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Summer reading is over and I want to say a big thank you to Ms. Amanda and Ms. Delonda for making it our most successful summer reading program ever.  We had 309 and children register, 452 kids attended, with 286 parents and guardians.
Congratulations to Shane Kendall, Gavin Scott, Maelyn Witt, Timothy Spearman and Kaylea Biggs. These kids won the drawings for fit bits. Every child who attended the last program was allowed to take home a free book and the 128 kids who turned in reading logs won other prizes. Thanks to the Friends of the Library, we had many prize giveaways.  Thanks to all the parents and guardians who took time from their busy schedule to bring children to the library this summer.

Our collection is always growing. Check out these new selections for children: The Class by Boni Ashburn and Kimberly Gee, Minecraft Lab for Kids by John Miller and Chris Fornell Scott, Beneath the Sun by Melissa Stewat, Little House: A Counting Book by Helen Musselwhite, OOKO by Esmé Shapiro, Cecil the Lion by Billy Portwood, The Mixed-Up Truck by Stephen Savage, Dork Diaries OMG All About Me  Diary! by Rachel Renée Russell, Grover Cleveland, Again! by Ken Burns, Make Way For Readers by Judy Sierra and G. Brian Karas, Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill, Secrets of the Manor by Adele Whitby, Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts, and The Voyage to Magical North by Claire Fayers.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Midnight by Sister Souljah, All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker, Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart, The Dog That Whispered by Jim Kraus, In His Place by Harry C. Griffith, The Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger, When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall, Change of Heart by Rachel J. Good, Meek and Mild by Olivia Newport, The Candidates by Matthew S. Hiley, Hope Crossing: The Complte Ada’s House Trilogy by Cindy Woodsmall, The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale, Sons and Daughter of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel, The Honeymoon by Dinita Smith,  Portrait of a Conspiracy by Donna Russo Morin, Last Light by C.J. Lyons, Amish by Accident by J.E.B. Spredemann, An Undeniable Secret by J.E.B. Spredmann, Midnight and the Meaning of Love by Sister Souljah, The Novice by Taran Matharu, and Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Star Trek: The Official Guide to Our Universe by Andrew Fazekas, After the Wind: Tragedy on Everest, One Survivor’s Story by Lou Kasischke, The Stream by James Robison, Chick Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of America, Forward by Lee Woodruff,  But What If We’re Wrong? By Chuck Klosterman, Girl in the Woods by Aspen Matis, Will & I: A Memoir by Clay Byars, The Novel Cure by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin.

If you or someone you know is homebound, call 270-237-3861 and ask for our free bookmobile home delivery service.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Summer reading is underway. “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”  The following special programs start at 1:00 pm: July 7 – Science Olympics with Jason Lindsey, July 12 – Runaway Puppet Theater with Ed May, July 14-Water Safety with Bobber the Water Safety Dog, July 19-Olympian Crafts (All Day Event – Come and Go), and July 21-Nature’s Olympics with Animal Tales.

“Get In the Game: Read” is the teen theme. These special teen programs also start at 1:00 pm: July 6-Geocaching, July 13-Minute to Win It!, and July 20-Life Size Games

All programs are free and every registered child who turns in a reading log will be eligible for prize drawings.  We’re giving away eight Fitbits thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library. Even if your name isn’t drawn, every child who turns in a reading log will win something and every child who attends the program on the last day will get to choose a book to keep.

New books for children include:  Giddy-Up Buckaroos! by Shanda Trent, There’s a Bison Bouncing on the Bed! by Paul Bright, Galactic Hot Dogs: The Wiener Strikes Back by Max Brallier, Rachel Maguire & Nichole Kelley, Can I Tell You a Secret? by Anna Kang, Let’s Go to Sleep by Maisie Reade, Fair Wold by Stella A. Caldwell, Squish Squash Squeeze! by Tracey Corderoy, August and His Smile by Catherine Rayner, Thank You and Good Night by Jon Gordon, 1 BigSalad: A Delicious Counting Book by Juana Medina, Fish by Liam Francis Walsh, The Moon’s Almost Here by Patricia MacLachlan, London City Trails by Lonely Planet Kids, With Any Luck, I’ll Driv a Truck by David Friend, Pete the Cat’s Got Class by James Dean, Time for Earth School, Dewey Dew by Leslie Staub, The Storyteller by Evan Turk, Milk Goes to School by Terry Border, and It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan, Defender by Diana Palmer, Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner, The Charmers by Elizabeth Adler, We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley, Foxing the Geese by Janet Woods, Faux Paw by Sofie Kelley, White Colander Crime by Victoria Hamilton, Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle, Basket Case by Nancy Haddock, Magic by Danielle Steel, Make Me Love You by Johanna Lindsey, Panacea by F. Paul Wilson, Someone Always Knows by Marcia Muller, When We Were Sisters by Emilie Richards, Twisted Rivers by Siobhán MacDonald, First Comes Love by Emily Giffin, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante, The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominc Smith and The Coutship Basket by Amy Clipston.

New books on the young adult shelf include: You Know Me Well by Nina La Cour & David Levithan, Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum, The Only Thing Worse Than Me is You by Lily Anderson, Riders by Veronica Rossi, Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes, American Girls by Alison Umminger, Don’t Get Caught: Let the Prank War Begin by Kurt Dinan, The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson, This is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp, The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine, My Kind of Crazy by Robin Reul, Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, and The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library0get a free library card with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

The Library will be closed on Monday, July 4^th in honor of Independence Day.

It’s not too late to register for summer reading, but time is running out. “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”   Special programs that start at 1:00 pm include:

July 5 – Reading Magic with magician Bruce Amato

July 7 – Science Olympics with Jason Lindsey

July 12 – Runaway Puppet Theater with Ed May

July 14-Water Safety with Bobber the Water Safety Dog

July 19-Olympian Crafts (All Day Event – Come and Go)

July 21-Nature’s Olympics with Animal Tales.

“Get In the Game: Read” is the teen theme. These special teen programs also start at 1:00 pm.

July 6-Geocaching

July 13-Minute to Win It!

July 20-Life Size Games

All programs are free and every registered child who turns in a reading log will be eligible for prize drawings.  We’re giving away eight Fitbits thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library. Even if your name isn’t drawn, every child who turns in a reading log will win something and every child who attends the program on the last day will get to choose a book to keep.

New books for children include:  The Five Rollatinis by Jan B. Balet, The Thinking Book by Sandol Stoddard Warburg, Explore Fossils! by Cynthia Light Brown & Grace Brown, The Great Depression by Marcia Amidon Lusted, Counting Stars by Catherine Rayner, Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino, How Many Sleeps ‘til My Birthday? by Mark Sperring, Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky, Nobody Likes Goblins by Ben Hatke, Forensics: Cool Women Who Investigate by Anita Yasuda, Waiting For Augusta by Jessica Lawson, and Books by Murray McCain and John Alcorn.  

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz, Flight Patterns by Karen White, A Study in Sable by Mercedes Lackey, The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett, Fading Starlight by Kathryn Cushman, Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett, Dishonorable Intentions by Stuart Woods, Sweet Bitter by Stephanie Danler, I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan, A Country Road, A Tree by Jo Baker,  June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix, The Cavendon Luck by Barbra Taylor Bradford, God Pretty in the Tobacco Field by Kim Michele Richardson, and The Sender by Kevin Elko and Bill Beausay.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Your Pregnancy: Week by Week by Glade B. Curtis, M.D. a and Judith Schuler, M.S., What to Expect When You’re Expecting 5^th Ed. By Heide Murkoff and Sharon Mazel, Bare Bones by Bobby Bones, By Honor Bound by Tom Orris and Mike Thornton with Dick Couch, and The Memory Diet by Judi and Shari Suzker.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Don’t forget that magazines books and videos are available to download for fee with your Allen County Public Library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Summer reading registration is underway. Our summer reading theme is “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”  Weekly programs start in July. Keep reading the Library News for program updates or follow us on Facebook. Students can also join our Buggy Book Club and win prizes weekly for checking out and reading books.  We hope visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: Amos and the Moon by Jan B. Balet, The Wing on a Flea by Ed Emberley, Big Fish Little Fish by Tiger Tales, Engineering: Cool Women Who Design by Vicki V. May, Big Nate: From the Top by Lincoln Peirce, Galactic Hot Dogs: Cosmoe’s Wiener Getaway by Max Brallier, Rachel Maguire, and Nichole Kelley, Gold Fish by Nat Luurtsema, Touch and Trace Farm by Tiger Tales, Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts by Syl Sobel, J.D., 4^th Ed.,  Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future with 20 Projects by Joshua Sneldman and Erin Twamley, How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton, Time Stoppers by Carrie Jones, Friends To The Rescue by Suzanne Chiew, and Bring Me A Rock! by Daniel Miyares.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Lawyer for the Dog by Lee Robinson, The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin, Deliah: Treacherous Beauty by Angela Hunt, The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson, Cold Barrel Zero by Mathew Quirk, Deception Island by Brynn Kelly, No Other Will Do by Karen Witemeyer, Into the Free by Julie Cantrell, Shadow War by Sean McFate,  Liberty’s Last Stand by Stephen Coonts, The After Party by Anton Disclafani, Someone Like You by Victoria Bylin, Her One an Only by Becky Wade, The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth Church, Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman, The Noise of Time by Julian Banres, Anatomy of a Soldier by Harry Parker, Falling by Elisha Cooper, Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley, The Girls by Emma Cline, Barksins by Annie Proulx, Brighton by Michael Harvey, The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, Murder on the Quai by Cara Black, The Freeman by Joe Hill, Under the Harrow  by Flynn Berry, Widow-Maker by Paul Doiron, Charcoal Joe by Walter Mosley, and Duty and Honor by Grant Blackwood.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Maximum Security Book Club by Mikita Brottman, How May We Hate You? Notes from the Concierge Desk by Anna Drezen and Todd Dakotah Briscoe, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War by Mary Roach, Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt, Braving It: A Father, A Daughter, and and Unforgettable Journey Into the Alaskan Wild by James Campbell, The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman, and Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864 by Bruce M. Venter.

New movies this week include: The Confirmation starring Clive Owen, Hello, My Name is Doris starring Sally Field, Gridlocked starring Dominic Purcell, Eddie The Eagle starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton, Get a Job starring Miles Teller, London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman, I Am Potential starring Burgess Jenkins and Jimmy Bellinger, Lea to the Rescue by American Girl, and Hail Caesar! Starring Josh Broline and Geroge Clooney.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Summer reading registration is underway. Our summer reading theme is “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”  Weekly programs start in July. Keep reading the Library News for program updates or follow us on Facebook. Students can also join our Buggy Book Club and win prizes weekly for checking out and reading books.  We hope visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Books will be on sale for $1.00 per bag.  Stop by early to pick out the best selections.

We’ll keep to our regular story hour schedule through June for preschool children. We meet on Tuesday at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday at 10:00.

If you want to learn to knit or crochet, Loose Ends will teach you. They meet every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners.

New books for children include:  Hattie Peck by Emma Levey, Where is Rusty by Sieb Posthuma, There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith, The Red Apple by Freidun Oral, Shoo, Fly, Don’t Bother Me Retold by Blake Hoena, Prairie Dog Song by Susan Li Roth and Cindy Trumbore, The Airport Book by Lisa Brown, The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers,  Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley and Lauren Castillo, Circle by Jean Baker, Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems by Bob Raczka, You Made Me a Mother by Laurenne Sala, Blocks by Irene Dickson, Elmer and Grandpa Eldo by David McKee, and One Hundred Bones by Yuval Zommer.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: City of Secrets by Stewart O’Nan, His to Command by Opal Carew, Troublemaker by Linda Howard, Easy Pickings by Richard S. Wheeler, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick, The Translation of Love by Lynne Kutsakake, And After The Fire by Lauren Belfer, The Body in the Wardrobe by Katherine Hall Page, The Pug List by Alison Hodgson, A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain,  A Dream of Miracles by Ruth Reid, The Two Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman, Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards, The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter, All Summer Long by Dorthea Benton Frank, and Island House by Nancy Thayer.

New books for young adults include: Almost Midnight by C.C. Hunter, The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Can You Keep A Secret by R.L. Stine, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas, Dream Things True by Mare Marquard, Eternal by C.C. Hunter, The Girl Who Fell by S.M. Parker, The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand, The Great Hunt by Robert Higgens, and Half Lost by Sally Green,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep by Michael Schulman, The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt by Darrin Lunde, The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt, Becoming Grandma by Lesley Stahl, Longevity by Cameron Diaz, It’s All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow, Left of Boom by Douglas Laux and Ralph Pezzullo, Dream Home by Jonathan & Drew Scott, and Unashamed by Lecrae,

New movies include: The Finest Hours: The Impossible Rescue starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck, Race starring Stephan James, Gods of Egypt starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Gerard Butler, and Pride & Prejudice and Zombies starring Lily James and Sam Riley.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Summer reading registration starts on June 1. Our summer reading theme is “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”  Weekly programs start in July. Keep reading the Library News for program updates or follow us on Facebook. Students can also join our Buggy Book Club and win prizes weekly for checking out and reading books.  We hope you make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Books will be on sale for $1.00 per bag.  Stop by early to pick out the best selections.

We’ll keep to our regular story hour schedule through June for preschool children. We meet on Tuesday at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday at 10:00.

If you want to learn to knit or crochet, Loose Ends will teach you. They meet every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners.

New books for children include:  Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd, Slickety Quick by Skila Brown, The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sengal, Buddy and Earl Go Exploring by Maureen Fergus, The World in a Second by Isabel Minhós Matins, Good Night Baddies by Deborah Underwood and Juli Kangas, Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle, My Old Pal, Oscar by Amy Hest illustrated by Amy Bates, Malaika’s Costume by Nadia L. Hohn, Maggie and Wendel Imagie Everything! by Cori Doerrfeld, and The Thank You Book by Mo Willems.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: City of Secrets by Stewart O’Nan, His to Command by Opal Carew, Troublemaker by Linda Howard, Easy Pickings by Richard S. Wheeler, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick, The Translation of Love by Lynne Kutsakake, And After The Fire by Lauren Belfer, The Body in the Wardrobe by Katherine Hall Page, The Pug List by Alison Hodgson, A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain, Burning Roof by Janice Cantore, A Dream of Miracles by Ruth Reid, The Two Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman, Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards, and The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep by Michael Schulman, The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt by Darrin Lunde, The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt, Becoming Grandma by Lesley Stahl, Longevity by Cameron Diaz, It’s All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow, Dream Home by Jonathan & Drew Scott,  and Unashamed by Lecrae.

New movies include: Kindergarten Cop 2 starring Dolph Lundgren, The Witch starring Anya Taylor-Joy, How to Be Single starring Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson, Joseph’s Fiennes Risen, Zoolander No. 2 starring Owen Wilson, and Rise of the Legend starring Eddie Peng.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Lego My Library will meet on Saturday, March 19  from 11:00 – 12:30. Members will be separated into age groups and build unique creations that will be displayed for three weeks. Library patrons will vote on their favorites and all participants will have a chance to win prizes by attending. We hope your kids will plan to join the Lego My Library Club every third Saturday of the month.

Our Youth Easter Egg hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22 at 10:00 am.  All children who join the egg hunt will receive a free book to keep.

On Saturday, March 26 at 1:00 pm, local author Tammy Wilson’s will be at the library to sign her book, Something Happened: A True Story of Deglovement. Copies of her book will be available for purchase.

New books for children include: My Favorite Color Is… by Scholastic, The Itsy Bitsy Bunny by Jeffrey Burton, Little One: God Loves You by Amy Warren Hilliker, Remarkable Reptiles by Lisa M. Herrington, I Have the Hiccups by Joanne Mattern, Incredible Insects by Lisa M. Herrington, Freaky Fish by Lis M. Herrington, Peter Rabbit: P Is for Peter by Frederick Warne, Elmo and Abby’s Wacky Weather Day adapted by Naomi Kleinberg from a script by John Weidman, Look Inside by Scholastic, Scarlet Discovers True Strength by Shana Muldoon Zappa & Ahmet Zappa, Angelina and the Flower Garden by Katherine Holabird, The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Quilter’s Son: Liam’s Choice by Samantha Jillian Bayarr, Every Tear a Memory by Myra Johnson, A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin, Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock, Georgia by Dawn Tripp, The Dressmaker’s War by Mary Chamberlain, I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork, The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin,  The Wolf by Lorenzo Carcaterra, The Ramblers by Aidan Donnelley Rowley, America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie, Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff, The Rain Sparrow by Linda Goodnight, What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin, Warrior of the Storm by Bernard Cornwell, and Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhorn.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Shred Power Cleanse by Ian K. Smith, MD, Wild By Nature by National Geographic Explorer Sarah Marquis, The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted by Gary Chapman, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant, A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold, Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body by Kate Hudson, The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis, The Legends Club by John Einstein, and Fortunate Son by John Fogerty,

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Our craft group, Loose Ends is partnering with the Allen County Health Department to raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome. Loose Ends is knitting/crocheting purple baby hats for new mothers to remind them that the crying is temporary. You can pick up a skein of purple yarn at the library and knit/crochet a baby hat.  If you don’t know how to knit/crochet, don’t worry, Loose Ends will teach you.  They meet every Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

The Scottsville Art Guild, in partnership with the Allen County Public Library, is offering and Adult Drawing Class on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 am. Supplies will be provided for this free program, however, you must pre-register as space is limited Call 237-3861 or stop by the library’s circulation desk.

On Tuesday, March 16 at 3:30 pm, Teens are invited to a St. Patty’s Day Party.  We’ll have green food, dig for four-leaf clovers, make Shamrock Slime, and more. Call 270-237-3861 and pre-register or stop by the circulation desk.

Preschool children can attend Story Hour on Tuesday at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday at 10:00 am. We hope visiting the library with your child is part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: Touch and Feel Farm by Scholastic, Flip, Flap, Fly by Phyllis Root, Five Little Bunnies by Dan Yaccarino, Touch and Feel Baby Animals by Scholastic, Thumper Goes A-Thumpin’ by Laura Driscoll, Happy Easter, Moose by Laura Numeroff and Felica Bond, Keeper of the Lost Cities Exile by Shannon Messenger, Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley, Bloom by Doreen Cronin and David Small, The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian, Hilarious Jokes for Minecrafters by Michele C. Hollow and others, and Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Young Blood by Matt Gallagher, Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves, The Passenger by Lisa Lutz, Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry, Off the Grid by C.J. Box, No Shred of Evidence by Charles Todd, Black List by Mark Greaney, Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica, Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets, When the Clouds Roll By by Myra Johnson, Always Watching by Lynette Eason, The Ancient Minstrel by Jim Harrison, I’ll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable, and The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Daniel Detox by Don Cobert, MD, Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World by Leigh Ann Henion, I Had To Survive: How A Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives by Dr. Roberto Canessa, Dark Money by Jane Mayer, The Wild Diet by Abel James, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, Rising Above a Toxic Workplace by Gary Chapman, Paul White and Harold Myra, and Curious Faith by Logan Wolfram.

New movies this week include:  Creed starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, The Night Before starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, Miss You Already starring Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore, Room starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, Bible Mysteries by BBC, All Roads Lead to Rome starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Raoul Bova, and God’s Club starring Stephen Baldwin and Corbin Bernsen,

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Our craft group, Loose Ends is partnering with the Allen County Health Department to raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome. Loose Ends is knitting/crocheting purple baby hats for new mothers to remind them that the crying is temporary. You can pick up a skein of purple yarn at the library and knit/crochet a baby hat.  If you don’t know how to knit/crochet, don’t worry, Loose Ends will teach you.  They meet every Tuesday at 3:30 pm. Supplies are provided for beginners.

Our book club, Books on the Square will meet on March16 at 1:00 pm. We’re reading, Me Before You by Jo JO Moyes. Everyone is welcome to attend.  Stop by the circulation desk and request your copy of the book and join us on Tuesday, March 16 at 1:00 o’clock. There’s something for everyone at the Allen County Public Library.

Preschool children can attend Story Hour on Tuesday at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday at 10:00 am. We hope visiting the library with your child is part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: A Wisher’s Guide to Starland by Disney Enterprises, Vega and the Fashion Disaster by Shana Muldoon Zappa & Ahmet Zappa, At the Marsh in the Meadow by Jeanie Mebane, It’s Easter, Chloe Zoe! By Jane Smith, The Night Gardener  by The Fan Brothers, Voices of Gettysburg by Sherry Garland, Miss Mary Reporting by Sue Macy, It’s Not Easy Being Number Three by Drew Dernavich, The House That Jack Built by Alison Murray, Echo Echo by Marilyn Singer, Peep and Egg: I’m Not Hatching by Laura Gehl, My Dog’s a Chicken by Susan McElroy Montanari, and Black and White Animals by Scholastic,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: A Girl’s Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber, Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton, The Lightkeepers by Abby Geni, She’s Not There by Joy Fielding, The First Order by Jeff Abbott,  Return to Paradise by Barbara Cameron, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry, The Spring at Moss Hill by Carla Neggers, Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer, The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig, The Fragment by Davis Bunn, If I Run by Terri Blackstock,The Preacher’s Lady by Lori Copeland, A Heart Once Broken by Jerry S. Eicher, Driven by Kelley Armstrong, The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth, The English Son by Wanda E. Brunstetter & Jean Brunstetter, Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke, You’re the One That I want by Susan May Warren, Arctic Shadow by Joanne Sundell, and The Law and the Lawless by David Robbins.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Your Beauty Mark by Dila Van Teese,

How to Fake Real Beauty by Ramy Fagni, Approaching ALI: A Reclamation in Three Acts by Davis Miller, Lost in the Darkness: Life Inside the World’s Most haunted Prisons, Hospitals, and Asylums by Benjamin S. Jeffries, and Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten.

New movies include: Moon Walkersstaring Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint, I Smile Back starring Sarah Silverman and Josh Charles, Diablo starring Scott Eastwood and Walton Goggins, Extraction starring Bruce Willis and Kellan Lutz, Secret In Their Eyes starring Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts, My All American starring Aaron Eckhart and Finn Wittrock, Disney-Pixar’s The New Dinosaur and Disney’s The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.