The library will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, and Thursday, December 25, for Christmas. Stop by early to stock up on books, movies, and music for the holiday. The library will reopen on Friday, December 26, at 9:00 am.
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.
Our digital library never closes. You can download free e-books, audiobooks, and television shows if you have an active library card. Download the Libby and Hoopla apps to access our digital materials. There are thousands of items from which to choose.
Registration is open for our Winter Reading Program. Adults, teens, and kids can register at the library or on our website, www.allencountylibrary.com, to get a participation log to complete. Participants will include books read, programs attended, and activities participated in at the library. Once reading/activity logs are complete, participants will receive a prize and be entered for a grand prize drawing at the end of February. Check our website for upcoming events.
The library offers over six hundred free online courses in the following areas of study: accounting, alternative medicine, crafts & hobbies, business, career training, computer training, entrepreneurship, finance, health & medicine, homeschooling, language arts, law/legal/criminal, office skills, parenting & family, personal development, psychology, science, self-help, special education, spiritual studies, teacher resources, test preparation and writing skills. To learn more, visit our website www.allencountylibrary.com and click on “Free Online Classes.”
New books for children this week include: Zip Zap Wickety Wack by Matthew Diffee, The World at Night by Ben Lerwil, The Winding Willow by Will Hillenbrand, SpongeBob Squarepants 5-Minute Stories Collection by Random House, The Snowball Fight by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld, A Place Just for Me by Loredana Baldinucci and Melinda Berti, Minecraft: One Last Quest by Brandon Hoáng, and Heartwood Hotel: Family Forever by Kallie George.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman, Good Spirits by B.K. Borison, The Black Wolf by Louise Penny, Calling All Blessings by Beverly Jenkins, The Reluctant Reaper by Mary Janice Davidson, Revolve by Bal Khabra, Out of Time by Irene Hannon, Dark Horse by Felix Francis, In His Timing by Chloe Witcher, Alechemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber, The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen, Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose, Dust Storm by Maggie Gates, Fall at Once by Nora Everly, O’Deadly Night by Vicki Delany, A Hidden Hope by Suzanne Woods Fisher, A Christmas Witness by Charles Todd, Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman, Robert B. Parker’s Showdown by Mike Lupica, and Tom Clancy: Executive Power by Andrews & Wilson.
New books on the adult nonfiction shelf include: 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species by S. David Scott and Casey McFarlan, Poems & Prayers by Matthew McConaughey, and To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower by Bret Baier.
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.