Allen County Public Library News – July 24, 2024

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Tinker Time in our Maker Space is open every Friday at 2:00 pm. Register online for help with your projects, or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. Equipment includes a Poster Printer, Embroider Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, and more. Sign up today.

It’s been a fun adventure this summer with Summer Reading programs for kids, teens, and adults. We had 369 kids turn in reading logs. Thank you to all the parents, guardians, and caretakers who brought children to the library this summer. Thank you to the Friends of the Library for donating money so we could buy summer reading prizes.

Our annual Friends of the Library book sale will take place in September.  If you have gently used books you’d like to donate, please drop them by the library. We can’t have a book sale without books. We appreciate the community support.

New books for children include: The Digger and the Dark by Joseph Kuefler, Little Helper, Big Imagination by Emily Morrow, Sour Apple by Linda Liu, Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack, You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) by Taraji P. Henson, Even Better than Sprinkles by Linda Skeers & Heather Fox, Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden by Christy Mandin, Yes! No? Maybe So… by National Geographic Kids, The First Week of School by Drew Beckmeyer, Transportation by DK Publishing, Alphabet by Heart by Jeanne & Mark K. Shriver, A Mobs of Minecraft Treasury by Christy Webster, History of Hawai’i by DK Publishing, Bluey: Grannies and Other Stories by Penguin Young Readers Licenses, The House Before Falling Into the Sea by An Suk Wang, Duck for President by Doreen Cronin and Besty Lewin, and We Love Our Teacher by Mike Berenstain.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Red Sky Mourning by Jack Carr, The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy, King of Sloth by Ana Huang, Familiaris by David Wroblewski, The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton, Love Unwritten by Lauren Asher, The Postcard by Anne Berets, Middletide by Sarah Crouch, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See, Devil Is Fine by John Vercher, Humor Me by Cat Shook, A is for Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray, We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer, The Honeybourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson, Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse, A Happer Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey, Mistakes We Never Made by Hanah Brown, A Northern Light in Provence by Elizabeth Birkelund, Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron, A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd, and All the Summers in Between by Brooke Lea Foster.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The End of Everything: How Wars Descend Into Annihilation by Victor Davis Hanson, Gathering Boards: Season Cheese and Charcuterie Spreads by Sarah Zimmerman Tuthill, Just Add Water: My Swimming Life by Katie Ledecky, The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government by Brody Mullins and Luke Mullins, The Full-Body Fat Fix by Stephen Perrine, I Curse You with Joy by Tiffany Haddish, and Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life by Nicholas D. Kristof.

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.

Allen County Public Library News – July 24, 2024 2024-07-26T11:23:17+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – July 17, 2024

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Discover the endless possibilities of our Maker Space during Tinker Time every Friday at 2:00 p.m. Whether you’re a seasoned creator or just starting out, our equipment—a Poster Printer, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, and more—is at your disposal. Register online for project assistance, or drop by to explore the space and ask questions. Start your creative journey with us today.

Summer reading logs are due by 4:00 pm on Friday, July 19, 2024. You can turn them in early if you can’t be here on Friday. Kids who registered for summer reading and turn in their reading logs on time will win $5.00 gift cards from Dairy Queen, Sonic, and Tropical Treats. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for providing funds to buy summer reading prizes. It’s been a fun adventure this summer with Summer Reading programs for kids, teens, and adults.

On Monday, July 22 at 1:00 pm, teens are invited for an adventure movie. On Tuesday, July 23 at 1:00 pm, kids are invited to Animal Tales, and adults are invited to a program on foraging on July 23, at 5:30 pm. There’s something for everyone at the Allen County Public Library.

New books for children include:  Pearl’s Lost Pearls by Olivier Dunrea, Unicorn Diaries: Bo and the Witch by Rebecca Elliott, Bubble Gum Bison Needs a Bath by Scott Rothman, Ernest Sandpiper’s Great Ascent by Timothy Basil Ering, Always Carry Me With You by Hervé Èparvier, Prop Wrestling’s G.O.A.T. by Lerner Sports, Life After Whale by Lynn Brunelle, Indescribable Atlas Adventures by Louie Giglio, A Love Letter to My Library by Lisa Katzenberger, Dream Submarine by Charlotte Gunnifson, Imagine Counting All the Stars by Raewyn Caisley, and Greetings, Floof! by C.J. Hong.

Older children will enjoy: Roswell Johnson Saves the World! by Chris Colfer, I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 by Lauren Tarshis, Amber Brown is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger, Jurassic Jeff: Race to Warp Speed by Royden Lepp, The Tale of Witchcraft by Chris Colfer, Bamboo Kingdom by Erin Hunter, and Ready, Set, Respawn! (Minecraft Ironsword Academy) by Caleb Zane Huett.

New books for adults include: The Sister of Corinth by Angela Hunt, Begin Again by Helly Acton, The Marriage Sabbatical by Lian Dolan, A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge, Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham, The House of Broken Bricks by Fiona Williams, The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson, The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill, The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni, The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson, Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand, Lucky by Jane Smiley, A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva, Wives Like Us by Plum Sykes, Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller, Jackpot Summer by Elyssa Friedland, Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews, Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner, A Choice Considered by Tracie Peterson, Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate, Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood, and The Shadow of War by Jeff Shaara.

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.

Allen County Public Library News – July 17, 2024 2024-07-19T13:54:22+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – July 10, 2024

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

Discover the endless possibilities of our Maker Space during Tinker Time every Friday at 2:00 p.m. Whether you’re a seasoned creator or just starting out, our equipment—a Poster Printer, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, and more—is at your disposal. Register online for project assistance, or drop by to explore the space and ask questions. Start your creative journey with us today.

Adventure begins at your library, and we have summer reading programs for children, teens, and adults.  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.

On Monday, July 15 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, teens are invited to Campfire Painting, and at 5:00 pm, children are invited Squish painting. Registration is required as supplies are limited.

On Tuesday, July 17 at 1:00 pm, kids are invited to meet Bobber the Water Safety Dog, and at 5:00 pm, adults are invited to World Trivia. There’s something for everyone at the Allen County Public Library

New books for children include:  Ruby’s Tools for Making Friends by Apryl Stott, Here Are the Seeds by JaNay Brown-Wood, Erno Rubik Magic Cube by Kerry Aradyya, Are You Small? by Mo Willems, Where’s Waldo? The Great Games Speed Search by Martin Handford, Kisses from Space by Astronaut Anna Menon and Keri Vasek, Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream! by Kimberly and James Dean, Little People, Big Dreams ™ Taylor Swift by Maria Isabel Sáchez Vegara, Neat Nick’s Big Mess by Chad Otis, Charles & Ra: Designers at Play by James Yang, Not-A-Box City by Antoinette Portis, Waiting in the Wings by Julie Andrews, et al., If I Drove an Ice Cream Truck by the Cat in the Hat, The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Birthday Party by Eric Carle, Maxine Gets a Job by Alexandra Garyn & Bryan Reisberg, and Heatwave by Lauren Redniss.

Older children will enjoy The Critter Club Collection (Books 1-8) by Callie Barkley, The Young Green Witch’s Guide to Plant Magic by Robin Rose Bennett, Happiness According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney, The Galaxy of Whales by Heather Fawcett, Telephone of the Tree by Alison McGhee, and The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle by Dan Gutman.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Fervor by Toby Lloyd, Flash Back by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen, When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips, While the Town Slept by William W. Johnstone, Our Little Secret by Lisa Jackson, Toward the Dawn by Mary Connealy, Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart, Resurrection by Danielle Steel, Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy, Hula by Jasmin Íolani Hakes, Knife River by Justine Champine, I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue, Trust Her by Flynn Berry, Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo, Enlightenment by Sarah Perry, Don’t Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins, The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides, The Final Acot of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd, and The Coast Road by Alan Murrin.

Getting a free library card is easy. Call 270-237-3861 or visit us with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Once you have your card, a world of books, movies, and music will be at your fingertips. And remember, your voice matters. Let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you’d like to see in our collection. We’re here to make your library experience the best it can be.

 

 

Allen County Public Library News – July 10, 2024 2024-07-11T14:15:37+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – July 3, 2024

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

Tinker Time in our Maker Space is open every Friday at 2:00 pm. Register online for help with your projects or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. Equipment includes a Poster Printer, Embroider Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, and more. Sign up today.

Adventure begins at your library, and we have several summer reading programs for children, teens, and adults.  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.

New books for children include:  As the Seas Rise by Angela Quezada Padron, Five Stories by Ellen Weinstein, The Man in the Tree and the Brand New Start by Carl Laferton and Catalin Echeverri, A Day in the Life: Snakes by Christian Cave, My Best Friend’s Bangles by Thushanthi Ponweera, Building a Beak by Becca McMurdie, Mushrooms Know by Kallie George and Sara Gillingham, Cocoa The Tour Dog by Stick Figure and Adam Mansbach, Come Again, Pelican by Don Freeman, This Table by Alex Killian, Look by Gabi Snyder, and I’m Glad for Where I Am by Rachel Cruze.

Older children will enjoy: They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Day Walt, Jurassic Jeff: Space Invader by Royden Lepp, Cloud Puppy by Kelly Leigh Miller, Ava Lin: Best Friend by Vicky Fang, and Disney Agent Stitch: The Menace at the Mall by Steve Behling,  

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Camino Ghosts by John Grisham, Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina, Butter by Asako Yuzuki, The Deadly Shallows by Dani Pettrey, Ghosted by Nancy French, Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz, Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina, American Daughters by Piper Huguley, The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson, Community Board by Tara Conklin, Weekends with You by Alexandra Paige, Mania by Lionel Shriver. The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams, Things I Wish I Told My Mother by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo, Market for Murder by Heather Graham, Some Murders in Berlin by Karen Robards, Proof by Fern Michaels, How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang, Malas by Marcela Fuentes, Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner, Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley, and Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera.

New large-print books include: Board to Death by C.J. Connor, A Fatal Groove by Olivia Blacke, The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis, Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney, Blind Dog Canyon by Brett Cogburn, Tales of Western Trail by White County Creative Writers, Guns of the Vigilantes by William W. Johnstone, We’ve Got Issues by Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D., and What Would Regan Do? by Chris Christie with Ellis Henican.  

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth by Kate Schapira, The Farmer’s Wife: My Life in Days by Henlen Rebanks, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judy Dench, Dying of Politeness: A Memoir by Geena Davis, and The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family by Dr. Ben Carson with Candy Carson.

Getting a free library card is easy. Call 270-237-3861 or visit us with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Once you have your card, a world of books, movies, and music will be at your fingertips. And remember, your voice matters. Let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you’d like to see in our collection. We’re here to make your library experience the best it can be.

Allen County Public Library News – July 3, 2024 2024-07-05T13:57:16+00:00