Allen County Library News for November 27, 2024

The library will close early, at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, and will remain closed on Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving. We’ll reopen on Friday, November 29, at 9:00 a.m. Stop by early to stock up on books, movies, and music for the holiday.

Unless it’s a holiday, the library is open to the public 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.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 a.m. On Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com.We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

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, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

New books for children include: Small Steps, Big Change by Annemarie Cool, She Sells Seashells by Heidi E. Y. Stemple, You Are Not Sleepy! by Mark Teague, Stella and Roger: Can’t Wait to Grow Up by Clothilde Weing, Lost by Bob Staake, Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear & Gracey Zhang, You Will Always Have Me by Todd Parr, The Turn-Around, Upside-Down, Alphabet Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst, G.O.A.T. Greatest of all Time by Jol Temple, Kate Temple, et al. Lenny Among Ghosts by Frank Maria Reifenberg, Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp, The Rise and Fall of Mesopotamia by D.R. Faust, The Sherlock Society by James Ponti, Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister by Rachel Renée Russell, Patrick Mahomes: Facts, Stories, Stats by Hannah Dolan and Guy Harvey, Out of My Dreams by Sharon M. Draper, and The Last Dragon on Mars by Scot R. Eintgen.

New books for young adults include: Inheritance of Scars by Crystal Seitz, Thief of the Heights by Son M and Robin Yao, Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio, Apprentice to a Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Lore Olympus: Vol. Three by Rachel Smythe, The Ancient’s Game by Loni Crittenden, The Debutantes by Olivia Worley, Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb, The Way I Am Now by Amber Smith, and Third Shift Society 1 by Meredith Moriarty.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  The Mirror by Nora Roberts, The House of Cross by James Patterson, Trial By Fire by Danielle Steel, Now or Never by Janet Evanovich, Fire on the Horizon by Wilbur Smith, Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson, Queen’s Game by Katherine McGee, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston, Fall Into Temptation by Lucy Score, Haunted by Kat Martin, The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin, The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland, The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella, The Cowboy and the Scallywag by Ben Tyler, and The Lock-Up by John Banville.

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 Library News for November 27, 2024 2024-11-26T12:48:39+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – November 20, 2024

The library is open to the public 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.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 a.m. On Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com.We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

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, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

Our outreach vehicle is on the go and is stocked with books, magazines, newspapers, and DVDs for people of all ages as well as copies of the most popular forms, such as driver’s license renewal and social security card replacement forms. If you need something notarized, Ms. Mariah can take care of it for you. Next week, on Monday, November 25, the outreach vehicle will be at the East Allen Fire Hall from 10:00-11:00 am., the South Allen Fire Hall from 11:30 to 12:30, and at the Meador Fire Hall from 2:00 – 3:00

New books for children include: Give Back by Gina Bellisarion, The Sunflowers by Zahra Marwan, Makers by Young VO, The Weedflower by Elizabeth Davaze, When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray, The Verts by Ann Patchett, One Light by Christie Matheson, Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise by Ms. Rachel, It’s Powwow Time! by Martha Troian, My Olive Tree by Hazar Elbayya, Clydeo Takes a Bite Out of Life by Jennifer Aniston, Winter Magic by Robert Burleigh, I’ll Love You Till the Crocodiles Smile by Kathryn Cristaldi, May the Best Player Win by Kyla Zhao, Knots by Colleen Frakes, Katie and the Catsitter: The Purrfect Plan by Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue, and Goosebumps House of Shivers: Night of the Living Mummy by R.L. Stine.

New books on the young adult shelf include: How to Lose a Best Friend by Jordan K. Casomar, The Shadow Road by K.D. Kirchmeier, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito In the Sky by Josh Galarza, Heir by Sabaa Tahir, The Art Thieves by Andrew L. Rogers, Tangleroot by Kaela Williams, The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold, The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle, Marvel: Ultimate Spider-Man: Married with Children by John Hickman, et al.,  Marvel: Ultimate Black Panther: Peace and War by Brian Hill, et al.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner, Dreaming of Autumn Skies by V.C. Andrews, Demon’s Bluff by Kim Harrison, In Too Deep by Lee Child and Andrew Child, Toils and Snares by Alana Terry, The Orphanage by the Lake by Daniel G. Miller, Furever After: Magical Cats, Book 16 by Sofie Kelly, Digging Up Secrets by Elizabeth Penney, 70 North by Kimberley Woodhouse, Over the Edge by Irene Hannon, and We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida,

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 – November 20, 2024 2024-11-21T17:57:21+00:00

Library News for November 13, 2024

The library is open to the public 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.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. On Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com.We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

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, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

Our outreach vehicle is on the go and is stocked with books, magazines, newspapers, and DVDs for people of all ages as well as copies of the most popular forms, such as driver’s license renewal and social security card replacement forms. If you need something notarized, Ms. Mariah can take care of it for you. Next week, on Monday, November 18th, the outreach vehicle will be at the Stony Point Fire Hall from 10:00-11:00 am., Trammel Fire Hall from 11:30 – 12:30,  and Halifax Fire Hall from  2:00 -3:00.

New books for children include: A Mischief of Mice by Christie Matheson, Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Santa Mouse Finds a Furry Friend by Michael Brown, A Stray Dog for Christmas by Jack Jokinen, Mabel Wants A Friend by Ariel Bernstein, Over and Under the Wetland by Kate Messner, It Bears Repeating by Tanya Tagaq, The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy, Turkey vs. Santa by Todd Tarpley, Urban Coyotes by Mary Kay Carson, World More Beautiful by Angela Burke Kunkel & Becca Stadtlander, This Land by Ashley Fairbanks, and A Little More Like Jesus by Zach Williams.

New books on the young adult shelf include: Fledgling by S.K. Ali, If You’re Not the One by Farah Naz Rishi, For She is Wrath by Emily Varga, Sync by Ellen Hopkins, Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello, Happy Head by Josh Silver, Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot by Preeti Chhibber, Love and Lattes by Beth Reekles, Poems for Tortured Souls selected by Liz Ison, and The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Banned Books Club by Brenda Novak, A Healing Touch by Suzanne Woods Fisher, A Hope Unburied by Kimberly Woodhouse, Kiss Me at Christmas by Jenny Bayliss, Chenneville by Paulette Jiles, Mademoiselle Eiffel by Aimie K. Runyan, The Christmas Catch by Toni Shiloh,  The Christmas Inn by Pamela Kelley, Guide Me Home by Attica Locke, A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker, Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker, A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan, Murder at King’s Crossing by Andrea Penrose, Where I End by Sophie White, The Cold Light of Day by Anna Lee Huber, Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood, Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid, The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers, and Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman.

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.

Library News for November 13, 2024 2024-11-14T14:48:04+00:00

Allen County Public Library News – November 6, 2024

The library is open to the public 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.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 a.m. On Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com.We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

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, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

New books for children include: Rory the Remarkable Dragon by Kathryn Rammell, Bear at the Fair by Sophia Gholz, A Very Dinosaur Christmas by Adam Wallace, What Can a Mess Make? by Bee Johnson,  Bluey: Shadowlands by Penguin Young Readers Licenses, The Light of Home by Diana Farid, A Star Shines Through by Anna Desnitskaya, The Cat Way by Sara Lundbert, The House Without Lights by Reem Faruqi, Priceless Facts About Money by Mellody Hobson, What is Color? by Steven Weinberg, What is the Scientific Method? by Baby Professor, The Science Girls by Aki, Our World in Numbers: Dinosaurs & Others Prehistoric Life by DK Publishing,  Dexdingo: World’s Best Greatest Ever Inventor! by Greg Foley, The Graphic Novel: I Survived The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lauren Tarshis, Library Girl by Polly Horvath, Cat on the Run: In Cucumber Madness! by Aaron Blabey, The Witching Wind by Natalie Lloyd, and The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo.

New books for young adults include: Eerie Legends by Ricardo Diseño, Djinn-Ology from the notebooks of Dr. N. edited by Seema Yasmin, Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now… by Jason Reynolds, My Hero Academia #39 by Kohei Horikoshi, Gachiakuta by Kei Urana, Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White, Giddy Barber Explodes in 11 by Dina Havranek, Red in Tooth and Claw by Lish McBride, This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story by Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo, and My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files by Natsumi Ito

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: All We Thought We Knew by Michelle Shocklee, Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jonasson, The Swimmer by Lorth Anne White, The Bonus by T.L. Swan, Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson, An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson, Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas, All I Want is You by Fallon Ballard, My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine, Evil Eye by Etaf Rum, The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Cottage by Davis Bunn, The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir, Collided by Lauren Asher, Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb, The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave, The Butcher Game by Alaina Urquhart, Before We Were Us by Denise Hunter,  and The Black Loch by Peter May.  

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 – November 6, 2024 2024-11-07T14:00:10+00:00