Library News for February 10

The library will be closed on Monday, February 15, but we will open the Nobel Allen Room at 5:30 for the special Kentucky Humanities Council program, featuring Elizabeth Lawson as Charlotte Dupey: Suing for Freedom. On Monday, February 15 at 6:00 pm. Dupuy_CharlotteCharlotte Dupey was born in Cambridge, Maryland, in 1787 and was sent to Lexington when she was 18 years old. She met and married Aaron Dupuy, who was owned by Henry and Lucretia Clay.  When Henry Clay was appointed Secretary of State, his family and the Dupuy family moved to Washington, D.C. and Charlotte  found a lawyer who filed papers on Registration is open for her behalf, suing the Clay family for her freedom and that of her children. Come hear Charlotte’ story at the Allen County Public Library on Monday, February 15 at 6:00 pm.

Registration is open for  Prime Time Family Reading.Dollarphotoclub_84395421  Space is limited to twenty families. Join us for weekly storytelling, reading and discussion sessions featuring award-winning children’s books.  Sessions are directed by trained storytellers and scholars.  By participating in PRIME TIME, you will help your child enjoy reading, share ideas, and plant the seeds for future academic success. A free meal will be provided as well as child care for siblings. Call 270-237-3861 to register for this free program. PRIME TIME FAMIY READ NIGHT  is sponsored  in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Prime Time, Inc., the American Library Association and The Allen County Public Library.

We’re starting a youth Lego club @ the Allen County Public Library. Lego My Library will meet on February 20 from 11:00 – 12:30. Members will be separated into age groups. Lego creations will be displayed for three weeks and library patrons will vote on their favorites.  All participants will have a chance to win prizes by attending. We hope your kids will plan to join Lego My Library Club every third Saturday of the month.

New books for children include: Splat! by Mary Margaret Perez-Mercado, Look! I Can Read! by Susan Hood, The Skeleton Tree by Iain Lawrence, The Last Bogler by Catherine Jinks, American Ace by Marilyn Nelson, Dog Diaries: Fala by Kate Klimo,  The Wee Free Men: The Beginning by Terry Pratchett, The Terrible Two Get Worse by Jory John and Mac Barnett, and Driven by Emotions by Elise Allen,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  What She Left by T.R. Richmond, American Housewife by Helen Ellis, Vendetta by Lisa Harris, A Line of Blood by Ben McPherson, Travelers Rest by Keith Lee Morris, Midnight in Broad Daylight by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto, Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey, Drone Command by Mike Madden, A Thousand Shall Fall by Andrea Boeshaar, Ghost Girl by Lesley Thomson, On the Rocks by Scottsville’s Kim Law, The Morrigans Curse by Dianne K. Salerni, and Amish Sweethearts by Leslie Gould.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Buster: The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives by Will Barrow as told to Isabel George, The Geography of Genius by Eric Weiner, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coate, Life on the Rocks: Finding Meaning in Addiction and Recovery by Peg O’Connor, PhD, Raising Grageful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch, and The Taliban Shuffle by Kim Barker, Fresh Start by Joel Osteen,

New movies this week include: Burn starring Bradley Cooper, The Wannabe starring Vincent Piazza and Patricia Arquette, A Brilliant Young Mind starring Asa Butterfield, Thao’s Library starring Elizabeth Van Meter, Arthur & Merline starring Stefan Butler and Charlotte Brimble, Woodlawn starring Sean Astin and Nic Bishop, and Downton Abbey – Season 6.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  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.

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