access to audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, and music everywhere you have a screen: your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV, with your Allen County Public Library card.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesday at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Home-school teens are invited to enrichment on Monday, September 25, at 2:00 pm. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Teens are invited to make unique window clings on Thursday, September 21, at 5:00 pm. All craft materials will be provided. However, pre-registration is required.

New books for children include: Construction Site: Merry and Bright by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Construction Site: You’re Just Right by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Paw Patrol: Meet Tracker! by Geof Smith, Pokémon: An Electric Secret adapted by Maria S. Barbo, Super Mario: Bring on the Bad Guys! by Courtney Carbone, Violet Mackerel’s Natural Habitat by Anna Branford, The Biggest Mistake by Camilla Pintonato, I Will Read to You by Gideon Sterer, I Am a Dragon! by Sabina Hahn, The Demon Sword Asperides by Sarah Jean Horwitz, Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham Annable, Fairest of All by Serena Valentino, It’s Not Bragging if it’s True by Zaila Avant-Garde, and Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space by Anna Branford.

New books for young adults include: Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino, The Pearls of Yesterday by L.S. Rydde, Wishtress by Nadine Brandes, and Cyberfunk: No_Coincidence by Rafat.Kosik,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Better Half by Alli Frank & Asha Youmans, The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen, Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks, Bloomsbury Girl by Natalie Jenner, Master of Death by Olivie Blake, The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin, Skip to the End by Molly James, The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins, The Lucky Shamrock by Carolyn Brown, When the Bow Breaks by Ane Mulligan, The Catch by Alison Fairbrother, Tides of Fire by James Rollins, Just Another Missing Peron by Gillian McAllister, Mister Magic by Kiersten White, Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant, The Last Ranger by Peter Heller, and The Connelly’s of County Down by Tracey Lange.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Tucker by Chadwick Moore, Essential Scandinavia by Fodor’s Travel, Denmark by Lonely Planet, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey, Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD with Bill Gifford, Safe and Sound: A Ranger-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust, and Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by BTS, Myeongseok Kang, et al.,

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – September 20, 2023 2023-09-21T14:34:59+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – September 13, 2024

 The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am – to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – to 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Library cardholders have access to over 500 free online classes. The most popular courses include: Coaching, Digital Photography, Basic Math 101, Resume Writing 101, and Computer Literacy – Computer Basics. To sign in, visit our website, www.allencountylibrary.com, and click on “Free On-Line Classes.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Home-school teens are invited to enrichment on Monday, September 25, at 2:00 pm. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

School-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, September 16, at 11:00 am. Ms. Abby will have a fun build challenge for you.

On Friday, September 15 at 2:00 pm, adults are invited to learn how to use the Cricut and the heat press to create a football-themed item. Participants must register as space is limited. Check out our events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com

New books for children include: Backyard Fairies by Phoebe Wahl, Violet Mackerl’s Pocket Protest by Anna Branford, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site: Crane Truck’s Opposites by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Mariokart: Off to the Races! by Steve Foxe, Paw atrol: Back on Track! By Christy Weber, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz, Disney One Saturday Morning Adventures by Laura McCreary, Scott Gimple et al., Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong, Spreckle’s Snack Surprise by Sandra Salsbury, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Official Storybook by Michael Moccio and Random House, The Blue House by Phoebe Wahl, There Was and Old Lady Who Picked a Pumpkin! by Lucille Colandro, Windows to the National Parks by Hannah Slendon-Dean, Mixed UP by Gordon Korman, Who Was Frank Sinatra? by Ellen Labrecque, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode by Jeff Kinney, Iggy Rules the Animal Kingdom by Annie Barrows.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Cursed at Dawn by Heather Graham, After That Night by Karin Slaughter, Rock Bottom by Fern Michaels, Five Years After by William R. Forstchen, Tranquility Falls by Davis Bunn, Dead Mountain by Preston & Child, Silver Lady by Mary Jo Putney, Holly by Stephen King,  All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris, Adrift by W. Michael Gear, Shiny Broken Pieces by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton, Not Forever but For Now by Chuck Palahniuk, Tom Clancy: Weapons Grade by Don Bentley, Enchanted to Meet You by Meg Cabot, Payback in Death by J.D. Robb, Christmas Every Day by Linda Byler, and Condor’s Fury by Clive Cussler.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – September 13, 2024 2023-09-14T16:37:02+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – September 6, 2023

The library building is open to the public Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings’ n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Home-School teens are invited to enrichment on Monday, September 11, at 2:00 pm. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Our book club, “Books on the Square,” meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm. In September, we’re reading Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver. We also have a Murder/Mystery Book club called “There’s a Mystery at the Library” that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 pm. In September, we’re reading The Lost Girls by John Glatt. Stop by the library to pick up a copy of either book so you can join the conversation. There are no right or wrong answers, all opinions are respected, and there is lots of book talk. We hope you’ll join us

New books for children include: Construction Site: Spring Delight by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Ag Ford, On the Night Before Kindergarten by Rosemary Wells, Whatever After: Abby in Neverland by Sarah Mlynowski, Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot by Anna Branford, Marker by Anna Kang, The Duck Never Blinks by Alex Latimer, Good Night with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, The Little Mermaid by Ruth Homberg, Mario’s Big Adventure by Mary Man-King, Elemental: A Family’s Dream adapted by Kathy McCullough, Arfy and the Stinky Smell by Troy Cummings, Dragon Masters: Dawn of the Light Dragon by Tracey West,  Big Foot and Little Foot: The Squatchicorns by Ellen Potter, The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien, The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things by Rob Renzetti, Forget-Me-Not Blue by Sharelle Byars Moranville, What Do We Know About Alien Abduction? by Kirsten Mayer, A Narwhal and Jelly Book: A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton, and The Islands of Elsewhere by Heather Fawcett.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe, Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery, The Bitter Past by Bruce Gorgos, Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn, The Guest House by Tasha Sylva, Boys in the Valley by Philip Francassi, Forget Me Not by Julie Soto, A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert, Fatal Legacy by Lindsey Davis, The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer, Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn, Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, The Bookshop of Secrets by Mollie Rushmeyer, The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell by Kelly Flanagan, Broken by Jane Daly, Lion & Lamb by James Patterson, Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose, Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent, and The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – September 6, 2023 2023-09-07T16:14:03+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – August 30, 2023

The library will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 4. Unless it’s a holiday, the library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Regular children’s and teen programs will resume in September. Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. Home-School teens are invited to enrichment on Monday, September 11 at 2:00. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Mariah at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

Our book club, “Books on the Square,” meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. In September, we’re reading Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver. We also have a Murder/Mystery Book club called “There’s a Mystery at the Library” that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. In September, we’re reading The Lost Girls by John Glatt. Stop by the library to pick up a copy of either book so you can join the conversation. There are no right or wrong answers, all opinions are respected, and there is lots of book talk. We hope you’ll join us.

New books for children include: This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, Pumpkin Day at the Zoo by Susan Meissner, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site : Excavator’s 123 by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Paw Patrol: Runaway Rocket by Elle Stephens, Princess Truly Picks a Pumpkin by Kelly Greenawalt, Pie is for Sharing by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard, The Lake I Love by Ed Shankman, Light Comes to Shadow Mountain by Toni Buzzeo, Snot Goblins and Other Tasteless Tales by Rob Kutner and David DeGrand, The Eyes & The Impossible by Dave Eggers, Sort of Super: The Magma Cup by Gapstur, My Head Has a Bellyache and More Nonsense by Chris Harris and Andrea Tsurumi, Lanky Boy: Epic Adventure by Adam & Justin of Lankybox, You’re the Apple of my Pie by Rose Rossner, Goodnight Tractor by Michelle Robinson and Nick East, and The Best Would You Rather? Book by Penguin Workshop.

New books for young adults include: The Byways by Mary Pascual, Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton, At the Speed of Lies by Cindy L. Otis,  Damned If You Do by Alex Brown, The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, Where You See Yourself by Claire Forest, The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen, A Little Like Waking by Adam Rex, One True Loves by Elise Bryant. and Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard by Kate Robards, The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson, A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing, How Can I Help You by Laura Sims, Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh, Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates, Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly, An Honest Man by Michael Koryta, Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano,  Hello Stranger by Katherine Center, The House Keepers by Alex Hay, Goodbye Earl by Lesesa Cross-Smith, Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons, The Botonist’s Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari, When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon,  Dead Man’s Wake by Paul Doiron, Flop Dead Gorgeous by David Rosenfelt, and Wolfsong T.J. Klune.   

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – August 30, 2023 2023-08-31T13:11:38+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – August 23, 2023

 

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings’ n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.

Our book club, “Books on the Square,” meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm. In September, we’re reading Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver. We also have a Murder/Mystery Book club called “There’s a Mystery at the Library” that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 pm. In September, we’re reading The Lost Girls by John Glatt. Stop by the library to pick up a copy of either book so you can join the conversation. There are no right or wrong answers, but lots of book talk. We hope you’ll join us.

New books for children this week include: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site: Cement Mixer’s ABC by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Ethan Long, Paw Patrol: Go, Pups, Go! by Scarlett Wing, Dinos Love Pajamas by Cottage Door Press, The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems, The Little Mermaid: Make a Splash, adapted by Ashley Franklin, Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R.L. Stine and Marc Brown, Hidden Gem by Linda Liu, I Love My Magic! by Kelly Leigh Miller, Llama Llama’s Little Lie by Anna Dewdney, Alligators and Crocodiles by Gail Gibbons, Greenlight by Breanna Carzoo, Enzo and the Fourth of July Races by Garth Stein, Diggersaurs Mission to Mars by Michael Whaite, and I Cannot Draw a Bicycle by Charise Mericle Harper.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena, Dead Fall by Brad Thor, Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini, Burn the Negative by Josh Winning, In the Weeds by B.K. Borison, Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, A Not So Peaceful Journey by Sandra Merville Hart, Hope by Andrew Ridker, The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, A Likeable Woman by May Cobb, Blind Fear by Brandon Webb and John David Mann, Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch, The Madwomen of Paris by Jennifer Cody Epstein, Al the Demons are Here by Jake Tapper, Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo, A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin, Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead, and On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi,

New large-print books for adults include: The Happiness Plan by Susan Mallery, Hello Stranger by Katherine Center, The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James, A Likeable Woman by Mary Cobb, Dead Fall by Brad Thor, Immortal Longing by Chloe Gong, Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen, After Death by Dean Koontz, Robert Ludlum’s the Bourne Defiance by Brian Freeman, The Carnivale of Curiosities by Aimee Gibbs, The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Willaims, The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton, Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker, This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs, Silver Alert by Lee Smith, Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo,  and The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – August 23, 2023 2023-08-23T11:56:18+00:00