Library News
October 21, 2026
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 Mini-Library at Cedar Springs # 1 also operates during regular business hours. Our digital library is available 24/7, giving patrons access to free e-books, audiobooks, and television shows with an active library card. Simply download the Libby and Hoopla apps to explore thousands of titles anytime.
Get your little ghouls and goblins ready for our annual Trick or Treat Parade on Friday, October 30th at 10 AM. No registration is required. Just meet us in front of the library for a group photo and then a parade around downtown businesses for some treats. Also, don’t forget to join us for Practical Magic Trivia on Monday, October 26th at 5 PM. Teams of 2-4 adults can register at www.allencountylibrary.com/calendar.
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Visit www.allencountylibrary.com and click “Free Online Classes” to start learning something new today.
New children’s books include: The Gift of the Christmas Spider by Trinka Haakes Noble, Ghost Says Meow! By Lauren Kukla, FrankenKitty by Maudie Powell-Tuck, Flight: A Story of Seeking Refuge by Alan Gratz, Fall: A Seasons Story by Kelsey E. Gross, Fall Day, All Day by Kari Percival, Homesick by Liz Garton Scanlon, Owl Diaries: The Great Gift Swap by Rebecca Elliott, and Gifts from Crows by Gideon Sterer.
New titles for young adult and teens include: Capsized by Charlotte Lille Balogh, Local Gods by Melinda Salisbury, Just as Long as We’re Together by Judy Blume, David Star, Space Ranger by Asimov, We by Christelle Dabos, Solo Leveling Vol. 15 by Chugong, When You Wish Upon a Star: A Twisted Tale by Elizabeth Lim, and Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould.
New adult fiction reads include: The Sound of Regret by Trey Gowdy, Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult, Fallow by Sarah Anderson, Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel, Cinderella’s Shoes by Shonna Slayton, Shortbread in the Highlands by Robin Jonese Gunn, The Unpolished Life of Eleanor Whitfield by Rachel Hanna, Fair Are the Meadows by Lauraine Snellling, The Next War by Amir Tsarfati, Protecting Honor by Christy Barritt, and Wildfire by B.H. Berry.
New titles for adult nonfiction include: Confronting America: What Has to Change by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer, End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, All the Way Home: The Incredible True Story of an American Aid Worker’s Harrowing Seven Years as an Al-Qaida Hostage by Jeff Woodke, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy by Robert P. Jones, A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness by Dave Pelzer, Poison in the Well: 11 Toxic Beliefs That Kept Me from the Living Water of Jesus by Granger Smith, and Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith by JD Vance.
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Once you have your card, a world of books, movies, music, and learning will be at your fingertips. And remember—your voice matters! Let us know if there’s a book, movie, or music artist you’d like to see added to the collection.