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The library building is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children aged 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. On Mondays at 3:30 pm, students ages 10-12 can join us for The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books for children include: Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor, The Library Fish Learns to Read by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, The Blue Umbrella by Emily Ann Davison, Never Forget Eleanor by Jason June, One Day by Joanna Ho & Faith Pray, Pirate Passover by Judy Press, City Beet by Tziporah Cohen, The Note Who Faced the Music by Lindsay Bonilla, Gertie: The Darling Duck of WWII by Shar Swanson, Bluey: Mum School by Penguin Young Readers Licenses, Elena Rides by Juana Medina, I Am Not an Octopus by Eoin McLaughlin and Marc Boutavant, Fish and Crab by Marianna Coppo, Rainbow Shopping by Qing Zhuang, Wants vs. Needs vs. Robots by Michael Rex, and How to Talk Like a Bear by Charlie Grandy.  

Older Children will enjoy: Where’s Waldo? The Great Speed Search by Martin Handford, Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins by Matt Forbeck, Dear America: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl: A Picture of Freedom by Patricia C. McKissack, Dear America: The Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart: The Winter of Red Snow by Kristina Gregory, Being Baxters by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell, Heroes of Havensong: Dragonboy by Megan Reyes, Battle Dragons: Book Two: City of Speed by Alex London, Go Pig or Go Home by Rob Harrell,  and  Hidden Systems by Dan Mott.

New books for young adults include: Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson, 14 Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph, The Wizard’s Cookbook by Aurélia Beaupommier, While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai, The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab, All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore, and Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library will be closed on Friday, April 7, for Good Friday. The library building is normally open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register by adding your name and email.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesday at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesday at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. On Mondays at 3:30 pm, students ages 10-12 are invited to The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books on the shelf for children include: Curls by Ruth Forman, Ant-Man and The Wasp by Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers and Don Heck, Change Sings by Amanda Gorman and Loren Long, The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez, Real Pigeons Peck Punches by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood, Anne’s Tragical Tea Party adapted by Kallie George and pictures by Abigail Halpin, The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann, Pete the Kitty’s Outdoor Art Project by Kimberly & James Dean, Fortnite by Kenny Aboo, Thank you, Teacher! by Cate Berry, One Chicken Nugget by Tadgh Bentley, Doe’s Dandelions by Laura Renauld, The Life of a Crayon by Tara Wosiski & Christopher Willard, Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Path to Kindness by Helaine Becker, and The Life of a Crayon by Tara Wosiski & Christopher Willard.

Older children will enjoy: Kid Kitchen by Heather Staller, Girls’ Soccer by Brendan Flynn, Ultraman Vol. 1: The Rise of Ultraman by Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom et al., Ultraman Vol. 2: The Trials of Ultraman by Matt Groom, Kyle Higgins, et al., Leeva at Last by Sara Penny Packer, Battle Dragons: Book One: City of Thieves by Alex London, Fortniteby (Official_: The Ultimate Locker: The Visual Encyclopedia by Epic Games.

New books for young adults include: These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi, Stateless by Elizabeth Wein, The Sinsister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix, Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria, The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher, The Poison Sea by Mara Rutherford, and No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Sanctuary by Katrine Engberg, Radiant Sin by Katee Robert, Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall, The Bite by Z.W. Taylor, Armageddon by Leon Uris, The Frenchman by Jack Beumont, Lying Beside You by Michael Jones, Varina Palladino’s Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino, Best Served Hot by Amanda Elliot, Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey, Just My Type by Falon Ballard, The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes, Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh, The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan, A Most Intriguing Lady by Sarah Ferguson, Iceberg by Jennifer A. Neilsen, Fragile Beasts by Tawni O’Dell, The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden, and Bookworm by Robin Yeatman.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library will be closed on Thursday, March 30, so staff may attend required training at KDLA. The library will reopen on Friday, March 31, at 9:00 am. The library building is ordinarily open to the public Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register by adding your name and email.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and Wednesday at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children aged 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Students aged 10-12, are invited to The Inbetweens on Monday at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books on the shelf for children include: Lost Cat! by Jacqueline K. Rayner, This is a Story by John Schu, The Three Little Guinea Pigs by Erica S. Perl, Whale Fall: Exploring An Ocean-Floor Ecosystem by Melissa Stewart, Just a Worm by Marie Boyd, Jovita Wore Pant by Aida Salazar, My Little Thief by Augusten Burroughs, In a Patch of Grass by Fran Hodgkins, A Tulip in Winter by Kathy Stinson & Lauren Soloy, Triangle by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen, The Teachers I Loved Best by Taylor Mali, Catching Flight by Rebekah Lowell, Twenty Questions bu Mac Barnett & Christian Robinson, Elephant Goes Potty by James Patterson, The Making of Butterflies by Zora Neal Hurston, How Many Squirrels Are In the World? by Ben Gundersheimer and Countdown to Easter by Greg Paprocki.

New books for older children include: Women’s Soccer Third Edition by Abbeville Press Publishers, Official Fortnite: The Chronicle 2023 by Epic Games, Ultraman, Vol. 3(3) by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, Kingdom Keepers: Inheritance The Shimmer by Ridley Pearson, and Dear Yesteryear by Kimberly Annece Henderson.

New books for young adults include: Cursed Princess Club by Lamb Cat, Chaos Theory by Nic Stone, Before I Do by Sophie Cousens, The Geek’s Cookbook by Liguori LEcomte, Kill Joy by Holly Jackson, Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood, Lola at Last by J.C. Peterson, My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron, and A Long Stretch of Days by Cindy McGinnis.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy, The Phantom by Gena Showalter, The Dangerous One by Lori Foster, The Last Kingdom by Steve Berry, Essex Dogs by Dan Jones, Bloody Martini by William Kotzwinkle, A Good Day to Pie by Misha Popp, It’s One of Us by J.T. Ellison, The Angel Maker by Alex North, The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz, The Cradle of Ice by James Rollins, Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft, If a Poem Could Live and Breathe by Mary Calvi, Burner by Mark Greaney, Weyward by Emilia Hart, The Love Scribe by Amy Meyerson, Something Wilder by Christina Lauren, The Next 365 Days by Blanka Lipinska, and 1794: The City Between the Bridges by Niklas Nat tch Dag.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The Library will be closed on Thursday, March 30, 2023, so all staff may attend the required training at K.P.L.A. The Library will reopen on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 9:00 am.

The Library’s regular hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children aged 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. In addition, we’ve added a new program on Mondays at 3:30 pm for students ages 10-12, The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the Library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books on the shelf for children include:  Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Sleepy Sheepy by Lucy Ruth Cummins, Arthur’s Fire Drill by Marc Brown, There’s No Such Thing As…UNICORNS by Lucy Rowland and Katy Halford, A Flag for Juneteenth by Kim Taylor, Good Night, Sister by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Exploring Insects by Jill McDonald, Exploring Dinosaurs by Jill McDonald, Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit by Kimberly & James Dean, No No, Baby! by Anne Hunter, This Little Kitty by Karen Obuhanych, Happy Easter From the Crayons by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, Party Time, Crabby! by Jonathan Fenske, Sprinkle Party! (Gabby’s Dollhouse) by Scholastic, Stillwater and Koo Save the World by Jon J. Muth, The Horse Encyclopedia for Kids by A.B.D.O. Publishing, Rad American History A-Z by Kate Schatz, Agent  S.U.I.T. by John Patrick Green, The Government Encyclopedia by A.B.D.O. Publishing, and The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Baker’s Man by Jennifer Moorman, Device Free Weekend by Sean Doolittle, Take the Lead by Alexis Daria, A Cry in the Dark by Jessica R. Patch, Night Angels by Weina Dai Randel, Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu, Maureen: A Harold Fry Novel by Rachel Joyce, Every Good Gift by Kelly Irvin, The Woman With the Cure by Lynn Cullen, Liar City by Allie Therin, The Devine Doughnut Shop by Carolyn Brown, Homestead by Melinda Moustakis, A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon, The Spite House by Johnny Compton The House Guest by Hank Phillippi Ryan, Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra, The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont, My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin, and Iron Curtain by Vesna Goldsworthy

New adult large-print books include: Weyward by Emilia Hart, Never Never by Colleen Hoover, The Ingenue by Rachel Kapelke – Dale, Three-Edged Sword by Jeff Lindsay, The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell, Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown, The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill, It’s One of Us by J.T. Ellison, Victory City by Salman Rushdie, and We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the Library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library building is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register by adding your name and email to reserve your spot.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. In addition, we’ve added a new program on Mondays at 3:30 pm for students ages 10-12, The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

Lego My Library meets on the third Saturday of each month. On Saturday, March 18, at 11:00 am, any child under the age of eighteen is invited to come to show off master-building skills. This month’s challenge is a mystery build.

On Monday, March 20, at 6:00 pm, author Charles Bogart will present a railroad history program, The Missing Link – The Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad. This program is open to the public.

New books on the shelf for children include: The Puppy Place: Barkley by Ellen Miles, Super Dweeb, and the Time Trumpet by Jess Bradley, Arthur’s Reading Race by Marc Brown, Arthur Lost in the Museum by Marc Brown, Fiona in the Sandbox by Rilla Alexander, The Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson, An Eggstra-Special Easter! by LEGO Books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Easter Egg Hunt by Eric Carle, Good Night Body: Finding Calm from Head to Toe by Britney Winn Lee, Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny by Todd Tarpley, My Book of Dogs and Puppies by D.K. Publishing, My Book of Cats and Kittens by D.K. Publishing, When a Friend Needs a Friend by Roozeboos, and In Every Life by Marla Frazee.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin, The Cliff’s Edge by Charles Todd, Miss Newbury’s List by Megan Walker, End of Story by Kyle Scott, Save the Best for Last by Jennifer Probst, The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson, VenCo by Cherie Dimaline, Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff, Field of Bounty by Lauraine Snelling with Kiersti Giron, Not Your Ex’s Hexes by April Asher, Della & Darby by Susannah B. Lewis, The Maltese Iguana by Tim Dorsey, Walk the Blue Line by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, Stars in An Italian Sky by Jill Santopolo, A Killing Innocents by Deborah Crombie, When the Moon Turns Blue by Pamela Terry, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi, Bright and Deadly Things by Lexie Elliott, Black Wolf by Kathleen Kent, and On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel,

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register by adding your name and email to reserve your spot.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. In addition, we’ve added a new program on Mondays at 3:30 pm for students ages 10-12, The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

Thank you to the E-41 Project Committee for donating four copies of Voices of the Segregated Past: The Kentucky High School Athletic League E-41 Region 3 1932-1958 to the Allen County Public Library. “Using oral history interviews of participating athletes from this era, the E41/Kentucky High School Athletic League/Region 3 Project Committee has produced a compelling but succinct narrative on this topic. The Project sought to recover, present and preserve the memory of these outstanding athletes who made contributions to their communities, the state and the nation.”

We want to thank the employees at the Dollar General Warehouse who raised funds to donate to the Allen County Library to celebrate Black History Month. Also, we extend our thanks to Dollar General Corporation for matching their employees’ gifts. We purchased the following books for children with their gift: When the Schools Shut Down by Yolanda Gladden, as told to Dr. Tamara Pizzoli, We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson, Black Panther Wakanda Forever: The Courage to Dream by Frederick Joseph, Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan, Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan, Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou, The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatherford, Counting on Catherine by Helaine Becker, Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston by Alicia D. Williams, A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford & Rob Sanders, Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman, The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson, Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Willaims.

Non-fiction books purchased with the donation from Dollar General to honor Black History month include:  We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power by Caleb Gayle, Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau, A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield, We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle, Black History Book by D.K. Publishing, Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies by D.K. Publishing, Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners by Margaret A. Burnham, His Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Veronica Chambers of the New York Times, Illustrated Black History by George McCalman, Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today by Eboni K. Williams, Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatus, Ph.D.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

Thank you to the Scottsville D.A.R. for donating African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals by David Hackett Fischer to the Allen County Public Library to celebrate Black History Month. This book is by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, so I know it will be well-written, well-researched, and informative.

Also, we want to thank the employees at the Dollar General Warehouse who raised funds to donate to the Allen County Library to celebrate Black History Month. Also, we extend our thanks to Dollar General Corporation for matching their employees’ gifts. As the donation was made in honor of Black History month, we will use the funds to purchase books that will educate and expand knowledge about the accomplishments and contributions of Black people in American history.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. In addition, we’ve added a new program on Mondays at 3:30 pm for students ages 10-12, The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books on the shelf for children include: Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! by Tonya Bolden, The Spring Rabbit by Angela McAllister, William Shakespeare & the Globe by Aliki, Nell Plans a Tree by Anne Wynter & Daniel Miyares, Sprout Branches Out by Jessika Von Innerebner, Otter Loves Easter! by Sam Garton, Donkie Hodie: The Missing Notebook! Adapted by Tina Gallo, Arthur in New York by Marc Brown, How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton, Five Little Easter Bunnies by Martha Mumford,  and Pinkalicious and the Holiday Sweater by Victoria Kann.

New books for older children include: A Snow Day for Plum! by Matt Phelan, Super Pancake by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Abhi Alwar, Itty Bitty Princess Kitty: The Un-Fairy by Melody Mews, The National Parks Encyclopedia by Allison Lassieur, Votes of Confidence: A Younge Person’s Guide to American Elections by Jeff Fleischer, The One Thing You’d Save by Linda Sue Park, Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life by Jerry Pinkney, and Anne’s School Days adapted by Kallie George.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman, Irish Coffee Murder by Leslie Meier, Wherever the Wind Takes Us by Kelly Harms, Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood, Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh, Bookclubbed to Death by V.M. Burns, Death of a Traitor by M.C. Beaton, What We Remember by Sarah Echavarre, Local by Jessica Machado, The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey, A Castle in Brooklyn by Shrley Russak Wachtel,   The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown, The Widow by Kaira Rouda, Shadow Sister by Lindsay Marcott, The Stroke of Winter by Windy Webb, The New Life by Tom Crewe, All The Dark Places by Terri Parlato, The Twyford Code by Janet Hallett, Hard to Break by Michael Ledwidge, and 3 Days to Live by James Patterson.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library will be closed for Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 20, 2023. The library will reopen on Tuesday, February 21, at 9:00 am. Unless it’s a holiday, the library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. In addition, we’ve added a new program on Mondays at 3:30 pm for students ages 10-12, The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Lego My Library meets on the third Saturday of each month. On Saturday, February 18, at 11:00 am, any child under the age of eighteen is invited to come to show off master-building skills. This month’s Lego Challenge is a Vertical Brick Challenge. What will you build? A rock climbing wall, lego art, or stairs to nowhere?

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books on the shelf for children include: Dogs by Martha E. H. Rustad, Hitting the Shot by eric Braun, Best Test by Pippa Goodhart and Anna Doherty, Goats by Kathryn Clay, Horses by Sheri Doyle, Cows by Sheri Doyle, Favorite Cat Breeds by Angi Peterson Kaelberer, Sheep by Michelle Hasselisu, Alpacas by Michelle Hasselius, and Animals on the Farm by Lisa J. Amstutz.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Killer Cupid by Laurien Berenson, The Hunter by Jennifer Herrera, A Love by Design by Elizabeth Everett, Age of Vice by Deeptí Kapoor, The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page, The Social Climber by Amanda Pellegrino, Her Heart’s Desire by Shelley Shepard Gray, Twelve Months and a Day by Louisa Young, The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis, Blaze Me Sun by Christoffer Carlsson, Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica, Small World by Laura Zigman, Dark of Night by Colleen Coble, Murder She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran, Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, Owner of a Lonely Heart by Eva Carter, The Drift by C.J. Tudor. The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester, The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa, and The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly.

New large-print books include: The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis, Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff, The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict, Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica, The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz, The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick, An Affair of Spies by Ronald H. Balson, Maame by Jessica George, Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo, Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning, River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer, and Exiles by Jane Harper.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.

If you are interested in knitting or crocheting, Strings and Things is offered every Wednesday from 2:30 – 3:30 pm.

Our book clubs meet on the third Tuesday of each month. On Tuesday, February 21, Books on the Square meets at 1:00 pm, and they are reading Black Flower by Young-Ha Kim. A Mystery at the Library meets at 5:00 pm, and they’re reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. If you are interested in joining the discussion, stop by the circulation desk and pick up a copy of the book.

Lego My Library meets on the third Saturday of each month. On Saturday, February 18, at 11:00 am, any child under the age of eighteen is invited to come to show off master-building skills. This month’s Lego Challenge is a Vertical Brick Challenge. What will you build? A rock climbing wall, lego art, or stairs to nowhere?

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books on the shelf for children include: Bad Kitty: Supercat by Nick Bruel, Legends of the NBA by Abbeville Kids, The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman, Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime (Young Readers Edition) by Mimsdai Purja, and Stranger Things: Holiday Specials by Michael Moreci, et, al,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Encore in Death by J.D. Robb, Someone Else’s Shoes by Jo Jo Moyes, Little Paula by V.C. Andrews, More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen, Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman, Fortress of Snow by Melanie Dickerson, A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross, Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair, and How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Taunton’s Tiling Complete by Robin Nicholas & Michael Schweit, Pray First by Chris Hodges, Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6 by Steven A. Sund, Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts by Myra Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog by Amy Newmark.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.

The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and  Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

Prime Time Family Reading is a six-week reading, discussion, and storytelling program that starts on Thursday, February 2, 2023. We’ll serve a light meal at 5:00 pm, and at 5:30 pm, a university scholar and a storyteller (who act as discussion leaders) will conduct weekly storytelling and discussion sessions based on award-winning children’s picture books. Participants are elementary-age children and their families. Childcare will be provided for infants and toddlers. Call 270-237-3861 to register your family for this free program. Space is limited to ten families. The Kentucky Humanities Council and the Allen County Public Library provided funds for this program.

If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.

New books for children include: The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz, M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet by Helen L. Wilbur, Love From Llama Llama by Anna Dewdney, Mending the Moon by Emma Pearl, Laugh-Out-Loud: The 1,001 Funniest LOL Joes of all time by Rob Elliott, Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Birthday, a graphic novel by Katy Farina, Awesome Dog 5000 by Justin Dean, What’s Sweeter by June Tate, The Kid’s Guide to Horsemanship and Grooming by Cat Hill & Emma Ford, Trouble’s Daughter by Katherine Kirkpatrick, Cat Tales: True Stories of Kindness and Companionship with Kitties by Aline Alexander Newman, A Kid’s Guide to Dogs by Arden Moore, Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Bruel, The Magic Tree House: #37 Rhinos at Recess by Mary Pope Osborne.

New books for young adults include: Solar System Reference for Teens by Bruce Betts, Ph.D., Identity & Dignity by Amina Aminger, The Book of Awesome Black Americans by Monique L. Jones, and A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Premonition at Withers Farm by Jamie Jo Wright, The Lost Melody by Joann Davidson Politano, A Hundred Crickets Singing by Cathy Gohlke, A Gem of Truth by Kimberley Woodhouse. Something Old, Something New by Amy Clipston, Slaughter at Wolf Creek by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, Mr. Singer’s Seamstress by Karla Stover, The Devil’s Ransom by Brad Taylor, Rio Hondo by Preston Lewis, Sam by Allegra Goodman, What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala, For the Throne by Hannah Whitten, City of Fortune by Roger Crowley, and Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Starting a Business: All-In-One for Dummies by Eric Tyson, MBA and Bob Nelson, Ph.D., et al., Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kat Andersen Brower, Foster by Claire Keegan, Attention Span, A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity by Gloria Mark, Ph.D., The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Fen, Bog & Swamp by Annie Proulx.

To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.