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 p.m. 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: Uh-Oh! Rabbit by Jo Ham, The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz, And Too, the Fox by Ada Limón, Smelly Peggy by Helen Stephens, Windsongs: Poems about Weather by Douglas Florian, Where’s Waldo? The Mighty Magical Mix-Up by Martgin Handford, The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess, When the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O’Farrell, Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot our Plant by Geo Rutherford, Springtime Storks: A Migration Love Story by Carol Joy Munro, Soy Sauce! by Laura G. Lee, Saturday Morning at the Shop by Keenan Jones, Soccer Legends Men’s 2025 by David Ballheimer, As You Wish by Nashae Jones, and The Sea of Terror by Stuart Gibbs.  

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams, Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between by L.M. Elliott, When Stars Light the Sky by Elizabeth Camden, Serial Burn by Lynette Eason, What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight, The Wedding People by Alison Espach, Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson, Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux, The Oligarch’s Daughter by Joseph Finder, The Queen’s Cook by Tessa Afshar, Three Days in June by Anne Tyler, Counting Lost Stars by Kim Van Alkemade, The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose, Havoc by Christopher Bollen, Breath of the Dragon by Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee, The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, Whispers of Fortune by Mary Connealy, and The Vanishing Bookstore by Helen Phifer.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Survivor: How I Made it Through Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter by Josef Lewkowicz with Michael Calvin, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry, My Time to Stand by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Brook Shields Is Not Allowed to get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman by Brooke Shields, and Under His Wings: How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American Troops by Emily Compagno.

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.

The Library will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2025 for President’s Day. 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. 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: Astronaut Sisters by Julie Fortenberry, Stopping By Jungle on a Snowy Evening by Richard T. Morris, Fox, Fox, and More Fox by Corey R. Tabor, A Sea of Gold by Patricia Polacco, Willow Takes on the Weather by Rachel Noble, Five Enormous Dinosaurs by Child’s Play, Mai’s Áo Dài by Thái Nguyển and Monique Truong, Hap-Pea Valentine’s Day by Keith Baker, Ping’s Perfect Pot by Hen H. Wu, Beware the Dragan and the Nozzlewock by Vikram Madan, Mack Moon and the P.E.T.S. by Dan Jolley, The Nascar Encyclopedia by Priyanka Lamichhane, and Secrets of the Dead by Matt Ralphs and Gordy Wright.

New books for young adults include: Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce, Rhino’s Run by Robert Lipsyte, The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn, Cursed Princess Club by Lam Cat, and Love on Paper by Danielle Parker.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  Paranoia by James Patterson and James O. Born, Change of Heart by Fallon Ballard, Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd, The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis, Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Williams, If I Go Missing by Leslie Wolfe, My Darling Boy by Helen Cooper, Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane, The Memory Library by Kate Storey, Bitter Passage by Colin Mills, Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson, The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong, Clean Point by Meg Jones, Before the King by Heather Kaufman, The Crash by Freida McFadden, Murder at Glenloch Hill by Clara McKenna, The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams, There’s No Murder Like Show Murder by M.S. Greene, and Furever After by Sofie Kelly.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include Trials by Ambush by Marcia Clark,  The Work of Art by Adam Moss, The Great British Baking Show: Comfort Bakes by  The Bake Off Team, Lincoln vs. Davis by Nigel Hamilton, The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke, and Easy Weeknight Dinners by Emily Weinstein.

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.

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 p.m. 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: Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer, Harriet the Hamster Fairy by Daisy Meadows, Night: A Children’s Fable by Katherine L. Jumbe, Naturally Inclusive: Engaging Children of All Abilities Outdoors by Ruth Wilson, PhD, The Little Puppy by Nicola Killen, The Seminoles by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld, Mama’s Magnificent Dancing Plantitas by Jesús Trejo and Eliza Kinkz, Chickenpox by Remy Lai, Amazing Athletes by James Buckley, Jr., Minecraft: The Ultimate Collection! by Random House, and The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip by Barnett Harris.

New books for young adults include: The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold, I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang, Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins, The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley, Painted Devils by Margaret Owen, Lies on the Serpent’s Tongue by Kate Pearsall, and Everything is Poison by Joy McCullough.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Seaside Homecoming by Julie Klassen, Shield of the Mighty by Connilyn Cossette, The French Winemaker’s Daughter by Loretta Ellsworth, The Temporary Roomie by Sarah Adams, Beneath the Poet’s House by Christa Carmen, Four Ruined Realms by Mai Corland, The Close-Up by Pip Drysdale, Locked In by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin, Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson, The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami, The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong, and Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: We Who Wrestle with God by Jordan B. Peterson, Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father by April Balascio, Money for Couples by Ramit Sethi,  Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell, and A Certain Idea of America by Peggy Noonan.

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.