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.

On Friday, October 28, children are invited to participate in the annual Trick ‘O Treat parade. Parents or adult caregivers must accompany children through the parade route. Thanks in advance to the Scottsville Police Department for agreeing to help us cross streets safely and a huge thank you to the downtown merchants who agreed to distribute treats to the kiddos.

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:   Welcome, Dark by Charis St. Pierre,  The Iheards by Emily Kilgore, A Very Mercy Christmas by Kate DiCamillo, Caves by Nell Cross Beckerman, Mushroom Lullaby by Kenneth Kraegel, Summer Green to Autumn Gold by Mia Posada, I Cannot Draw a Horse by Charise Mericle Harper, Build a House by Rhiannon Giddens, Pig the Rebel by Aaron Blabey, That Fat Cat Who Changed His Ways by Daniel Walten, Poultrygeist by Eric Geron, At Home with the Heelers: Part of Bluey: by Penguin Young Readers Licenses,  The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett, Leaves: An Autumn Pop-Up Book by Janet Lawler, Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears by Cynthia Ryland & Arthur Howard, Green is for Christmas by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, Herbet on the Slide by Rilla Alexander, Tree Hole Homes: Daytime Dens and Nighttime Nooks by Melissa Steward and Amy Hevron, and Middle School Bites: Night of the Vam-Wolf-Zom by Steven Banks.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham, Righteous Prey by John Sandford, The Twelve Topsy-Turvey, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson and Tad Safran, Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer, A Turn of the Tide by Kelly Armstrong, Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter, Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain, Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan, The Devil Takes You Home by Gabina Iglesias, Lighthouse Cove by Rachel Hanna, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, A Model of Devotion by Mary Connealy, Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs, Trinity by Leon Uris, The Christmas Spirit by Debbie Macomber, Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy, No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child, Thief of Fate by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets, and The Last Chairlift by John Irving.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: We Never Die: Secrets of the Afterlife by Matt Fraser, Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat by Nichki Carangelo, You Can’t Be Serious by Kal Penn, How to Teach Anything by Peter Hollins, Macramé for Beginners by Emily Ribbons, and Water Bath Canning and Preserving by Lauren Bulk

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/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.

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: Brand-New Bubbe by Sarah Aronson, The Best Gift for Bear by Jennifer A. Bell, A Grand Day by Jean Reidy, Hey, Bruce! by Ryan T. Higgins, Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse, In the Neighborhood by Rocio Bonilla, Loud Mouse by Cara Mentzel and Idina Menzel, Fall Friends by Mike Curato, The Mermaid Moon by Briony May Smith, Sidney: The Lonely Cloud by Tim Hopgood, Judy Moody In a Monday Mood by Megan McDonald, Tiana’s Cookbook by Disney Press, One Winter Up North by John Owens, Concrete: From the Ground Up by Larissa Theule and National Park: A to Z Adventure from Acadia to Zion by Gus D’Angelo.

New books for young adults include: The Getaway by Lamar Giles, How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow, The Killing Code by Ellie Marney, Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus, Raising the Horseman by Serena Valentino, The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson, Unravel Me, Restore Me, Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi, Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros, and All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Hermann

Thank you to the O’Neal family for donating: Livin’ On the Line: The O’Neals of Garretts Creek, Allen County, Kentucky, published by Carmen O’Neal, Contributors: Judy O’Neal, Rodney Carter, Lillia Mignaud, Ruby Holland, Donnie O’Neal, Stacie O’Neal, William Irwin, David Irwin and Jeremy Phagan, et al. Those interested in history, especially Allen County’s history, will appreciate this book.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean, To Kill a Troubadour by Martin Walker, Wake by Shelley Burr, Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon, When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim, The Shadow Lily by Johanna Mo, Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan, The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer Ashley The Manhattan Girls by Gill Paul, The Night Singer by Johanna Mo, The Forgotten Cottage by Courtney Ellis, The Space Between World by Micaiah Johnson, Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane, The Actual Star by Monica Byrne, The Making of Her by Bernadette Jiwa, The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson, As the Wicked Watch by Tamron Hall, All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews, The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty, and The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong.

New large-print books for adults include: Black Horse Mountain by Kinley Roby, The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Ghost Towns by Louis L’Amour, Elmer Kelton, et al., Murder through the English Post by Jessica Ellicott, Something Fishy This Way Comes by Gabby Allan, Death by Beach Read by Eva Gates, A Murder Yule Regret by Winnie Archer, Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, A Truth to Lie For by Anne Perry, Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark, Righteous Prey by John Sandford, The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer, Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin, The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston and Distant Thunder by Stuart Woods.

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.

School-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, October 15, at 11:00 am. Ms. Abby will have a building challenge ready for creative builders.

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.

Are you a crafter? If so, we’re offering tours and training for our Maker-Space on Thursday, October 20, and on Monday, October 24, at 5:00 pm. We have an embroidery machine, 3-D printer, button maker, and Cricut (electronic cutting machine) that can cut all sorts of designs from materials like vinyl, card stock, and iron-on transfers. Space is limited to 10 people, so call 270-237-3861 to register. Patrons must be trained before reserving the maker space.

New books for children include: This Pup is Stuck by Bob Shea & Brian Won, The Crayons Trick or Treat by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, Scooby-Doo! Scooby’s Scary Christmas! Adapted by Lee Howard, For Your Smile by Loryn Brantz, Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend by Alice Schertle, If Animals Trick-or-Treated by Ann Whitford Paul, Little Good Wolf by Janet Stevens an dSusan Stevens Crummel, School is Whereever I am by Ellie Peterson, Gold! by David Shannon, Frozen: Ann, Elsa, and the Enchanting Holiday by Meredith Rusu, Hocus Pocus Spell Book by Eric Geron,  Hocus Pocus by A.W. Jantha and 1 2 3s of Kindness by Patrica Hegarty and Once Upone Another Time by James Riley.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Red and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson, The French House by Helen Ripp, Bookish People by Susan Coll, A Certain Darkness by Anna Lee Huber, Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen, What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy, In All Good Faith by Liza Nash Taylor, Felonious Monk by William Kotzwinkle, Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews, First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn, Stay Awake by Megan Goldin, Die Around Sundown by Mark Pryor, Long Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen, The Disappearance by Bentley Little, The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackermann, Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood, The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe, Bark to the Future by Spencer Quinn, The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid, The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang, and The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden.

New non-fiction books include: Gun Digest 2023 edited by Philip P. Massaro, Her Honor: myLife on the Bench… by LaDoris hazard Cordell, Robert E. Lee: A Life by Allen C. Guelzo,  The God of the Way by Kathie Lee Gifford and Rabbi Jason Sobel, All of This A Memoir of Death and Desire by Rebecca Woolf, and Swerve or Die by Kyle Petter and Ellis Henican, Hometown Victory: A Coach’s Story of Football, Fate, and Coming Home by Keanon Low with Justin Spizman, Life on the Mississippi: An EpicAmerican Adventure by Rinker Buck, Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present by Eugene Linden, and Path it by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss.

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.

School-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, October 15, at 11:00 am. Ms. Abby will have a building challenge ready for creative builders.

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. There will be winners in each 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.

Are you a crafter? If so, we’re offering tours and training for our Maker Space on Thursday, October 20, and on Monday, October 24, at 5:00 pm. We have an embroidery machine, 3-D printer, button maker, and Cricut (electronic cutting machine) that can cut all sorts of designs from materials like vinyl, card stock, and iron-on transfers. Space is limited to 10 people, so call 270-237-3861 to register. Patrons must be trained before reserving the maker space.

New books for children include: The Sea in the Way by Sophie Gilmore, A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall, Best Christmas Book Ever! by Richard Scarry, Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston, I Have a Superpower by Stephen Curry, How the Villains Ruined Christmas by Serena Valentino, Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink by Stacy McAnulty, Come On In by Jamie Michalak, Books Aren’t For Eating by Carlie Sorosiak, I’m a Unicorn by Helen Yoon, Hello, Moon by Evan Turk, Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez & Gabriela Epstein, Crunch by Kayla Miller, Garlic & the Witch by Bree Paulsen, If You Read This by Kareen Getting, I Survived The Wellington Avalanche, 1910 by Lauren Tarshis, Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston, and Wildoak by C.C. Harrington,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Suspect by Scott Turow, Treasure State by C.J. Box, Falling Stars by Fern Michaels, The Haunting of Leigh Harker by Darcy Coates, My Secret to Keep by Barbara Conry, The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman, What She Found by Robert Dugoni, The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper, Recursion by Blake Crouch, Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell, Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara, Properties of Thirst by Marianne Wiggins, Shutter by Ramona Emerson, I Remember You by Brian Freeman, The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith, Amy & Lan by Sadie Jones, Haven by Emma Donoghue, Small Angels by Lauren Owen, Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Dark Music by Davi Lagercrantz, Heart Breaker by Sarah MacLean, Sweetwater & The Witch by Kayne Ann Krentz, A Truth to Lie For by Anne Perry, and The Blame Game by Sandie Jones.

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 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.