Summer Lovin’ Movie Night is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21 at 5 PM.  We can’t share the name of the movie but the main character is a widowed father in Seattle who can’t sleep.  We’ll be serving Starbuck’s coffee and donuts during the movie.

Are you a fan of the television sitcom Friends? If so, join us on Tuesday, August 28 at 5:30, for Trivia Night. Teams of two or more can sign up at the circulation desk or call 270-237-3861. If you don’t have a team, you can still play.

New books for children this week include: Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey, La Princess and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, The Hyena Scientist by Sy Montgomery, Hello Humpback! by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd, The Elephants/Elefantitos (A bilingual lift-the-flap book) by Susie Jaramillo, Mrs. Peanuckle’s Flower Alphabet by Jessie Ford, Colores de la vida: Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill,  My Body by Jill McDonald, Boo Who? by Ben Clanton, Music Is… by Brandon Stosuy, My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, La Catrina by Patty Rodriguez, and Clive and His Bags by Jessica Spanyo!

Older children will enjoy: Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans by Russell Ginns, The Penderwicks At Last by Jeanne Birdsall, Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and All Summer Long by Hope Larson.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Late Bloomers Club by Louise Miller, Believe Me by JP Delaney, When Through Deep Waters by Rachel Dekker, Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon, The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, A Double Life by Flynn Berry,  Before I Knew by Jamie Beck, When You Knew by Jamie Beck, Spy Master by Brad Thor, Caught by Surprise by Jen Turano, Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage, The Middle Man by Olen Steinhauer, When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger, Texas Ranger by James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle, Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf includes: Billy Graham: An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God by Lon Allison, Simply Amish: An Essential Guide by Donald B. Kraybill, The Death of Truth by Michiko Kakutani, Kentucky and the Great War by David J. Bettez, Insight by Tasha Eurich, Who Killed Betty Gail Brown? by Robert G. Lawson, From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia by Michael McFaul, Hitchhiker: Stories from the Kentucky Homefront by Bob Thompson, and Believe It by Nick Foles.

New movies this week include: Tully starring Charlize Theron, Kings starring Halle Berry, The Rider starring Brady Jandreau, Overboard starring Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris, Breaking In starring Gabrielle Union, Life of the Party starring Melissa McCarthy, and The Death of Superman starring Jerry O’Connell.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us 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.

Thank you to all the adults who brought young readers to the library during summer reading.  It was a blast, but keep reading the “Library News” for updates of weekly activities going on in the library. Follow us on Facebook.

Children up to age twelve are invited to our Drive-In Movie at the library on Monday, August 13 at 5:00 pm. We’ll be showing a Disney film featuring a boy who dreams of becoming a great musician and embarks on a journey to discover the mysteries behind his ancestors stories and traditions. We can’t advertise the name of the movie, but you can call us at 270-237-3861 to learn more. All children must have an adult companion.

All school age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, August 18 at 11:00 am. This month’s build challenge will be building with 100 pre-selected bricks.  (Children are always welcome to free-style build if they prefer not to compete.)

New books for children this week include: A Home for Leo by Vin Vogel, Whale in a Fishbowl by Troy Howell and Richard Jones, Young Gifted Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson, Smart About Sharks by Owen Davey, Marie Curie by Demi, Strumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins, Ben and the Scaredy-Dog by Sarah Ellis, Once Upon a Jungle, The Field by Baptiste Paul, The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, Splat and the New Baby by Rob Scottton, Did You Eat the Parakeet? By Mark Iacolina, Nothing Stopped Sophie by Cheryl Bardoe, Monster Boobie by Laurie Berkner, Look by Fiona Woodcock, Picnic with Oliver by Mika Song, The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

Older children will enjoy: Marley Dias Gets It Done and So Can You! by Marley Dias, Star Wars Maker Lab by DK Publishing, Pokémon Adventures: Black & White by Hidenori Kusaka, Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko, The Language of Spells by Garret Weyr

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Star of the North by D.B. John, Best Beach Ever by Wendy Was, Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall, The Solace of Water by Elizabeth Byler Younts, Arms of Mercy by Ruth Reid, The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware,  The High Season by Judy Blundell, Lost by P.C. Cast, The Hope Jar by Wanda Brundstetter, A Treacherous Mix by Kathy Herman, The Lady of Tarpon Springs by Judith Miller and The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf includes: The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield, The Traveler’s Summit by Andy Andrews, Billy Graham: An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God by Lon Allison, Simply Amish: An Essential Guide by Donald B. Kraybill.

New movies this week include: Ready Player One (A Steven Spielberg film), Rampage starring Dwayne Johnson, I Feel Pretty starring Amy Schumer, Isle of Dogs starring Bryan Cranston, Super Troopers 2 and The Balloon Ride: 22 Fun-Packed Peppasodes of Peppa Pig.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us with a photo I.D. and a recently

It’s hard to believe school will be starting in a just a few days. Did you know that all students registered in the Allen County School District are issued a free Allen County Public Library card unless the parent opts out?  All students have access to our library books and many digital products. Call us at 270-237-3861 to find learn about all the resources we have to help your students. If you have the internet, you don’t even have to come in. We’re here to serve Allen County’s need to know.

Children up to age twelve are invited to our Drive-In Movie at the library on Monday, August 13 at 5:00 pm. We’ll be showing a Disney film featuring a boy who dreams of becoming a great musician and embarks on a journey to discover the mysteries behind his ancestors stories and traditions. We can’t advertise the name of the movie, but you can call us at 270-237-3861 to learn more. All children must have an adult companion.

New books for children this week include:  The Truth Aout Bears by Maxwell Eaton III, Geraldine by Elizabeth Lilly, Lucía the Lunchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza, Hedge Hog! by Ashlyn Ansee, My Family Four Floors Up by Caroline Stutson, On the Other Side of the Garden by Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng, How Long Is a Whale? by Alison Limentani, and Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton.

Older children will enjoy: The Mortification of Fovea Munson by Mary Winn Heider, Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G Birney, You Got This! by Maya S.Penn, Platypus Police Squad: Never Say Narwhale by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Everything Else in the Universe by Tracy Holczer, and The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean.

New books on the young adult shelf include: The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones, The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon, Never World Wake by Marisha Pessl, Notes From My Captivity by Kathy Parks, The Lonliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James, My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows and Fear by Michael Grant.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Somebody’s Daughter by David Bell, River to Redemption by Ann H. Gabhart, All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin, The Cactus by Sarah Haywood, The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Dreams of Falling by Karen White, Becoming the Talbot Sisters by Rachel Linden, The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen, and Lighthouse Beach by Shelley Noble.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf includes: The Burial Ground: Civil War Soldiers Who Died on Dumont Hill or Scottsville, Kentucky by Glen Conner, Once Upon Farm by Rory Feek, My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie by Todd Fisher, An Outlaw and a Lady: A Memoir of Music, Life with Waylon, and the Faith That Brought Me Home by Jessi Colter, Kentucky Fried Pensions 2018 by Chris Tobe, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! by Ree Drummond, and Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir by Charlie Daniels,

New movies this week include: Acrimony starring Taraji P. Henson, Sweet Country starring Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown and Sam Neill, Every Day starring Angourie Rice and Owen Teague, Spinning Man starring Guy Pearce and Pierce Brosnan, 211 starring Nicolas Cage, and The Escape of Prisoner 614 starring Martin Starr and Jake McDorman.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us 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 summer reading days are Rockin’ on and living up to our the summer reading theme: LIBRARIES ROCK! Our final summer reading program will be on July 26 at 1:00 pm. Animal Tales will be here for Born to Be Wild at 1:00 pm. Kids who turned in their reading logs will get to shop in our prize store after the program. Thank you to the Friends of the Library for helping to stock our prizes. Check out our Facebook Live ost for a preview of prizes.

On July 25, teens will close out their summer reading program and create Edible Art at 1:00 pm. Those teens who turn in reading logs will also win great prizes.

New books for children include: I Know Numbers! by Taro Gomi, I Am A Cat by Galia Bernstein, Sharks and Other Sea Creatures by DK Publishing, Trevor by Jim Averbeck, The Party and Other Stores by Sergio Ruzzier, Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud, Little Elliot: Big Fun by Mike Curato, Family Poems for Every Day of the Week by Francisco X. Alarcón and The Princes and the Pit Stop by Tom Angleberger.

New books for young adults include: Zen and Gone by Emily France, The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo, A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by North Henderson Renzi, The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan, Ant-Man: Astonishing Origins by DeFalco, Domingues, Sotomayor, 9 Days & 9 Nights by Katie Cotugno, Behind These Hands by Linda Vigen Phillips,  Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge by Lisa Jensen, Leah on the Off Beat by Becky Albertalli, Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart Choices by Dendis, Caselli, Gracia, and I’m Not Missing by Carrie Fountain.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Us Against You by Fredrik Backman,In This Moment by Karen Kingsbury, Love and Ruin by Paula McLain, The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner, The Amish Family by Kathleen Fuller, The Reckoning of Gossamer Pond by Jamie Jo Wright, The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go by Amy E. Reichert, To The Moon And Back by Karen Kingsbury,  All for Love by Mary Connealy,  I Liked My Life by Abby Fabiaschi, The Ones We Choose by Julie Clark, In Dreams Forgotten by Tracie Peterson, Still Lives by Maria Hummel,  Marry Me by Sundown by Johanna Lindsey, The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable, Cape Code by William Martin, The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley, The Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart, Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber, The Other Woman by Daniel Silva, The Freedom Journey by Misty Beller, Double Bind by Roy Johansen,  Maze Master by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, and Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison.

New movies include: Game Night starring Jason Bateman, Terminal starring Margot Robbie, Chappaquiddick starring Jason Clarke and Kate Mara, The Leisure Seeker starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, Beirut starring Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike, A Quiet Place starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, Blockers starring Leslie Mann and John Cena, and Tomb Raider starring Alicia Vikander.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us 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 summer reading days are Rockin’ and living up to our the summer reading theme: LIBRARIES ROCK! Kids who registered and turn in summer reading logs will win prizes.  Our summer reading store will include guitars, bicycles, geology kits, activity trackers, and more.  Winners with the most reading time logged will get to choose prizes first. Thank you to the Friends of the Allen County Public Library for helping with the stocking of our prize store.

On July 19 at 1:00 pm, stop by for the Reader’s Rock Magic and Comedy Show with Barry and Sam the Turtle. On July 24 we have Rockin’ Crafts all day (sign up for a slo),  and on  July 26 Born to be Wild with Animal Tales will be here at 1;00 pm.

On July 18 teens are invited to Musical Science. You won’t want to miss the Mystery Escape Room on July 23. We’ll close out the teen summer reading program on  July 25 as we create Edible Art. All teen programs start at 1:00 pm.

School aged kids are invited to join our Lego Club. It meets the third Saturday each month.  This month we’ll meet on July  21 at 11:00 am.

Every Saturday, Crafternoon starts sat 1:00 pm. Students of all ages are invited to attend, but be sure to wear old clothes because crafting can be messy.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey, Amish Celebrations by Beth Wiseman, Lake Silence by Anne Bishop, Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen, The Ensemble by Aja Gabel, How to Walk Away by Katherine Center, My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley, How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson, Alter Ego by Brian Freeman, Clock Dance by Anne Tyler, There There by Tommy Orange, Ruthless Tide by Al Roker, A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza, The Ferdun Affair by Nick Dybek, The Good Fight by Danielle Steel, My Heart Belongs in Galveston, Texas by Kathleen Y’Barbo, and Fire Storm by Laura V. Hilton.

New books on the Adult Nonfiction Shelf include: Everybody Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People by Bob Goff, American Values: Lessons I Learned from My Family by Robet F. Kennedy, Jr., Now Say This: The Right Words to Solv Every Parenting Dilemma by Heather Turgeion, MFT, The Faith of Dolly Parton by Ddley Delffs,

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us 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.

Join us on Saturday, July 14 at 2:00 pm for Rockin’ 70’s and 80’s Trivial Contest.  Tommy Starr from D93 will be the MC.  Teams of 1 – 4 can register by calling 270-237-3861. There will be food and prizes.

Our summer reading theme is LIBRARIES ROCK! Kids who registered and turn in summer reading logs will win prizes.  Our summer reading store will include guitars, bicycles, geology kits, activity trackers, and more.  Winners with the most reading time logged will get to choose prizes first. Thank you to the Friends of the Allen County Public Library for helping with the stocking of our prize store.

Summer reading programs start at 1:00 pm. Kids 12 and under are invited to these events:  July 12 Visitors from Lost River Cave, July 19 Reader’s Rock Magic and Comedy Show with Barry and Sam the Turtle, July 24 Rockin’ Crafts,  and July 26 Born to be Wild with Animal Tales.

Teens are invited to these summer reading programs:  July 11 Making Music, July 16 Musical Games, July 18 Musical Science, July 23 Mystery Escape Room, July 25 Edible Art.

There will be a rock concert on the library’s front porch at 6:00 pm on July 17 featuring The Flaming Hots, The Cannon & D’s and The Smoro’s Boys.

School aged kids are invited to join our Lego Club. It meets the third Saturday each month.  This month we’ll meet on July  21 at 11:00 am.

Every Saturday, Crafternoon starts sat 1:00 pm. Students of all ages are invited to attend, but be sure to wear old clothes because crafting can be messy.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Somebody’s Daughter by David Bell, River to Redemption by Ann H. Gabhart, All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin, The Cactus by Sarah Haywood, The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Dreams of Falling by Karen White, Becoming the Talbot Sisters by Rachel Linden, The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen, Lighthouse Beach by Shelley Noble, Star of the North by D.B. John, Best Beach Ever by Wendy Was, Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall, The Solace of Water by Elizabeth Byler Younts, Arms of Mercy by Ruth Reid, The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware,  The High Season by Judy Blundell, and The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy.

New books on the Adult Nonfictin Shelf include: The Burial Ground: Civil War Solders Who Died on Dumont Hill or Scottsville, Kentucky by Glen Conner, Once Upon Farm by Rory Feek, My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie by Todd Fisher, An Outlaw and a Lady: A Memoir of Music, Life with Waylon, and the Faith That Brought Me Home by Jessi Colter, Kentucky Fried Pensions 2018 by Chris Tobe, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! by Ree Drummond, Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir by Charlie Daniels,

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us 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 Wednesday, July 4^th for Independence Day. We’ll re-open at 9:00 am on Thursday, July 5^th.   We hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday.

In partnership with the Scottsville Art Guild, we are offering a youth acrylic art class (ages18 and under) on Saturday, July 7 at 1:00 pm.  Space is limited to 15 registrants.  Call 270-237-3861 to register for this free program.

Every summer  the library plans programs for children and teens to keep their brains growing. This year is no different. Our theme LIBRARIES ROCK will incorporate musical elements and geology into our summer programs.

Kids who registered and turn in summer reading logs will win prizes.  Our summer reading store will include guitars, bicycles, geology kits, activity trackers, and more.  Winners with the most reading time logged will get to choose prizes first. Thank you to the Friends of the Allen County Public Library for helping with the stocking of our prize store.

Summer reading programs start at 1:00 pm. Kids 12 and under are invited to these events:  July 11 Science Rocks with Jason Lindsey, July 12 Visitors from Lost River Cave, July 19 Reader’s Rock Magic and Comedy Show with Barry and Sam the Turtle, July 24 Rockin’ Crafts,  and July 26 Born to be Wild with Animal Tales.

Teens are invited to these summer reading programs: July 9 Rock Painting, July 11 Making Music, July 16 Musical Games, July 18 Musical Science, July 23 Mystery Escape Room, July 25 Edible Art.

There will be a rock concert on the library’s front porch at 6:00 pm on July 17 featuring The Flaming Hots and other local talent.  For a complete schedule of events, visit our website at www.allencountylibrary.com.

Have you ever considered joining a book club?  Join us on Tuesday, July 17 at 1:00 pm as we discuss this month’s book, The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve. Just stop by the circulation desk and ask for a copy. We’d love to have you join us for the discussion.

School aged kids are invited to join our Lego Club. It meets the third Saturday each month.  This month we’ll meet on July  21 at 11:00 am.

Every Saturday, Crafternoon starts sat 1:00 pm. Students of all ages are invited to attend, but be sure to wear old clothes because crafting can be messy.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

New movie this week include: I Can Only Imagine starring J. Michael Finley and Dennis Quaid, The Tomb Raider starring Alicia Vikander, Pacific Rim: Uprising starring John Boyega and Scott Eastwood, Winchester starring Helen Mirren, Midnight Suns starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Paul: Apostle of Christ starring Jim Caviezel.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us 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 in Wednesday, July 4^th for Independence Day. We’ll re-open at 9:00 am on Thursday, July 5^th.   We hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday.

Time is running out if you want to register for summer reading. Kids who turn in their reading logs at the end of summer will have an opportunity to choose a prize from our store. There will be bikes, guitars, keyboards, Lego kits, and more fun things from which kids can choose. Those who register and log the most reading hours will be the first to shop. We offer prizes to encourage kids to keep up their reading skills, but the real reward is developing a lifelong love of reading.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am. Homeschool Enrichment programs are offered on Tuesdays at 1:00, and Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. Saturday at 1:00 pm we offer Crafternoon for all school age children. Don’t wear your best clothes for Crafternoon because we are sure to make a mess.We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

New books for children include: Biscuit in the Garden by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Curious George Plants a Seed by H.A. Rey, Good Enough to Eat by Lizzy Rockwell, National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini, Pete Moss and the Super Strong Spinach by Cynthia Wylie, Robin Hill School Garden Project by Margaret Macnamara, Secrets of the Garden by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Sweet Peas and Honeybees by Jenny Meyerhoff, The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, and The Year of the Garden by Andrea Cheng.

New books for young adults include: Gone by Michael Grant, Hiding by Henry Turner, Furyborn: The Emporium Trilogy: Book 1 by Claire Legrand, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan, Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider, Loved by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone, The Lies They Tell by Gillian French, Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton, Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson, Marian Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim, A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, and Outcast by Taran Matharu.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz, Do This For Me by Eliza Kennedy, The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussley, The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews, The Outsider by Stephen King, The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, Free of Malice by Liz Lazarus, A Rose So Fair by Myra Johnson,

New books in CD include: The Disappeared by C.J. Box, By Invitation Only by Dorthea Benton Frank, and Fade to Black by Heather Graham.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  Library cards are free. Just provide us 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 open. Kids who turn in their reading logs at the end of summer will have an opportunity to choose a prize from our store. There will be bikes, guitars, keyboards, Lego kits, and more fun things from which kids can choose. Those who register and log the most reading hours will be the first to shop. We offer prizes to encourage kids to keep up their reading skills, but the real reward is developing a lifelong love of reading.

On Tuesday, June 26 at 5:30, join us for Golden Girls Trivia Night. Teams of 1 – 4 can sign up for trivia and cheesecake.  Call 270-237-3861 to register your team.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am. Homeschool Enrichment programs are offered on Tuesdays at 1:00, and Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. Saturday at 1:00 pm we offer Crafternoon for all school age children. Don’t wear your best clothes for Crafternoon because we are sure to make a mess.We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

New books for young adults include: Save the Date by Morgan Matson, Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Perez, The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau, Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong, The Bird and the Blade by Megan Bannen, Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro, After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay, The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan, Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne, Bloodlines by Richelle Mead, Gone by Michael Grant, The Fall of Shannara by Terry Brooks, Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein,  and Not the Girl You’re Looking For by Aminha Mae Safi

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Hawaiian Discovery by Wanda E. Brunstetter and Jean Brunstetter, Buried Secrets by Barbara Cameron, The 49^th Mystic: Beyond The Circle One by Ted Dekker, The Innkeeper’s Daughter by Michelle Griep, Room on the Porch Swing by Michelle Griep, Don’t Skip Out On Me by Willy Vlautin, Green Sun by Kent Anderson, The Captain’s Daughter by Jennifer Delamere, Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts, Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe, Turbulence by Stuart Woods, This I Know by Eldonna Edwards, Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown & Sneay Pie Brown, The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler, A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirz, The Summer I met Jack by Michelle Gable, and Murder Interrupted y James Patterson.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table by Rick Bragg, Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser, Robin by Dave Itzkoff, Facts and Fears: Hard Truths From A Life Intelligence by James R. Clapper,

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  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.

Thank you to everyone who made the Friends of the Library book sale a success.  Many children and adults left the building with bags of books, thanks to donations.  A special thank you to the ladies from the Allen County Detention Center who helped us set up and put away the books we didn’t sell.  Also, a special thank you to Regina Carter for organizing the entire event. We appreciate all the Friends of the Library who volunteered to work.

Summer Reading registration is open. Kids who turn in their reading logs at the end of summer will have an opportunity to choose a prize from our store. There will be bikes, guitars, keyboards, Lego kits, and more fun things from which kids can choose. Those who register and log the most reading hours will be the first to shop. We offer prizes to encourage kids to keep up their reading skills, but the real reward is developing a lifelong love of reading.

If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.  We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card.  Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?

On Tuesday, July 19, stop by the library for Summer Lovin’ Movie Night. A classic romantic comedy featuring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks will start at 6:00 pm.

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am. Homeschool Enrichment programs are offered on Tuesdays at 1:00, and Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. Saturday at 1:00 pm we offer Crafternoon for all school age children. Don’t wear your best clothes for Crafternoon because we are sure to make a mess.We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

New books for children this week include: Rhyme Flies by Antonia Presenti, A House in the Sky and Other Uncommon Animal Homes by Robbin Gourley, The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson, Turn This Book Into a Beehive! And 19 Other Experiments and Activities That Explore the Amazing World of Bees by Lynn Brunelle, The Stone Bird by Jenny McCartney and Patrick Benson, Pip & Pup by Eugene Yelchin, Ocean Meets Sky by The Fan Brothers, Honk! Splat! Broom! by Barry Gott, Captain Superlative! by J.S. Puller, Rescue by Jessie Haas, The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton, Lulu is Getting a Sister by Judith Vorst, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Play This Book by Jessica Young, Rice Boy by Dahm Evans, and Streetcar to Justice by Amy Hill Heart.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin, The Shipbuilder by Salina Baker, The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter, The High Tide Club by Mary K. Andrews, The Moscow Deception by Karen Robards, The Pharoah Key by Preston & Child, Tom Clancy Line of Sight by Mike Maden and The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: One Town’s Son by Kevin Troxall, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker, and Finish First: Tips on

New movies include: Death Wish starring Bruce Willis, A Wrinkle in Time starring Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon, Red Sparrow starring Jennifer Lawrence, The Hufficane Heist starring Maggie Grace, and Every Day starring Angourie Rice.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  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.