Allen County Public Library News – February 22, 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.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

Thank you to the Scottsville D.A.R. for donating African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals by David Hackett Fischer to the Allen County Public Library to celebrate Black History Month. This book is by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, so I know it will be well-written, well-researched, and informative.

Also, we want to thank the employees at the Dollar General Warehouse who raised funds to donate to the Allen County Library to celebrate Black History Month. Also, we extend our thanks to Dollar General Corporation for matching their employees’ gifts. As the donation was made in honor of Black History month, we will use the funds to purchase books that will educate and expand knowledge about the accomplishments and contributions of Black people in American history.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. 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. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. In addition, we’ve added a new program on Mondays at 3:30 pm for students ages 10-12, The Inbetweens. 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. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books on the shelf for children include: Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! by Tonya Bolden, The Spring Rabbit by Angela McAllister, William Shakespeare & the Globe by Aliki, Nell Plans a Tree by Anne Wynter & Daniel Miyares, Sprout Branches Out by Jessika Von Innerebner, Otter Loves Easter! by Sam Garton, Donkie Hodie: The Missing Notebook! Adapted by Tina Gallo, Arthur in New York by Marc Brown, How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton, Five Little Easter Bunnies by Martha Mumford,  and Pinkalicious and the Holiday Sweater by Victoria Kann.

New books for older children include: A Snow Day for Plum! by Matt Phelan, Super Pancake by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Abhi Alwar, Itty Bitty Princess Kitty: The Un-Fairy by Melody Mews, The National Parks Encyclopedia by Allison Lassieur, Votes of Confidence: A Younge Person’s Guide to American Elections by Jeff Fleischer, The One Thing You’d Save by Linda Sue Park, Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life by Jerry Pinkney, and Anne’s School Days adapted by Kallie George.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman, Irish Coffee Murder by Leslie Meier, Wherever the Wind Takes Us by Kelly Harms, Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood, Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh, Bookclubbed to Death by V.M. Burns, Death of a Traitor by M.C. Beaton, What We Remember by Sarah Echavarre, Local by Jessica Machado, The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey, A Castle in Brooklyn by Shrley Russak Wachtel,   The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown, The Widow by Kaira Rouda, Shadow Sister by Lindsay Marcott, The Stroke of Winter by Windy Webb, The New Life by Tom Crewe, All The Dark Places by Terri Parlato, The Twyford Code by Janet Hallett, Hard to Break by Michael Ledwidge, and 3 Days to Live by James Patterson.

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, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – February 22, 2023 2023-02-24T13:37:07+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – February 15, 2023

The library will be closed for Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 20, 2023. The library will reopen on Tuesday, February 21, at 9:00 am. Unless it’s a holiday, 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.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. 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. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. In addition, we’ve added a new program on Mondays at 3:30 pm for students ages 10-12, The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Lego My Library meets on the third Saturday of each month. On Saturday, February 18, at 11:00 am, any child under the age of eighteen is invited to come to show off master-building skills. This month’s Lego Challenge is a Vertical Brick Challenge. What will you build? A rock climbing wall, lego art, or stairs to nowhere?

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

New books on the shelf for children include: Dogs by Martha E. H. Rustad, Hitting the Shot by eric Braun, Best Test by Pippa Goodhart and Anna Doherty, Goats by Kathryn Clay, Horses by Sheri Doyle, Cows by Sheri Doyle, Favorite Cat Breeds by Angi Peterson Kaelberer, Sheep by Michelle Hasselisu, Alpacas by Michelle Hasselius, and Animals on the Farm by Lisa J. Amstutz.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Killer Cupid by Laurien Berenson, The Hunter by Jennifer Herrera, A Love by Design by Elizabeth Everett, Age of Vice by Deeptí Kapoor, The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page, The Social Climber by Amanda Pellegrino, Her Heart’s Desire by Shelley Shepard Gray, Twelve Months and a Day by Louisa Young, The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis, Blaze Me Sun by Christoffer Carlsson, Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica, Small World by Laura Zigman, Dark of Night by Colleen Coble, Murder She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran, Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, Owner of a Lonely Heart by Eva Carter, The Drift by C.J. Tudor. The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester, The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa, and The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly.

New large-print books include: The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis, Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff, The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict, Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica, The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz, The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick, An Affair of Spies by Ronald H. Balson, Maame by Jessica George, Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo, Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning, River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer, and Exiles by Jane Harper.

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, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – February 15, 2023 2023-02-15T14:00:49+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – February 8, 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.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

If you are interested in knitting or crocheting, Strings and Things is offered every Wednesday from 2:30 – 3:30 pm.

Our book clubs meet on the third Tuesday of each month. On Tuesday, February 21, Books on the Square meets at 1:00 pm, and they are reading Black Flower by Young-Ha Kim. A Mystery at the Library meets at 5:00 pm, and they’re reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. If you are interested in joining the discussion, stop by the circulation desk and pick up a copy of the book.

Lego My Library meets on the third Saturday of each month. On Saturday, February 18, at 11:00 am, any child under the age of eighteen is invited to come to show off master-building skills. This month’s Lego Challenge is a Vertical Brick Challenge. What will you build? A rock climbing wall, lego art, or stairs to nowhere?

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

New books on the shelf for children include: Bad Kitty: Supercat by Nick Bruel, Legends of the NBA by Abbeville Kids, The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman, Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime (Young Readers Edition) by Mimsdai Purja, and Stranger Things: Holiday Specials by Michael Moreci, et, al,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Encore in Death by J.D. Robb, Someone Else’s Shoes by Jo Jo Moyes, Little Paula by V.C. Andrews, More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen, Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman, Fortress of Snow by Melanie Dickerson, A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross, Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair, and How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Taunton’s Tiling Complete by Robin Nicholas & Michael Schweit, Pray First by Chris Hodges, Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6 by Steven A. Sund, Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts by Myra Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog by Amy Newmark.

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, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – February 8, 2023 2023-02-09T14:15:06+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – February 1, 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.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Prime Time Family Reading is a six-week reading, discussion, and storytelling program that starts on Thursday, February 2, 2023. We’ll serve a light meal at 5:00 pm, and at 5:30 pm, a university scholar and a storyteller (who act as discussion leaders) will conduct weekly storytelling and discussion sessions based on award-winning children’s picture books. Participants are elementary-age children and their families. Childcare will be provided for infants and toddlers. Call 270-237-3861 to register your family for this free program. Space is limited to ten families. The Kentucky Humanities Council and the Allen County Public Library provided funds for this program.

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

New books for children include: The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz, M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet by Helen L. Wilbur, Love From Llama Llama by Anna Dewdney, Mending the Moon by Emma Pearl, Laugh-Out-Loud: The 1,001 Funniest LOL Joes of all time by Rob Elliott, Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Birthday, a graphic novel by Katy Farina, Awesome Dog 5000 by Justin Dean, What’s Sweeter by June Tate, The Kid’s Guide to Horsemanship and Grooming by Cat Hill & Emma Ford, Trouble’s Daughter by Katherine Kirkpatrick, Cat Tales: True Stories of Kindness and Companionship with Kitties by Aline Alexander Newman, A Kid’s Guide to Dogs by Arden Moore, Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Bruel, The Magic Tree House: #37 Rhinos at Recess by Mary Pope Osborne.

New books for young adults include: Solar System Reference for Teens by Bruce Betts, Ph.D., Identity & Dignity by Amina Aminger, The Book of Awesome Black Americans by Monique L. Jones, and A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Premonition at Withers Farm by Jamie Jo Wright, The Lost Melody by Joann Davidson Politano, A Hundred Crickets Singing by Cathy Gohlke, A Gem of Truth by Kimberley Woodhouse. Something Old, Something New by Amy Clipston, Slaughter at Wolf Creek by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, Mr. Singer’s Seamstress by Karla Stover, The Devil’s Ransom by Brad Taylor, Rio Hondo by Preston Lewis, Sam by Allegra Goodman, What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala, For the Throne by Hannah Whitten, City of Fortune by Roger Crowley, and Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Starting a Business: All-In-One for Dummies by Eric Tyson, MBA and Bob Nelson, Ph.D., et al., Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kat Andersen Brower, Foster by Claire Keegan, Attention Span, A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity by Gloria Mark, Ph.D., The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Fen, Bog & Swamp by Annie Proulx.

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, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

Allen County Public Library News – February 1, 2023 2023-02-01T14:53:35+00:00