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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 spot, or click on the Events tab at 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. The equipment includes a Poster Printer, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die-Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

New books for children include: Papilio by Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor & Andy Chou Musser, What Are You Waiting For? by Marcy Campbell, Shivi’s Big Leap by Kritika H. Rao, Tori and the Muses by Tori Amos, Rocket Beams, Lunar Dreams by Chiara Colombi, How Elegant the Elephant by Mary Ann Hoberman, The Soil in Jackie’s Garden by Peggy Thomas, The Ultimate Science Cookbook for Kids by Highlights, Dino-Birthday by Lisa Wheeler, Saint Patrick the Forgiver Retold & Illustrated by Ned Bustard, Take Me Out to the Ball Game! by Nathalie Alonso, Finding Home by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell, Never Grow Up by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell, Being Baxters by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell, Geronimo for Kids: The Warrior Who Wouldn’t Give Up by Sarah Michaels, The City of Lost Cats by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, The Life of Kit Carson by Alan E Grey, and Endling: The Only by Katherine Applegate.

New books for young adults include: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Escape the Pizzaplex by Scott Cawthon, Draw Down the Moon by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, Give Up the Night by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, Disney Twisted Wonderland: The Manga-Book of Savanaclaw, Vol. 1 by Suzuka Oda and Uana Tobosco, Crypted Currency by Josh Berliner, and Chaos King (Infinity Alchemist book 2) by Kacen Callender.

New boos on the adult fiction shelf include: Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham, Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn, Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley, High Tea and Misdeameanors by Laura Childs, The Last Days of Kira Mullan by Nicci French, A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner, Killer Potential by Hanna Deitch, Claire Darling by Callie Kazumi, The reluctant Sheriff by Chris Offutt, Sealed with a Hiss by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: What Does the Constitution Actually Say? By Ben Sheehan, The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More by Jefferson Fisher, First Born: A Memoir by Lauren Christensen, Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope by Amanda Nguyen, I Am Maria by Maria Shriver, and Sweet Farm: More Than 100 Cookies, Cakes, Salads (!), and Other Delights from My Kitchen on a Sugar Beet Farm by Molly yeh.

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 Friday, April 18 for Good Friday. 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. 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 pm. Register online for help with your projects, or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. Equipment includes a Poster Printer, an Embroidery Machine, a Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

New books for children include: How Do I Wonder? by Gianna Davy, Saint Valentine the Kindhearted Retold & Illustrated by Ned Bustard, Mermaids Are the Worst! by Alex Willan, Sunny Wants to Play by Katty Maurey, Wash Day Love by Tanisia Moore and Raissa Figueroa, Goosebumps House of Shivers: Say My Name! Say My Name! by R.L. Stine, I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis, I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis, Blast From The Past by Geronimo Stilton, Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke, Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs, Tear This down by Barbara Dee, Diary of a 9-Bit Warrior: Journey to the Far Lands by Cube Kid, and The Baby-Sitters Club: Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann. M. Martin, Middle School and Other Disasters by Wanda Coven, Easter by Nancy Dickmann, and Resist by Alan Gratz.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Red Car to Hollywood by Jennie Liu, Hexed by Emily Mcintire, Nothing Ever Happens Here by Seraphina Nova Glass, I Am Sin by Helen Hardt, We All Live Here by Jo Jo Moyes, Secrets Between the Shelves by Cynthia Hickey, Linda Baten Johnson, et al, The Viper by J. R. Ward, The Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page, The Medici Return by Steve Berry, Bad Seed by Sharon Sala, Sabotage at Cedar Creek by Janice Thompson, The Unexpected Catch by Abbey Downey, and Tides of Healing by Sandra Merville Hart.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Fix: How the Twelve Steps Offer a Surprising Path of Transformation for the Well-Adjusted, the Down-and-Out, and Everyone In Between by Ian Morgan Cron, Solo Training: The Martial Artist’s Home Training Guide by Loren W. Christensen, Antisemitism in America: A Warning by Senator Chuck Schumer, and Tae Kwon Do, 3^rd Ed. by Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, and Jon Gerrard.

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 pm. Register online for help with your projects, or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. The equipment includes a Poster Printer, an Embroidery Machine, a 3D printer, a Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die-Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

On Saturday, April 19 at 11:00 am, school-age kids are invited to Lego-My-Library. Ms. Abby will have a fun build challenge for you. Space is limited so sign up today.

New books for children include: Toto by Kyewon Yum, Just One More Story by Perry Emerson, A Wolf Called Fire by Rosanne Parry, Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, The Six by Loren Grush, The Mission to the Center of the Moon (Pie) by Melissa De La Cruz, Happy Father’s Day from the Crayons by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Teffers, Inside the Park by Andrea Williams, Windy Creek Stables: Presley and the Impossible Dream by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie by Radhika Sanghani, Hilo: The Great Space Iguana by Judd Winick, That’s Not Funny, David! by David Shannon, Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams by Katherine Paterson, My Little Pony: Set Your Sail by Megan Brown, Casey Gilley and Amy Mebberson, Will the Pigeon Graduate? by Mo Willems, Momo Arashima: Duels of the Queen Death by Misa Sugiura, One Wrong Step by Jennifer A. Nielsen, and Kitty Quest by Phil Corbett.

New books for young adults include: A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, While We’re Young by K.L  Walther, Into the Company of Killers by Elora Cook, I Am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew, How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans, The House No One Sees by Adina King, Dogsred: Volume 1 by Satoru Noda, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, (S)kin: Some Magic is Meant to Burn by Ibi Zobioi,  My Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Ho Hoang, How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr., The History of Everything by Victoria Evans, Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart, and Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Back After This by Linda Holmes, The Wagtail Murder Club by Krista Davis, Penitence by Kristin Koval, Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister, Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach, Spiral by Bal Khabra, Green Pastures by Patricia Johns, Dream Girl Drama by Tess Bailey, A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp, You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon, Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer, Crossed by Emily McIntire, I Am Salvation by Helen Hardt, and Southern by Design, by Grace Helena Walz.

 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 pm. Register online for help with your projects, or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. Equipment includes a Poster Printer, an Embroidery Machine, a Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.

New books for children include: Your Forest by John Klassen, Your Island by John Klassen, Your Farm by John Klassen, Rubble and Crew: Bow Wow Builders! by P.I. Kids, How to Survive on the Moon by Neon Squid, Snarky Sharky by Bethan Clarke, Scamp by Anden Wilder, How to Be A Doctor by Dr. Punam Krishan, Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution by Charlotte Gunnifson, Pete the Cat Rocks On! by Kimberly & James Dean, Let’s Go Home Baby Puppy by Carolina Búzio, Amazing Animals! by National Geographic Kids, Easter in the Barnyard by Dandi Daley Mackall, Dinos Love Tractors by Terry Redwing, The Big Book of Barf a Spewnami of Sick Science, Hurled History, and Body Oddities by Vicky Lorencen, and The Gymnastics Book by Elfi Schlegel & Claire Ross Dunn.

New books for young adults include: Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers’ Rights by Ashley Hope Pérez, Debbie Fong, Elana K. Arnold, et.al, All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan, Dear Manny by Nic Stone, The Lost Ones by Lauren Destefano, A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Young Dahl, A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne, Gradchanted by Morgan Matson,  and The Girl Who Flew Away by Lee Dean.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Antidote by Karen Russell, Say It’s Forever by A.L. Jackson, Twisted by Emily Mcintire, B is for Bonnet by Shelley Shepard Gray, The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor, Untouchable by Mike Lawson, The Mother Next Door by Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber, A Rebel without Claws by Juliette Cross, Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley, Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff, Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray, Midnight Black by Mark Greaney, Every Tom, Dick & Harry by Elinor Lipman, Death of the Author by Nnedi Okarafor, Leo by Deon Meyer, All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman, and Shattered Sanctuary by Nancy Mehl.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks, I’ll Have What She’s Having by Chelsea Handler, Shattered: A Memoir by Hanif Kureishi, Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis, and This Far by Allison Holker.

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 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.

On Friday, April 4^th, the library will be kicking off First Friday on the front porch with kindergarten readiness activities. The Regional Collaborative will be giving away kindergarten readiness packs full of items that will help your pre-schooler prepare for kindergarten.

New books for children this week include: What’s Your Favorite Animal? by Eric Carle and Friends, Through Sand and Salt by Elizabeth Zunon, Maisy Big, Maisy Small by Lucy Cousins, R is for Risen by Crystal Bowman & Teri McKinley, Ten Little Leprechauns: A Counting Storybook by Amanda Sobotka, Whatever Comes Tomorrow by Rebecca Gardyn Levington, Hope in a Jar by Deborah Marcero, And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney, You Are a Wildlife Warrior! by Bindi Irwin with Smriti Prasadam-Halls, Martina’s Muy Bad Day by Melanie Wick Singer, All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson, Fighters in the Woods by Joshua M. Greene, and City Spies: London Calling by James Ponti.

New books for young adults include: The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao, The Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran, Solving for the Unknown by Loan Le, What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch, You Belong Here by Sara Phoebe Miller and Morgan Beem, One Step Forward by Marcie Flinchum Atkins,  Old As Stone, Hard As Rock: Of Humans and War by Alessandro Sanna and Ammiel Alcalay, The Queen’s Rising by Rebecca Ross, and The Queen’s Resistance by Rebecca Ross.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Every Precious and Fragile Thing by Barbara Davis, An Uncertain Road by Abbey Downey, Cross My Heart by Roxy Sloane, To Sicily with Love by Jennifer Probst, First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison, Something Like Fate by Amy Lea, Midnight on the Scottish Shore  by Sarah Sundin, Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey, Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell, The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens,  Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce, and This is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hays, Never: The Autobiography by Rick Astley, Win the Inside Game by Steve Magness, The Big Guy: How a President and His Son Sold Out America by Miranda Devine, and Napoleon: A Concise Biography by David A. Bell.

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 this week include: The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, Home is a Wish by Julia Kuo, Barbie: It Takes Two: Friends Forever by Mattel, Waiting for Hannah by J.P. Takahashi, The Professional Golf Encyclopedia by Corbu Stathes, Bird of a Thousand Stories by Kiyash Monsef, Lego: Easter Ideas by Hannah Dolan, Ellis Island: Immigration and the American Dream by Felipe Galindo Feggo and Tait Howard, The Secret of Kells: The Graphic Novel adapted by Samuel Sattin, How to Draw a Secret by Cindy Chang, Space Chasers by Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna and Alison Action, Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson, A Home for Unusual Monsters by Shaun David Hutchinson, Right Back at You by Carolyn Mackler, Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna, Ruth and Naomi by Davis Miles, Serge & Roscoe by Len Vlahos, What Fell From the Sky by Adrianna Cuevas, Kitty Quest: Phantom Frenzy by Phil Corbett and The Professional Wrestling Encyclopedia by Mary Gerard.

New books for young adults include: The Scorpion Queen by Mina Fears, Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young, Make Good Trouble by Jamia Wilson, Unlock the Dark by Sasa Hawk, Ultimate X-men: Fears and Hates by Peach Momoko, Third Shift Society #2 by Meredith Moriarty, and A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Too Soon by Betty Shamieh, More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova, No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall, Unromance by Erin Connor, The Lodge by Kayla Olson, Friends with Secrets by Christine Gunderson, Against the Grain by Peter Lovesey, If It Isn’t One Thing… by Steven Havill, Cursed Bound by Saara El-Arifi, The Champagne Letters by Kate MacIntosh, Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver, Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong, Variation by Rebecca Yarros, and Cold Storage by Michael C. Grumley.

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 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.

On Monday, March 17 at 6:00 pm, the general public is invited to hear Sam Terry, historian, author, speaker and creator of a popular blog sharing Kentucky history. History buffs won’t want to miss Mr. Terry’s presentation on 10 Kentuckians Everyone Should Know. While serving as managing editor of his local newspaper, his syndicated weekly column, “My Kentucky,” evolved into “Sam Terry’s Kentucky,” a daily blog featuring a mini-lesson in Kentucky history for each date on the calendar.  Now, seven years later, the blog serves up a daily dose of history to 42,000 subscribers, while the social media version averages over one million monthly readers.

New books for children this week include: Barbie Cooks! A Healthy Cookbook by Mattel, Look-And-Find Easter Stories for Young Children by Megan Higgens, Akeem Keeps Bees! by Kamal E. Bell with Akeem Bell, Otter Carries On by Maya Tatsukawa, Bruce Saves the Planet by Ryan T. Higgins, Our Country’s Presidents by National Geographic, Safe Crossing by Kari Percival, The Keeper of Stories by Caroline Kusin Pritchard, A Kids Book about ADHD by Elly Both, The World Needs The Wonder You See by Joanna Gaines, Dinosaur Day by Diana Murray, Hop Helps Out by Marc Brown, Bitsy Bat, Team Star by Kaz Windness, Little Lion Girl by Olivia Hope, Go Tell It by Quartez Harris, and Let’s Be Bees by Shawn Harris.

New books for young adults include: A Better Nightmare by Megan Freeman, Bemused by Farrah Rochon, The Beasts We Bury by D.L.Taylor, The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert, Dead Happy by Josh Silver, The Wishless Ones by Hafsah Faizal, The Wicked Ones by Robin Benway, and Black & Clover #36 by Yūki Tabata.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Hold Strong by Robert Dugoni, Too Soon by Betty Shamieh, More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova, No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall, Unromance by Erin Connor, The Lodge by Kayla Olson, Friends with Secrets by Christine Gunderson, Against the Grain by Peter Lovesey, If It Isn’t One Thing… by Steven Havill, Cursed Bound by Saara El-Arifi, The Champagne Letters by Kate MacIntosh, Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver, Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong, Variation by Rebecca Yarros, Cold Storage by Michael C. Grumely, A Death in Diamonds by S.J. Bennet, Witch of Whispervale by R.A. Salvatore, The Incident of the Book in the Nightime by Vicki Delany, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, The Note by Alafair Burke, and Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens.

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.

On Monday, March 10 at 5:00 pm, kids agens 6-11 are invited to Kids “Can Bunnies” craft. Crafters will learn how to build an Easter Bunny using glue, paint, construction paper, and a can.  We will be using scissors and hot glue. Register online by clicking on our event tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com.

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: Dot the Ladybug: The Perfect Spot by Kallie George, Paw Patrol: Daddy Dinosaur Rescue adapted by Matt Huntley, Girls on the Rise by Amanda Gorman, The Sioux by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia, Take It from the Top by Claire Swinarski, The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly, Safiyyah’s War by Hib Noor Khan, Warriors: The Elders’ Quest by Erin Hunter, Llama Quest: Danger in the Dragons’ Den by Megan Reyes, Bad Kitty: Party Animal by Nick Bruel, Pizza and Taco: Coolest Club Ever by Stephen Shaskan, Old School by Gordon Korman, The Muscle Cars Encyclopedia by Kristin J. Russo, and Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez.

New books for young adults include: I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant, I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang, Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias, The Forest King’s Daughter by Elly Blake, Everything I Promised You by Katy Upperman, A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel, and Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang.

New books for adults include: All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall, The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang, She Doesn’t Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke, Let’s Call a Truce by Amy Buchanan, Clever Little Thing by Helena Echlin, Imposter Syndrome by Joseph Knox, The Last Party by A.R. Torre, Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti, The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan, Ambition by Natalie Keller Reinert, Pride by Natalie Keller Reinert, Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan, The Shadows Deep by Peter Golden, Hooked by Emily McIntire, Into the Fall by Tamara L. Miller, Glamorous Notions by Megan Chance, Mercury by Amy Jo Burns, Ther Perfect Home by Daniel Kenitz, and Cross My Heart by Megan Collins.

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: 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.