Library News
October 28, 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.
Halloween is almost over so don’t for get to join us for our annual Trick-or-Treat Parade, Friday, October 30th at 10 AM. Bring your little monsters out for a morning of fun and candy! Teens are welcome to join us for a Teen Art Guild event where they will help create piece together artwork. This event is on Tuesday, November 3rd at 3:30. Sign up on our website. Our weekly craft group, Strings and Things meets every Tuesday at 2:30, and they will be learning how to make a cable knit hat this month. To get a full list of supplies and to sign up, please visit www.allencounylibrary.com/calendar.
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New children’s books include: The House That Love Built by Jessica Meserve, The Imagination Station: Hope in the Ashes by Marianne Hering, Hypergifted by Gordon Korman, A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton, The Hunt for Kraken by Kathryn Butler, Storm Chasers by Dalton Rains, Stinetingles 5 by R.L. Stine, Stella: Ranch Patrol by W. Bruce Cameron, Spaced Out the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs, and A Witch Lives Here by Kristen Dickson.
New young adult titles include: Anger is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo, The Curious Command: A Clean Teen Romance About Listening to God When Life is Falling Apart by Peter L. DeHaan
New adult fiction include: Piece by Piece by Rachel Hanna, Seal of Courage by Jessica Ashley, Written by B.H. Berry, The Wexley Inn by Rachel Hanna, Training Grounds by Christy Barrit, The Midlife Birthday Club by Rachel Hanna, and Artifice by Christy Barrit.
New adult nonfiction titles include: The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution by Jesse Wegman, America Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords are turning America into a Monarchy by Bradley B. Onishi,
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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.