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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 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. We will read the same book in each program. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs.

On Monday, October 3, kids are invited to our Drive-In @ the Library. We’ll decorate cars made from boxes and then drive to the story hour room to watch an animated Disney movie featuring a unique red automobile. We will decorate our cars at 4:00 pm. Snacks will be served at 4:45 pm. The movie will begin at 5:00 pm.

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.

For First Friday, on October 7 at 6:00 pm, families are invited to dress up as their favorite book characters. Stop by the Library’s porch and have your picture made. We’ll award winners in each age group. Representatives from the Heart of Scottsville will vote on their favorites. The first 10 book characters to stop by will be given a pumpkin.

New books for children include: Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune by Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty, Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton, Mr. Coats by Sieb Posthuma, The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems, Puppy Bus by Drew Brockington, Patchwork by Matt De La Peńa, Bravo, Bucket Head! by Helen Lester, Three Little Vikings by Bethan Woollvin, The Witchling’s Wish by Lu Fraser, Wellington’s Big Day Out by Steve Small, Me and You In a Book Made for Two by Jean Reidy, Infinity: Figuring Out Forever by Sarah C. Campbell, and Action! by Meghan McCarthy.

Older children will enjoy: Graveyard Girls: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 I Declare a Thumb War by Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus, The Other Side of the River by Alda P. Dobbs, Lacey’s Story: A Puppy Tale by W. Bruce Cameron, and Shot Clock by Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks, A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon, Wish You Were Gone by Kieran Scott, Fox Creek by William Kent Kruger, The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Ballad of Laurel Springs by Janet Beard, Traitor’s Dance by Jeff Abbott, The Forty Elephants by Erin Bledsoe, Sister Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby, The Neighborhood by Matthew Betley, and Do No Harm by Robert Pobi.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Political Prisoner by Paul Manafort, The FarmMade Cookbook by FarmMade, Stress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans by John Suscovich, A Generation of Sociopaths by Bruce Cannon Gibney, Breaking History: A White House Memoir by Jared Kushner, Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy, The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party by Dana Milbank, and Always Faithful: A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter by Major Tom Schuman and Zainullah Zaki.

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 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. We will read the same book in each program. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs.

On Thursday, September 22 at 5:00 pm, teens are invited to Fingerprint Basics with the Scottsville Police Department.

On Saturday, September 24 at 10:00 am, we are offering an acrylic painting class for adults and children twelve-years-old and older. Pre-registration is required. Call 270-237-3861 to register for this free 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: Dinos Don’t Give Up by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, Zero Zebras: A Counting Book about What’s Not There by Bruce Goldstone, Keepunumuk: Weeachumun’s Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alex Bunten, Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House: The Graphic Novel: The Knight at Dawn. Adapted by Jenny Lair, M is for Music by Greg Paprocki, Poptropica: The Secret Society by Mitch Krpata, Reptiles for Kids by Michael G. Starkey After the Moonrise by Rich Lo, The Unique Lou Fox by Jody Carmichael. The Mouse Who Carried a Hosue on His Back by Jonathan Stutzman, Jigsaw: Mystery in the Mail by Bob Graham, Leila: The Perfect Witch by Flavia Z. Drago, Sun Wishes by Patricia Storms and Milan Pavlović, How to Catch a Class Pet by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton, Nine Color Deer by Kailin Duan, and Blanket by Ruth Ohi.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Fairy Tale by Stephen King, Blow Back: An American President Goes Insane by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois, Keya Das’s Second Act by Sopan Deb, First Born by Will Dean, Rough Draft by Katy Tur, A Little Hope by Ethan Joella, The Last Hours in Paris by Ruth Druart, Joan by Katherine J. Chen, The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander, The Florence Legacy by Lauraine Snelling, The Measure by Nikki Erlick, The Orchard by Beverly Lewis, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, QuickSand by Janet Dailey, Tick Tock by Fern Michaels, The Education of Dixie Dupree by Donna Everhart and Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, and Worthy of Legend by Roseanna M. White.

New large-print books include: The Orchard by Beverly Lewis, I’ll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatch, Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer, The Warmth of Sunshine by Kelly Irvin, The Last Way Home by Liz Johnson, and The Heart of the Mountains by Pepper Basham.

The library offers over 500 free on-online classes. Check out our website www.allencountylibrary.com, click on the “Free Online Classes” button, and create an account with your library card number.

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.

The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17. The doors open at 9:00 am and close at 4:00 pm. Books are $1.00 per bag. Stop by early and fill up your bookshelf with great reads at a great price.

Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents 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. We will read the same book in each program. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs.

On Thursday, September 15 at 5:00 pm, Teens are invited to CD Maze.

New books for children include: Hope is an Arrow by Cory McCarthy, Diving Deep: Using Machines to Explore the Ocean by Michelle Cusolito, Happy Halloween, Little Engine! by Matt Mitter and Jannie Ho, Here We Are: Book of Opposites by Oliver Jeffers, The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Fall by Eric Carle, Camp Famous by Jennifer Blecher, Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House: The Graphic Novel: Dinosaurs Before Dark. Adapted by Jenny Laird, Surely Surely Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly, Warriors: Graphic Novel: Winds of Change by Erin Hunter, Surviving the Wild: Sunny the Shark by Remy Lai, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters by Target Valance, My Life Begins by Patricia MacLachlan.

New graphic novels for young adults include: Robin & Batman by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, Pennyworth by Scott Bryan Wilson and Juan Gedeon, Lost Lad London by Shima Shinya, and Silk: Age of the Witch by Kim Miyazawa Herring.

New books for young adults include: Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert, The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Cloaked by Mike Richardson and Jordi Armengol, What Souls Are Made Of by Tasha Suri, Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert, The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson and The Rumor Jame by Dhonielle Clayton & Sona Charaipotra.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Dead Sea Conspiracy by Jerry B. Jenkins, The Brighter The Light by Mary Ellen Taylor, Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor, Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare, Armored by Mark Greaney, Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna M. White, The Last Paladin by P.T. Deutermann, Yesterday’s Gone by Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall, The Swell by Allie Reynolds, The Crimson Thread by Kate Forsyth, The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda, The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford, The It Girl by Ruth Ware, The One You Want by Jennifer Ryan, The Book Eaters by Sunny Dean, The Book Eaters by George Dawes Green.

New adult large-print books include: Killer Words by V.M. Burns, One for the Hooks: A Crochet Mystery by Betty Hechtman, Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay, Much Ado about Nauticaling by Gabby Allan, Imperfect Promise by Susanna Lane, The Smiling Country by Elmer Kelton, and Lost Trails by Louis L’Amoure, Elmer Kelton, et.al.

The library offers over 500 free on-online classes. Check out our website www.allencountylibrary.com, click on the “Free Online Classes button, and create an account with your library card number.

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 may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their pre-school 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. We will read the same book in each program. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs.

On Thursday, September 8 at 5:00 pm, Teens are invited to Teen Game Night.

New books for children this week include: The Little Bear by Nicola Killen, Whose Bones Are Those by Chihiro Takeuchi, To Find Treasure in the Mountain by Francine Rockey, A Little Ferry Tale by Chad Otis, Marvelous Body by Jane Wilsher & Andrés Lozano, Meet the Super Duper Seven by Tim Hamilton, The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson, Literary Critters by Sophie Corrigan, Duet by Elise Broach, A Perfect Mistake by Melanie Conklin, Sonny Says Sorry! by Caryl Hart, Sharks for Kids by David McGuire, How to Catch a Witch by Alice Walstead & Megan Joyce, The Bailey School Kids: Frankenstein Doesn’t Plant Petunias: A Graphic Novel by Pearl Low, Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows by Tehlor Kay Mejia, and Poptropica: The Lost Expedition by Mitch Krpata.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Acts of Violence by Margarita Montimore, Paradise Girls by Sandy Gingras, A Haven for Her Heart by Susan Anne Mason, Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates, Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister, Confidence by Denise Mina, Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown, Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier, The Lost Children by Shirley Dickson, Corinne by Rebecca Morrow, Walking in Tall Weeds by Robin Pearson, Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey, The Ninth Month by James Patterson, Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes, In the Middle of Hickory Lane by Heather Webber, and The Poet’s House by Jean Thompson.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: I’m Not Going Anywhere by Kelly Lang, Relativity: The Special & The General Theory 100^th Anniversary Edition by Albert Einstein, I’d Like to Play Alone Please by Tom Segura, The Complete Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant Oversized Edition Illustrated by Ulysses S. Grant, The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth-Century London by Catherine Ostler, Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath by Bill Browder, and Lessons from the Edge by Marie Yovanovitch.

Have you downloaded the Hoopla app yet? Hoopla allows library patrons to stream digital movies and T.V. shows for free with your Allen County Public Library card. Download the Hoopla app, find our library, and sign up. Patrons may check out ten items per month from Hoopla with your library card.

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 unless it is a holiday. If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call 270-237-3861 to schedule home deliveries.

The library will be closed on Monday, September 5, for Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 6, at 9:00 am. Stop by early to check out library materials to enjoy through the long holiday weekend.

In September, we are resuming children’s programs. Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents 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. We will read the same book in each program. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs.

Teens meet each Thursday at 5:00 pm. On Thursday, September 1, teens are invited to the Pearler Bead Club. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

New books for children this week include: The Baby-Changing Station by Thett Miller, A Very Big Fall by Emmy Kastner, The More You Give by Marcy Campbell and Francesca Sanna, Goodnight, Butterfly by Ross Burach, The Surprise by Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration by Amy Hevron, Peter Rabbit: Trick or Treat by Beatrix Potter, Here We Are: Book of Colors by Oliver Jeffers, Exploring Sharks by Jill McDonald, Exploring the Solar System by Jill McDonald, The Pet Potato by Josh Lacey, The Stone Child by Davi A. Robertson, Moon Light by Stephen Savage, Breda’s Island by Jessie Ann Foley, Agent Llama Double Trouble by Angela Woolfe, Berry Song by Michaela Goade, Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School! by Carrie Finison, Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Córdova and The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett.

New audiobooks for adults include: The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand, The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer, Movie Land by Lee Goldberg, Good Morning, Love by Ashley Coleman, Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton, A Spanish Sunrise by Boo Walker, The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackerman, Overkill by Sandra Brown, The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci, The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais, She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino, and The It Girl by Ruth Ware.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center, Into the Mist by P.C. Cast, Along the Shore by Rochelle Alers, The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger, The Hunt by Faye Kellerman, The New Neighbor by Karen Cleveland, The Bird Cage by Eve Chase, A Dress of Violet Taffeta by Tessa Arlen, A Dark and Stormy Tea by Laura Childs, Alias Emma by Ava Glass, The House on Blueberry Lane by Brenda Jackson, Addicted to You by Krista & Becca Ritchie, The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston, Homebound by John David Anderson, From the Jump by Lacie Waldon, Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno Garcia, The Life She Had by K.L. Armstrong, and A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophia Irwin.

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. If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call 270-237-3861 and let us know your favorite authors.

On Saturday, August 27, at 10:00 am, a photography workshop is open to patrons of all ages. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required for this free program. Call 270-237-3861 to register today.

Have you downloaded the Hoopla app yet? Hoopla allows library patrons to stream digital movies, music, audiobooks, comics, and T.V. shows for free with your Allen County Public Library card. Download the Hoopla app, find our library, and sign up. Patrons may check out ten items per month from Hoopla with your library card.

New books for children include: If I had a Kangaroo by Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow, A Unicorn on a Unicycle by Lynda Graham-Barber, Stanley the Dog: The First Day of School by Bobby Bones, Our Favorite Day of the Year by A.E. Ali Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano, My Name is A Story by Ashanti, Grow! How We Get Food from Our Garden by Karl Beckstrand, Geology for Kids by Meghan Vestal, American Sign Language for Kids: 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication by Rochell Barlow, Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds, and Giant Island by Jane Yolen.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Finalist by David Bell, Small Acts of Defiance by Michelle Wright, Girl Forgotten by Karin Slaughter, The Other Guest by Helen Cooper, The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding, Overkill by Sandra Brown, The Challenge by Danielle Steel, All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers, The Red Ledger Reborn by Meredith Wild, Building a Future by Amy Clipston, The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley, Iced by Felix Francis, A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir, Smolder by Helen Hardt, The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci, Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown, Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose, Black Dog by Stuart Woods, All in Good Time by Linda Byler, Reckoning by Catherine Coulter, The Apple Creek Announcement bt Wanda E. Brunstetter, Second Chance Spring by JoAnn Ross, The Lost Kings by Tyrell Johnson, The Half-Life of Valery K. by Natasha Pulley, The Lost Kings by Tyrell Johnson, and They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Why Didn’t You Tell Me? A Memoir by Carmen Rita Wong, The World’s Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian With Foreward by Conan O’Brien, Thank You For Your Servitude by Mark Leibovich, What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., and Oprah Winfrey, The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and The State of American Politics After 2020 by Jonathan Lemire, Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger, The Art of Teaching Children by Phillip Done, and An Immense World by Ed Yong.

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.

School-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, August 20, at 11:00 am. Miss Abby will have a fun build challenge ready for builders.

Teens are invited to join our teen book club. This month we’re reading Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee. Copies of the book are at the circulation desk. The teen book club will meet on Thursday, August 25, at 5:00 pm.

On Saturday, August 27, at 10:00 am, a photography workshop is open to patrons of all ages. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required for this free program. Call 270-237-3861 to register today.

New books for children include: Ballet Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins, Nana Loves You More by Jimmy Fallon, How Old is Mr. Tortoise? by Dev Petty, My First Tackle Box by B. master Caster, Juneteenth by Lisa Crayton, A Handful of Quiet by Thich Nhat Hanh, Isabel and Her Colores Go to School by Alexander Alessandri, Free at Last by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Star & Stripe Grand Opening! By M.J. Offen, I Wanted to Be a Vase by Julio Torres, Shells by Janet Lawler, Periodic Table: The Definitive Visual Catalog of the Building Blocks of the Universe by DK Publishing, Chairs on Strike by Jennifer Jones, The Man Who Saved Books by Lun Plourde, and Ravenous Things by Derrick Chow,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow, A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder by Diane Freeman, The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer, The Last Dress from Paris by Jade Beer, Out of Her Depth by Lizzy Barber, Ashton Hall by Lauren Belfer, The Gate Keeper by James Byrne, Can’t Look Away by Carola Lovering, December ’41 by William Martin, Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley,  Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter, The Setup by Lizzy Dent, Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew, Aurora by David Koepp, An Island Wedding by Jenny Colgan, The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian, Hurrican Girl by Marcy Dermansky, Little Sister by Gytha Lodge, West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras, Sold on Love by Kathleen Fuller, Aura of Night by Heather Graham, The Bourne Sacrifice by Brian Freeman, and The Hidden One by Linda Castillo.

New large-print adult fiction books include: Suspects by Danielle Steel, The It Girl by Ruth Ware, Look Closer by David Ellis, Turn to Me by Becky Wade, Beyond the Desert Sands by Tracie Peterson, Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden, When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer, Relative Justice by Robert Whitlow, and  Unfailing Love by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf: Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Guide by Britt Hawthorne with Natasha Yglesias, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin, The Complete Family Guide to Dementia by Thomas F. Harrison, and Brent P. Forester, MD, Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Misguided Wars edited by Andrew Bacevich and Daniel A Sjursen, Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional by Isaac Fitzgerald, Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation by Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin, and Storey’s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle: Fourth Edition by Heather Smith Thomas.

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.

School-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, August 20, at 11:00 am. Miss Abby will have a fun build challenge ready for our builders.

Teens are invited to join our teen book club. This month we’re reading Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee. Copies of the book are at the circulation desk. The teen book club will meet on Thursday, August 25, at 5:00 pm.

On Saturday, August 27, at 10:00 am, a photography workshop is open to patrons of all ages. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required for this free program. Call 270-237-3861 to register today.

New books for children include: Poppy’s House by Karla Courtney, Begin One Way: A Children’s Book of Road Signs by Loana Stoian, The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson, I’m Going to Kindergarten! by Andrea Posner-Sanchez, Pete the Cat’s Not So Groovy Day by Kimberly & James Dean, Who Was Alexander the Great? by Kathryn Waterfield and Robin Waterfield, Where is the Parthenon? by Robert Edwards, Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection by Matthew Swanson & Robbie Behr, Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, Turkey Goes to School by Wendi Silvano, The Cat Encyclopedia by DK Publishing, Two Dogs by Ian Falconer, The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook by Dinah Bucholz, Fossils for Kids by Ashley Hall, and Endless Ever After by Laurel Snyder and Dan Santat.

New books for young adults include: Tha Paladin Prophecy: Rogue: Book III by Mark Frost, Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, The Enchanter Heir by Cinda Williams Chima, The Damned by Renée Ahdieh, A Year to the Day by Robin Benway, Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch, and Sabriel: 25^th Anniversary Classic Edition by Garth Nix.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Grace Under Fire by Julie Garwood, Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter by Lizzie Pook, Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton, These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany, The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick, Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro, Island Time by Georgia Clark, Meant to be Mine by Hannah Orenstein, One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke, Hatchet Island by Paul Doiron, The Teacher of Warsaw by Mario Escobar, It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler, The Wife Before by Shanora Williams, As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr, The Blue Diamond by Leonard Goldberg, Byway to Danger by Sandra Merville Hart, Her Dying Day by Mindy Carlson, and Remember Love by Mary Balogh.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Chief Witness: Escape from China’s Modern-Day Concentration Camps by Sayragul Sauytbay and Alexandra Cavelius, Edible Plants: A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America by Jimmy W. Fike, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber, and Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings by Chrysta Bilton.

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.

It’s been a fantastic summer, thanks to the parents, grandparents, and caregivers who registered their children in our summer reading program. Seeing our library active with kids in the library is wonderful. So, please, keep coming weekly. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

School-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, August 20 at 11:00 am. Miss Abby will have a fun build challenge ready for our builders.

New books for children include: Francis in the Country by Liz Gaton Scanlon, The Adventures of Robo-Kid by Diane deGroat, Let’s Learn About the Forest by Katelyn Van Kooten, The Wills and the Won’ts by Angela Woolfe, Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House: The Graphic Novel: Mummies in the Morning adapted by Jenny Laird, What is the Supreme Court? by Jill Abramson, The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes, The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale by Deborah Diesen, Ben Yokohama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr, and A Prayer for our Country by Senate Chaplain Barry Black.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Sweet Remnants of Summer: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel by Alexander McCall Smith, The Big Dark Sky by Dean Koontz, Red Warning by Matthew Quirk, Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini, The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand, Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins, Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith by Adam Christopher, The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager, The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn, Thank You, Next by Andi J. Christopher, How to Fake It In Hollywood by Ava Wilder, A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey, Snowstorm in August by Marshall Karp, What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad, A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari, Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Shattered by James Patterson and James O. Born, Blue Skies by Robyn Carr, and People of Cahokia: Lightning Shell by W. Michael & Kathleen O’Neal Gear.

New books for young adults include: Gideon Green in Black and White by Katie Henry, Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed, Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas, Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon, The Maze Runner by James Dashner, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Tales from the Pizzaplex #1 Lally’s Game by Scott Cawthon, The Paladin Prophecy by Mark Frost, Murder for the Modern Girl by Kendall Kulper, and Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan. e

New large-print books include: Life Without Children by Roddy Doyle, Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America by Nicole Eustace, The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak, The Trials of Harry S. Truman by Jeffrey Frank, Nightwork by Nora Roberts, Meant to Be by Emily Griffin, and It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler

 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.

Summer reading is winding down. THANK YOU, Pizza Hut, for donating gift certificates for personal pan pizzas to 194 kids who turned in their reading logs on time. We appreciate your support.

It’s been a fantastic summer, thanks to the parents, grandparents, and caregivers who registered and attended their children for our summer reading program. We appreciate all the workers at the CORE and the Boys and Girls Clubs who included their kids in Summer Reading. It was wonderful to see our library active with kids and teens. Please, keep coming weekly. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

On Friday, August 5, at 6:00 pm, families with children five years and under are invited to stop by our First Friday booth in front of the library for Kindergarten Readiness. Is your child ready for the classroom? Parents will learn teacher expectations for students entering kindergarten. Parents will also pick up skills they can use to begin preparing their children for kindergarten. Parents will receive free classroom materials until we run out of supplies. Kids will have the opportunity to complete a chalk obstacle course and more. We hope to see you there.

New books for children include: Mell Fell by Corey R. Tabor, All Different Now by Angela Johnson, Look and Listen by Dianne White, Grandfather’s Journey: 20^th Anniversary Edition by Allen Say, The Creator in You by Jordan Raynor, The World Needs More Purple Schools by Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart, Ancient China by DK Publishing, Punky Aloha by Shar Tuiasoa, The Dinos on the Bus by Peter Millett and Tony Neal, Don’t Worry, Murray by David Ezra Stein, The Shelterlings by Sarah Beth Durst, Amazing Snakes! by Sarah L. Thomson, Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Endless Waiting by Matthew Swanson & Robbie Behr, Vanishing Act by Laura Martin, and Treasure Tracks by S.A. Rodriguez.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Heart of the Mountains by Pepper Basham, A Feeling of Home by Susan Anne Mason, Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh, The Curse Workers by Holly Black, The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn, This May End Badly by Samantha Markum, More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez, Vactionland by Meg Mitchell Moore, Gilt by Jamie Brenner, Cold Fear by Brandon Webb & John David Mann, The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays, Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva, By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley, The Local by Joey Hartstone, The Friendship Pact by Jill Shalvis, and A Secret About a Secret by Peter Spiegelman,

New large-print books: Point Last Seen Christina Dodd, Reputation by Sarah Vaughan, Cold Cold Bones Kathy Reichs, The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager, Gilt by Jamie Brenner, The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick, The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang, and The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: James Patterson: The Stories of My Life by James Patterson, Liking Myself Back by Jacey Duprie, Love Yourself First: Finding Joy in the Golden Rule by Adrien Booher, Pickin’ Up the Pieces by Kimberly Bartley, Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the Maga Media are Destroying America by Dan Pfeiffer,  If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction, and Healing by Kathleen Buhle, and Wastelands: The True Story of Fam Country on Trial by Corban Addison.

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.