The library will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 29, 2023. We will reopen on Tuesday at 9:00 am.

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, unless it’s a holiday.

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.

Did you know the average child loses two months of reading skills over the summer? You can help avoid the slide by registering your child for Summer Reading and encouraging your child to read for twenty minutes daily. We have thousands of books from which to choose. There’s something for everyone at the Allen County Public Library.

This year’s summer reading theme is All Together Now! We have special programs and prizes for every age group. Our summer reading kick-off event begins on Friday, June 2, at 6:00 pm on the library’s front porch. Families can register for the summer reading, fish for prizes, throw a water balloon at a librarian and complete the chalk obstacle course.

For a complete list of all programs available, visit www.allencountylibrary.com and click on the events tab. You can register in the library or online via our Facebook page. Just complete the correct Google Form. There’s one for adults, teens, and children. . We’ll also provide a free lunch to kids attending Tuesday library programs during summer reading.

New books for children include: Cat Ninja (Volumes 1-4) by Matthew Cody and Yehudi Mercado, Sonic the Hedgehog: Zeti Hunt! By Ian Flynn, Adam Bryce Thomas et al., Iguanas by Valerie Bodden, Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson, A Shell is Cozy by Dianna Huts Aston and Sylvia Long, The Ultimate Dictionary of All Things Digital by Annka Brandow, Minecraft Super Bite-Size Builds by Mojang AB, How to Catch a Daddysaurus by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton, Languages Are Everywhere by Dr. Nandi Sims, Our World in Pictures The History Book by D.K. Publishing, The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Ocean Hide & Seek by Eric Carle, Bee by Britta Teckentrup, The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson, Nothing’s Wrong! by Jory John and Erin Kraan, Blippi: Vehicles Are Awesome! by Thea Feldman.

New books for young adults include: The Iron Vow by Julie Kagawa, Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli, I’m Not Supposed to be in the Dark by Riss M. Neilson, The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman, 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary by Don Brown, Stranger Danger by Maren Stoffels, Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno, Bound by Sword and Spirit by Andrea Robertson, Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham, As Long as We’re Together by Brianna Peppins, All The Dead Lie Down by Kyri McCauley, and Picture-Perfect Boyfriend by Becky Dean.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn, The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, Ghost Game by Christine Feehan, Swamp Story by Dave Barry, All the Days of Summer by Nancy Thayer, The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel, The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick, The 23^rd of Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, Identify by Nora Roberts, The Poisoner’s Ring by Kelly Armstrong, Tom Clancy: Flash Point by Don Bentley, Scott Brich, et al., and Liar! by Fern Michaels.   

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.

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 Wednesday 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 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 ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. On Monday at 3:30 pm,  students ages 10-12 are invited to 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 for children include: Paw Patrol: The Movie adapted by Mary Man-Kong, Bravo, Avocado! by Chana Stiefel and Anna Sűessbauer, I’m Sticking with You – and the Chicken Too! by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, Gustav is Missing! by Andrea Zuill, The Storytellers Rule by Christy Mandin, Being a Cat: A Tail of Curiosity by Maria Gianferrari, Every Body: A Celebration of Diverse Abilities by Shelley Rotner, Train: The Definitive Visual History by D.K. Publishing, Mrs. Wordsmith Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary 3^rd-5^th Grades by Mrs. Wordsmith, Doggo and Pupper Search for Cozy by Katherine Applegate, Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel, and Home Away from Home by Cynthia Lord.

New books for young adults include: An Appetite for Miracles by Laekan Zea Kemp, Rivals by Katharine McGee, The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim, The Liar’s Crown by Agibail Owen, The Iron Sword by Julie Kagawa, Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong, Never Coming Home by Kate Williams, Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlora Kay Mejia, Throwback by Maurene Goo, Take Me With You When You Go by David Levithan and Jennifer Niven and Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Weaving of Life by Linda Byler, Small Miracles by Dennis Lehane, The Rescue by T. Jefferson Parker, Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson, The Loner by Diana Palmer, Change by Helen Hardt, The Watchmaker’s Daughter by Larry Loftis, The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, The Heart’s Choice by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse, and Homecoming by Kate Morton.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The First-Time Homesteader by Jessica Sowards, Letters to Trump by President Donald J. Trump, The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables by Jessica Sowards of Roots and Refuge Farm, Integrated Primitive Reflexes Through Play and Exercise by Kokeb Girma McDonald, and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.

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.

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.

School-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, May 20 at 11:00 am. Ms. Abby will have a fun build challenge.

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 for children include: Make Way for Butterfly by Ross Burach, The Little Prince: Where Are You, Fox? by Corinne Delporte, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, et al., Roto and Roy to the Rescue! by Serri Duskey Rinker, Maple and Rosemary by Alison James, The Hospital Book by Lisa Brown, Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle for the Empire by Ian Flynn and Adam Bryce Thomas, Wings of Fire: Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland, I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005: The Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis, A Breath of Mischief by Marcykate Connolly, The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Diterlizzi and Black, Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf, The 38 Clues: Book One: The Maze of Bones: A Graphic Novel by Ethan Young, and The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull.

New books for young adults include: Year on Fire by Julie Buxbaum, Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber, Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline, Flip the Script by Lyla Lee, Cinder & Glass by Melissa De La Cruz, Brighter than the Sun by Daniel Aleman, The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa, A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson, Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia, Majesty: American Royals II by Katherine McGee, and Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Love, Honor, Betray by Mary Monroe, The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda, You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan, Go As a River by Shelley Read, One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, Death Becomes You by Deanna Lynn Sletten, Night Flight To Paris by Cara Black, The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark, What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez, The Lost English Girl by Julie Kelly, The Last Carolina Girl by Meagan Church, The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex, All the Pretty Girls by Deanna Lynn Sletten, One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose, The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates, Silver Alert by Lee Smith, A Likely Story by Leigh McMullan Abramson, Johanna Porter is Not Sorry by Sara Read, 76 Hours by Larry Alexander, Lone Women by Victor Lavalle, Simply by David Baldacci, Hopefully Ever After by Beth Wiseman, Shadow of Death by Heather Graham, Not That Kind of Ever After by Luci Adams, and Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea.

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.

 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 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 ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. Students ages 10-12 are invited to The InBetweens on Mondays 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 for children include: Tiny T. Rex and the Grand Ta-Da! by Jonathan Stutzman, The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess, 10-Minute No-Sew Projects by Elsie Olson, Crafting with Wood: DIY Woodworking Projects by Rebecca Felix, The Fastest Tortoise in Town by Howard Calvert, How to Catch a Garden Fairy by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton, Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins, The New Year’s Eve Sleepover from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler, Pokémon: Sword & Shield by Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto, Sonic the Hedgehog: Chao Races & Badnik Bases by Evan Stanley and Adam Bryce Thomas, Parachut Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang, Miracle by Karen S. Chow, Scool Trip by Jerry Craft, Big Tree by Brian Selznick, and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Windswept Way by Irene Hannon, How I’ll Kill You by Ren DeStefano, I Love When You Lie by Kristen Bird, The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton, Red London by Alma Katsu, A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher, The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson, All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay, The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear, Lessons at the School by the Bay by Jenny Colgan, The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Play the Fool by Lina Chern, Take What You Need by Idra Novey, The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch, The Only Game in Town by Lacie Waldon, Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb, and Birnam Wood: A Novel by Eleanor Catton.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Tough Plans for Tough Places by Sharon Amos, Eat to Beat Your Diet by William W. Li, MD, The Courage to Be Free by Ron DeSantis, Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Amanda L. Tyler, and The Origin of Time by Thomas Hertog, Multimedia and Graphic Designers: A Practical Career Guide by Kezia Endsley, and Ya’ll Eat Yet by Miranda Lambert with Holly Gleason.

New large-print books for adults include: Word of Honor by Hallee Bridgeman, The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin, That Wasn’t in the Script by Sarah Ainslee, A Mark of Grace by Kimberley Woodhouse, The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy, Remember Me by Tracie Peterson, and Daughter of Eden by Jill Eileen Smith.

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.