The Library will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025. 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.

Summer reading is passing fast!  This year’s theme is Color Our World , and the library is hosting a variety of events for children, families, teens, and adults.  Register online at www.allencountylibrary.com.  Those who register will receive the necessary materials to help navigate the Summer Reading Program.  Rules, a schedule of events, and other information will be provided at the library. Kids who turn in their reading logs on time will receive gift cards to local restaurants. Adults and teens will also have the chance to earn prizes.

On Tuesday, July 1, at 1:00 pm, Animal Tales will be here. The Animal Alliances program will introduce and explore the topic of animal classifications. Participants will meet and learn about a member of each of the following animal types: birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, invertebrates, and possibly even a fish.

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: This Is a Moment by Micah Player, Sitting Together by Aimee Reid, Animals on Parade by JaneYolen and Anne Yvonne Gilbert, Afloat by Kirli Saunders, Dear Bookstore by Emiy Arrow, Kersplash! by Jessica Kulekjian and Zoe Si, The Endless Sea by Chi Thai, Just a Banana by Barney Saltzbert, Beansprout by Sarah Lynne Reul, The Torto-Saurus: It’s Not Always Easy Coming Out of Your Shell… by Katie Cottle, Parks by Marc Majewski, Bird Bath by Steve Antony, Mural Island by Katie Yamasaki, and Little Big Man by Varian Johnson,

Older Children will enjoy: What Does the Constitution Say? A Kid’s Guide to How Our Democracy Works by Ben Sheehan, Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment by Anna James, Nancy Crew and the Clue Crew: Sleepover Sleuths by Carolyn Keene, The Middle School Survival Guide for Girls by Geraldine O’Sullivan, Pokémon Legendary and Mythical Guidebook by Scholastics, Inc., Liars Society: A Risky Game by Alyson Gerber, and Dragon Masters: Night of the Dream Dragon by Tracey West.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Happy Land by Dolen Parkins-Valdez, All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett, Fortunate Harbor by Davis Bunn, A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper, The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami, A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett, The Wandering Season by Aimie K. Runyan, The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree by India Hayford, Who Will Remember by C. S. Harris, No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle, Insignificant Others by Sarah Jio, The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian Twist by Colum McCann, Rabbit Moon by Jennifer Haigh, How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin, and The Float Test by Lynn Steger Strong.

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.

Summer reading is here!  This year’s theme is Color Our World , and the library is ready to host a variety of events for children, families, teens, and adults this summer.  Register online at www.allencountylibrary.com.  Those who register will receive the necessary materials to help navigate the Summer Reading Programs.  Rules, a schedule of events, and other information will be provided at the library. Kids who turn in their reading logs on time will receive gift cards to local restaurants. Adults and teens will also have the chance to earn prizes.

On Tuesday, June 24 at 1:00 pm, Barry Mitchell will present The Show of Many Colors and a Chicken.  He will combine buckets of colorful excitement in a fun-filled collage. Sam the turtle is back as a wisecracking art critic. Hyena wants to be appreciated for his chicken scratches. And Mr. Barry brings a kaleidoscope of colorful magic to inspire the artist in all of us. Wear your most colorful clothes and join us for buckets of funny stuff. All colors welcome except for Pickle Green. Leave your pickles at home, please. This program is designed for kids grades K-6.

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: Big Enough by Regina Linke, The Jade Bracelet by Hà Dinh and Yong Ling Kang, Hurricane by Jason Chin, The Three-Year Tumble by Dayeon Auh, You’re My Busy Little Spider by Eric Carle, Head Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz, What on Earth! We Are All Animals by Ben Hoare & Christopher Lloyd, Bear Feels Sad by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman, Happy Holi! by Chitra Soundar, Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer, How to Spot a Mermaid by Jane Yolen, Changing Tides by Júlia Moscardó, Sakina and the Univited Guests by Zahra Marwan, and I Cannot Find My Belly Button! by Eva Treistman.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer, Written in Stone by Paige Shelton, Cat’s People by Tenya Guerrero, Enigma by RuNyx, The Beijing Betrayal by Joel C. Rosenberg, The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland, The Amalfi Curse  by Sarah Penner, Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey, The Voice We Find by Nicole Deese, The Page Turner by Viola Shipman, Enchanted by Kaylie Smith, Bridal Shower Murder by Leslie Meier, Dream Count by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie, Season of Death by Will Thomas Gifted & Talented by Olive Blake, and The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Uptown Girl: A Memoir by Christy Brinkley, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward by Melinda French Gates, My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World by Stephen S. Hall, How Not to Age Cookbook by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM,  and John  & Paul: A Love Story I Songs by Ian Leslie.

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 bes

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.

Summer reading for all ages is underway! This year’s theme is ‘Color Our World,’ and the library is ready to host a variety of events for children, families, teens, and adults this summer.  Register online at www.allencountylibrary.com.  Those who register will receive the necessary materials to help navigate the Summer Reading Programs.  Rules, a schedule of events, and other information will be provided at the library. Children who submit their reading logs on time will receive gift cards to local restaurants. Adults and teens also have the chance to earn prizes.

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: Egg, Egg, Egg! by Sarah Finan, At the Window by Hope Lim, Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn’t by Sarah Albee, Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation by Cathy Ballou Mealey & Kelly Collier, Wonderfully Wild by Jessica Stremer, Bunny Made Tea by Amanda Baehr Fuller, Barkley by Rebecca Crane, The Monarch by Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault, Underwater Park: Learning About Animals by Helena Haraštová, What’s Love All About, Minimoni? by Rocio Bonilla, Beatrix Butterfly: Wings It For Once by Maren Morris & Karina Argow, Our Food Grows by Sarah M. White, A Seed in the Universe by Elyon Liu, and How To Catch an Invisible Bad Guy by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton.

Older children will enjoy: Meet Me at Sunset by Lee Heart, Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner, Sea Legs by Jules Bakes and Niki Smith, The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud, Dreamslinger by Graci Kim, The Last Comics on Earth: A Song of Swords and Stuffies by Bax Braillier, and The Trouble with Secrets by Naomi Milliner.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, Finders Keepers by Stuart Woods, It Takes a Psychic by  Jayne Ann Krentz, Nightshade by Michael Connelly, Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong, Night in the City by Michael McGarrity, Line of Demarcation by Tom Clancy, The Buffalo Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, Tilt by Emma Pattee, Galway’s Edge by Ken Bruen, Ramona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy Rose, Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Let Them Stare by Jonathan VanNess & Julie Murphy, Powerless by Lauren Roberts, The Big Fix by Holly James, Bent But Not Broken by Mary Monroe, and Badlands by Preston & Child, Climbing in Heels by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: How to Love Better by Yung  Pueblo, The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson, I’m That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams by Jordan Chiles, No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris, Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life by Jason Roberts.

Getting a free library card is easy. Call 270-237-3861 or visit us with a photo ID 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.

The Friends of the Library will host a used book sale on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm in the Noble Allen Room at the Allen County Public Library.

Summer reading is here!  This year’s theme is Color Our World, and the library is ready to host a variety of events for children, families, teens, and adults this summer.  Summer reading programs help prevent the “summer slide,” when students lose some of their reading skills over the summer. Summer reading also encourages a lifelong love of reading and can improve self-esteem. If interested, register online at www.allencountylibrary.com or stop by the library.

A Summer Reading Kick-Off Event will be held in front of the library for First Fridays on the Square on Friday, June 6^th, beginning at 6 PM. Families can register for Summer Reading as well as participate in an assortment of fun activities.

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. The equipment available includes a Poster Printer, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die-Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

New books for children include: Minecraft: Out of Order: Vol 1 by Josh Hicks and Taylor Esposito, Tales of Newl & Doren: The Gorgon’s Fury by Brandon Mull, Henry’s Picture-Perfect Day by Jenn Bailey, Flush! Flush! Flush! by Douglas Florian, Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Prize, A Graphic Novel by Shauna J. Grant based on the novel by Ann M. Martin,  Heidi: A Graphic Novel adapted by Mariah Marsden, and Cloud Puppy: Game On by Kelly Leigh Miller.

New books for young adults include: Bad Influence by Claire Ahn, Audre & Bash Are Just Friends by Tia Williams, Animal Rising by Christopher Moore, Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie by James Lee Burke, Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala, The Glittering Edge by Alyssa Villaire, The Floating World by Axie Oh, and Fearless by Lauren Roberts.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Fever Beach by Carl Hiaasen, Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh, Fifteen Wild Decembers by Karen Powell, The Women on Platform Two by Laura Anthony, I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney, The Carpenter’s Son by John Gray, These Days by Lucy Caldwell, The Fisherman’s Gift by Julia R. Kelly, Salvación by Sandra Proudman, What I Should’ve Said by Max Monroe, The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue, Count My Lies by Sophie Stava, My Friends by Fredrik Backman, The Locked Door by Freida McFadden, and The Morningside by Téa Obreht.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Free: My Search for Meaning by Amanda Knox, Estrogen Matters by Avrum Bluming, MD, and Carol Tavris, Ph.D. Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, How to Menopause by Tamsen Fadal, Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes, Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, and Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD.

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.