The library will be closed on Thursday, March 30, so staff may attend required training at KDLA. The library will reopen on Friday, March 31, at 9:00 am. The library building is ordinarily open to the public 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 by adding your name and email.

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 Wednesday 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 aged 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Students aged 10-12, are invited to The Inbetweens on Monday at 3:30 pm. 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: Lost Cat! by Jacqueline K. Rayner, This is a Story by John Schu, The Three Little Guinea Pigs by Erica S. Perl, Whale Fall: Exploring An Ocean-Floor Ecosystem by Melissa Stewart, Just a Worm by Marie Boyd, Jovita Wore Pant by Aida Salazar, My Little Thief by Augusten Burroughs, In a Patch of Grass by Fran Hodgkins, A Tulip in Winter by Kathy Stinson & Lauren Soloy, Triangle by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen, The Teachers I Loved Best by Taylor Mali, Catching Flight by Rebekah Lowell, Twenty Questions bu Mac Barnett & Christian Robinson, Elephant Goes Potty by James Patterson, The Making of Butterflies by Zora Neal Hurston, How Many Squirrels Are In the World? by Ben Gundersheimer and Countdown to Easter by Greg Paprocki.

New books for older children include: Women’s Soccer Third Edition by Abbeville Press Publishers, Official Fortnite: The Chronicle 2023 by Epic Games, Ultraman, Vol. 3(3) by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, Kingdom Keepers: Inheritance The Shimmer by Ridley Pearson, and Dear Yesteryear by Kimberly Annece Henderson.

New books for young adults include: Cursed Princess Club by Lamb Cat, Chaos Theory by Nic Stone, Before I Do by Sophie Cousens, The Geek’s Cookbook by Liguori LEcomte, Kill Joy by Holly Jackson, Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood, Lola at Last by J.C. Peterson, My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron, and A Long Stretch of Days by Cindy McGinnis.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy, The Phantom by Gena Showalter, The Dangerous One by Lori Foster, The Last Kingdom by Steve Berry, Essex Dogs by Dan Jones, Bloody Martini by William Kotzwinkle, A Good Day to Pie by Misha Popp, It’s One of Us by J.T. Ellison, The Angel Maker by Alex North, The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz, The Cradle of Ice by James Rollins, Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft, If a Poem Could Live and Breathe by Mary Calvi, Burner by Mark Greaney, Weyward by Emilia Hart, The Love Scribe by Amy Meyerson, Something Wilder by Christina Lauren, The Next 365 Days by Blanka Lipinska, and 1794: The City Between the Bridges by Niklas Nat tch Dag.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, 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.

The Library will be closed on Thursday, March 30, 2023, so all staff may attend the required training at K.P.L.A. The Library will reopen on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 9:00 am.

The Library’s regular hours are 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 aged 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:  Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Sleepy Sheepy by Lucy Ruth Cummins, Arthur’s Fire Drill by Marc Brown, There’s No Such Thing As…UNICORNS by Lucy Rowland and Katy Halford, A Flag for Juneteenth by Kim Taylor, Good Night, Sister by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Exploring Insects by Jill McDonald, Exploring Dinosaurs by Jill McDonald, Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit by Kimberly & James Dean, No No, Baby! by Anne Hunter, This Little Kitty by Karen Obuhanych, Happy Easter From the Crayons by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, Party Time, Crabby! by Jonathan Fenske, Sprinkle Party! (Gabby’s Dollhouse) by Scholastic, Stillwater and Koo Save the World by Jon J. Muth, The Horse Encyclopedia for Kids by A.B.D.O. Publishing, Rad American History A-Z by Kate Schatz, Agent  S.U.I.T. by John Patrick Green, The Government Encyclopedia by A.B.D.O. Publishing, and The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Baker’s Man by Jennifer Moorman, Device Free Weekend by Sean Doolittle, Take the Lead by Alexis Daria, A Cry in the Dark by Jessica R. Patch, Night Angels by Weina Dai Randel, Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu, Maureen: A Harold Fry Novel by Rachel Joyce, Every Good Gift by Kelly Irvin, The Woman With the Cure by Lynn Cullen, Liar City by Allie Therin, The Devine Doughnut Shop by Carolyn Brown, Homestead by Melinda Moustakis, A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon, The Spite House by Johnny Compton The House Guest by Hank Phillippi Ryan, Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra, The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont, My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin, and Iron Curtain by Vesna Goldsworthy

New adult large-print books include: Weyward by Emilia Hart, Never Never by Colleen Hoover, The Ingenue by Rachel Kapelke – Dale, Three-Edged Sword by Jeff Lindsay, The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell, Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown, The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill, It’s One of Us by J.T. Ellison, Victory City by Salman Rushdie, and We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the Library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked 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.

The library building is open to the public 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 by adding your name and email to reserve your spot.

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 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.

Lego My Library meets on the third Saturday of each month. On Saturday, March 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 challenge is a mystery build.

On Monday, March 20, at 6:00 pm, author Charles Bogart will present a railroad history program, The Missing Link – The Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad. This program is open to the public.

New books on the shelf for children include: The Puppy Place: Barkley by Ellen Miles, Super Dweeb, and the Time Trumpet by Jess Bradley, Arthur’s Reading Race by Marc Brown, Arthur Lost in the Museum by Marc Brown, Fiona in the Sandbox by Rilla Alexander, The Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson, An Eggstra-Special Easter! by LEGO Books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Easter Egg Hunt by Eric Carle, Good Night Body: Finding Calm from Head to Toe by Britney Winn Lee, Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny by Todd Tarpley, My Book of Dogs and Puppies by D.K. Publishing, My Book of Cats and Kittens by D.K. Publishing, When a Friend Needs a Friend by Roozeboos, and In Every Life by Marla Frazee.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin, The Cliff’s Edge by Charles Todd, Miss Newbury’s List by Megan Walker, End of Story by Kyle Scott, Save the Best for Last by Jennifer Probst, The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson, VenCo by Cherie Dimaline, Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff, Field of Bounty by Lauraine Snelling with Kiersti Giron, Not Your Ex’s Hexes by April Asher, Della & Darby by Susannah B. Lewis, The Maltese Iguana by Tim Dorsey, Walk the Blue Line by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, Stars in An Italian Sky by Jill Santopolo, A Killing Innocents by Deborah Crombie, When the Moon Turns Blue by Pamela Terry, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi, Bright and Deadly Things by Lexie Elliott, Black Wolf by Kathleen Kent, and On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel,

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked 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.

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 by adding your name and email to reserve your spot.

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.

Thank you to the E-41 Project Committee for donating four copies of Voices of the Segregated Past: The Kentucky High School Athletic League E-41 Region 3 1932-1958 to the Allen County Public Library. “Using oral history interviews of participating athletes from this era, the E41/Kentucky High School Athletic League/Region 3 Project Committee has produced a compelling but succinct narrative on this topic. The Project sought to recover, present and preserve the memory of these outstanding athletes who made contributions to their communities, the state and the nation.”

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. We purchased the following books for children with their gift: When the Schools Shut Down by Yolanda Gladden, as told to Dr. Tamara Pizzoli, We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson, Black Panther Wakanda Forever: The Courage to Dream by Frederick Joseph, Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan, Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan, Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou, The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatherford, Counting on Catherine by Helaine Becker, Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston by Alicia D. Williams, A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford & Rob Sanders, Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman, The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson, Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Willaims.

Non-fiction books purchased with the donation from Dollar General to honor Black History month include:  We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power by Caleb Gayle, Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau, A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield, We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle, Black History Book by D.K. Publishing, Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies by D.K. Publishing, Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners by Margaret A. Burnham, His Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Veronica Chambers of the New York Times, Illustrated Black History by George McCalman, Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today by Eboni K. Williams, Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatus, Ph.D.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked 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.