The Library will be closed for the Christmas holiday, Saturday – December 24 through Monday, December 26.  We will reopen on Tuesday, December 27.

New books for children include: Best in Snow by April Pulley Sayre, Plenty of Love to Go Around by Emma Chichester Clark, Tea Cup by Rebecca Young and Matt Ottley, Otters Love to Play by Jonathan London, Lucky Strikes by Louis Bayard, Jed and the Junkyard War by Steven Bohyls, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling, A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee, and Applesauce Weather by Helen Frost.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Sugar Free by Sawyer Bennett, A Voice in the Night by Andrea Camilleri, Poison Feather by Matthew Fitzsimmons, Spirit Mission by Ted Russ, The Season of Us by Holly Chamberlin, No Witness But the Moon by Suzanne Chazin, The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer, Leave Me by Gayle Forman, A Primary Decision by Dr. KevinLeman and Jeff Nesbit, The Fall Guy by James Lasdun, Black Widow by Christopher Brookmyre, Conspiracy of Silence by Ronie Kendig, Wonderland by Steven Johnson, City on Edge by Stefanie Pintoff,  The Next by Stephanie Gangi, Livia Lone by Barry Eisler, Storm by Bonnie S. Calhoun, The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee, The Spy by Paulo Coelho, Half In Love with Artful Death by Bill Crider,

New books for young adults include: Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier, The Fate of the Tearling by Erica Johansen, Everything, Evrerything by Nicola Yoon, and Heartless by Marissa Meyer.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Hidden Christmas by Timothy Keller, The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp,  You Will Not Have My Hate by Antoine Leiris, All The Gallant Men: The First Memori by a USS Arizona Survivor by Donald Stratton with Ken Gire, Talking as Fast as I can by Lauren Graham, I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood’s Legendary Actresses by Reobert J. Wagner with Scott Eyman, Bertter Than New by Nicole Curtis, Becoming A Person of Mercy by Max Oliva and SJ, and From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children by Debra W. Haffner,

New movies include: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children starring Rupert Everett and Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan starring Kate Mara, Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story starring Trace Adkins, Christmas All Over Again starring Ambert Montana and Sean Ryan Fox, Southside With Your starring Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers, Bridget Jones’s Baby starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Patrick Dempsey, Florence Foster Jenkins starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, Harley and the Davidsons: The Story Behind the Name starring Michiel Huisman and Bug Hall, Ben-Hur starring Jack Huston, and Suicide Squad starring Will Smith.

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

The Trick o’ Treat  Parade will start at the library courtyard at 10:00 am on Friday, October 28 at 10:00 pm. Children are invited to dress up and visit merchants for Trick o’ Treats around the square. A parent or guardian must accompany each child.

On Monday, October 31 at 5:00 pm, teens are invited to participate in the Zombie Apocalypse. Teens will transform into Zombies and terrorize the underground chambers of the library.  Brainfood and swamp water will be provided.

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

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

New books for children include: Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won, Faraway Fox by Jolene Thompson, 88 Instruments by Chris Barton, If Jesus Came to My House by Joan G. Thomas, Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin, Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke, The  Changelings by Christina Soontornvat, I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 by Lauren Tarshis,  Wings of Fire: Legends: Darkstalker by Tuit T. Sutherland, Lucy and the Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown, In Focus: Close-Ups, Cross Sections & Cutaways  by Libby Waldon, and Wilderness: An Interactive Atlas of Animals by Hannah Pang and illustrated by Jenny Wren, A Very Fairy Princess Attitude of Gratitude by Julie Andrews.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Whistler by John Grisham,  The Penny Jumper by James Grippando, The Boat Rocker by Ha Jin, Sex, Lies & Serious Money by Stuart Woods, The Mirror Sisters by V.C. Andrews, The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James, Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize by Emily Brightwell, For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames, The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum by Kristen Weiss, The Final Tap by Amanda Flower, A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny, The Life She Wants by Robyn Carr, Long Way Gone by Charles Martin, and Love Her Madly by M. Elizabeth Lee, The Christmas Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter, The Paris Librarian by Mark Pryor.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include:  My Life as a Beach Boy by Mike Love, Dog Gone: A Lost Pet’s Extraordinary Journey and the Family He Brought Him Home by Puls Toutonghi, Hero of the Empire:The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Miller, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett, In the Company of Women: Inspiratin and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs by Grace Bonney, Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard.

New movies include: Independence Day: Resurgence starring Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldbloom, Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt, Disney Alice Through The Looking Glass starring Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, and Barbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase.

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

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

Lego My Library will meet at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 15th. Kids ages six through teens are invited to join us for Lego build challenges.

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

New books for children include: How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex, In Plain Sight by Richard Jackson, Infographics for Kids by Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker, Over In the Grasslands: On an African Savanna by Marianne Berkes, The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters by Megan Miller, Lucy & Company by Marianne Dubuc, Pond by Jim La Marche, Yellow Ball by Molly Bang, The Very Fluffy Kitty: Papillon by A.N. Kang, Cam Jansen: Case #13: The Mystery at the Haunted House by David A. Adle, Rise of the Wolf by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Lucy by Randy Cecil, Play With Me by Marie Hall Ets, The Wizard’s Wand: The Ninth Adventure in The Kindgom of Fantasy   by Geronimo Stilton, and Fancy Nancy: Best Reading Buddies by Jane O’Connor.
New books for young adults include: 13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt, The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron, The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis, Last True Love Story by Brendan Kiely, The Necromancer: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott, Tell Me Something Real by Calla Devlin, The Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull, The Reader by Traci Chee, Emire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas, The Dead Boyfriend by R.L. Stine, Vampire Knight 17 by Matsuri Hino, and Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson, Farmed and Dangerous by Edith Maxwell, Interference by Amélie Antoine, Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger, Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra, A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean, Summit by Harry Farthing, The Undoing of St. Silvaus by Beth Moore, Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell, Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre, Bright, Precious Days by Jay MacInereny, The Candidate by Lisa Wiehl, Change of Heart by Nicole Jacqueline, and The Thorn Keeper by Pepper Basham.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include:  Looking Back by Lois Lowry, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance, A Little Thing Called Life: On Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs In-Between by Linda Thompson,  Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin, Real Life Family Photography by Amy Drucker and When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us by Jane Adams.

New movies include: Central Intelligence by Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson, Cell starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, The Shallows starring Blake Lively, Warcraft starring Travis Fimmel and Paula Patton, and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Zac Efron and Adam Devine.

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

Fall Break week is full of great programs for kids of all ages. On Monday, October 3 we’ll offer two youth painting classes: at 10:00 a.m. we’ll host kids ages 10 and under, at 1:00 pm, students older than 10 are are invited. On Wednesday, October 5 at 1:00 pm we’ll decorate pumkins with Ms. Pam (kids of all ages), on Thursday, October 6 at 1:00 pm we’ll offer Board Games & More with Ms. Amanda, on Thursday, October 6 at 5:00 pm we’ll have a Perler Beads Craft for teens, and on Friday, October 7 at 1:00 pm we’ll have “Fear Factor” with Ms. Dee for tweens & teens. We hope all students have a wonderful and safe Fall vacation.

The Scottsville Art Guild will offer an acrylic class for adults on Saturday, October 1^st at 10:00 am. Supplies will be provided for this free workshop, but you must pre-register to attend.  On Saturday, October 8 at 10:00 a.m., we’ll offer and adult class on twig sculpture with Ms. Jamie.

New books for children this week include: A Hop is Up by Kristy Dempsey,  Hooray for Today! by Brian Won, The ABC Bunny by Wanda Gág, Cleonardo, The Little Inventor by Mary GrandPré,  Blueberries for Sale by Robert McCloskey, A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston, Hank’s Big Day: The Story of a Bug by Evan Kuhlman and Chuck Groenink, Tales from the Scaremast by B.A. Frade and Stacia Deutsch,  Friday Barnes Under Suspicion by R.A. Spratt, Cam Jansen: The Wedding Cake Mystery by David A Adler, Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi, Goosebumps Horror Land: Revenge of the Living Dummy by R.L.Stine, and Minecraft: The Survivors’ Book of Secrets by Mojang.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett, A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler, Debt to Pay by Robert B. Parker, Fates and Traitors by Jennifer Chiaverini, Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen, Pirate by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell, Good as Gone by Amy Gentry, The Shattered Tree by Charles Todd, The Kingdom of Speech by Tom Wolfe, Family Tree by Susan Wiggs, Sunrise Crossing  by Jodi Thomas, Killfile by Chirstopher Farnsworth, Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer, Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers, Valley of the Moon by Melanie Gideon, First Star I See Tonight  by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, With Love From The Inside by Angela Pisel, Rise The Dark by Michael Koryta, Devil’s Gambit by Lisa Jackson, No Pity for the Dead by Nancy Herriman,Cold Hand In Mine by Robert Aickman, The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood, Just  Kiss by Denise Hunter, In the Land of Milk and Honey by Jane Jensen, and Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include:  Riley Unlikely by Riley Banks-Snyder with Lisa Velthouse, Unlikely Friendships: Dogs by Jennifer S. Holland, When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart by Joel L. Young, with Christine Adamec, The Drug and Alcohol Cure by Patricia A. Carlisle, Carry On: A Story of Resulience, Redemption, An Unlikely Family by Lisa Fenn, and Guinness World Records 2017.

New movies include: Now You See Me 2 starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Ruffalo, Marvel’s Civil War starring Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr., God’s of Egypt starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldali with Gerard Butler, The Choice starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer, The Conjuring 2 starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, Goosebumps starring Jack Black, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

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

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

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. To celebrate, we’re going to have a drawing for a new E-reader. New patrons who sign up during the month of September are eligible to participate. Stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail to get your free library card.

Fall Break is full of great programs for kids of all ages. On Monday, October 3 at 10:00 am, we have a Youth Painting Class for students up to 12 years of age. At 2:00 pm on Monday, we’ll have a Teen Painting Class. On Wednesday, October 5th at 1:00 pm we’ll decorate pumkins with Ms. Pam (kids of all ages), on Thursday, October6 at 5:00 pm we’ll have a Perler Beads Craft for teens, and on Friday, October 7 at 1:00 pm we’ll have “Fear Factor” with Ms. Dee for tweens & teens. All programs are free, but space is limited. Call 270-237-3861 to register.

New books for children include:  NanoBots by Chris Gall, Ned the Knitting Pirate by Diana  Murray, Ogres Awake! by James Sturm, The People of the Town: Nursery-Rhyme Friends For You and Me by Alan Marks, Otter: The Best Job Ever by Sam Garton, A Perfect Mess by Steve Breen, Please Say Please! by Kyle Webster, Poppy Pickle by Emma Yarlett, Poptropica: The Lost Expedition by Mitch Krpata, Quit Calling Me a Monster by Jory John, Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan, The Left Handed Fate by Kate Milford, and Moo by Sharon Creech,     

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryan Greenwood, A Week in Paris by Rachel Hore, The Commodore by P.T. Deutermann, A Plain and Sweet Christmas by Jerry Eicher, Olivia Nowport, and others, The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin by Stephanie Knipper, The Regulars by Georgia Clark, All the Governor’s Men by Katherine Clark, Live and Let Grow by Laurien Berenson, The Room with the Second-Best View by Virginia Smith, The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena, My Sister’s Prayer by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould, The More They Disappear by Jesse Donaldson, The Nix by Nathan Hill, Results May Vary by Bethany Chase, Still Here by Lara Vapnyar, The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore, The Matchmakers of Minnow Bay by Kelly Harms, Kilt at the Highland Games by Kaitlyn Dunnett, The Dollhouse by Finoa Davis,  Arrowood by Laura McHugh, The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney, Girl Underwater by Claire Kellis, Breakway by Kat Spears, Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton, Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan, and Love’s Faithful Promise by Susan Anne Mason.

New movies include: Hard Target 2 starring Scott Adkins, Now You See Me 2 starring Jesse Eisenberg and Dave Franco, The Meddler starring Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne, Love and Friendship starring Kate Beckinsale and Chlo Sevigny, The Nice Guys starring Ryan Gosling, When Calls the Heart starring Erina Krakow and Daniel Lissing, The Mermaid starring Yun Lin and Chao Deng, Traded starring Trace Adkins and Michael Pare, and Ratchet & Clank featuring the voices of Paul Giamatti and John Goodman, Bella Thorne, and Sylvester Stallone.

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

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesday’s at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday’s at 10:00 am. We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

Lego My Library will meet on Saturday, September 17, from 11:00 – 12:30. Members will be separated into age groups and build unique creations that will be displayed for three weeks. Library patrons will vote on their favorites and all participants will have a chance to win prizes by attending. Lego My Library Club meets every third Saturday of the month.

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. To celebrate, we’re going to have a drawing for a new E-reader. New patrons who sign up during the month of September are eligible to participate. Stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail to get your free library card.

New books for children include:  Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, Emerson Barks by Liza Woodruff, Everyone is Yawning by Anita Bijsterbosch, Freak the Mighty by W.R. Philbrick, The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo by Laura Murray, Ginny Louise & The School Field Day by Tammi Sauer, Giraffes Ruin Everything by Heidi Schulz, Calliope the Muse by Joan Holub, Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard, Pac, Hour of the Doomed Dog by Sam Hay, The Isle of the Lost by Melissa De la Cruz, Let Me Finish by Minh Lae, Makoons by Louise Erdrich, Meet Captain America by Elizabeth Rudnick, and My Friend Maggie by Hannah Harrison.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Montana Rescue by Scottsville’s Kim Law, A Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install, Love Her Madly by M. Elizabeth Lee, The Last Road Home by Danny Johnson, The First Hostage by Joel C. Rosenberg, The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn, Nothing Short of Dying by Erik Storey, Carousel Court by Joe McGinniss, Jr., Leaving Oxford by Janet W. Ferguson, Captured by Dennis Jernigan, Saving Jax by Ramona Gray, The Teflon Queen 5: Deep Cover by Silk White, Misconceptions by Colleen Scott, Dodging Destomu by Derina Babcock, Long Shot by Jack Coughlin with Donald A. Davis, The Golden Age by Joan London, Finding Father Christmas/Engaging Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn, The Valley by Helen Bryan, Die Like an Eagle by Donna Andrews, Survivors Will Be Shot Again by Bill Crider, In Twenty Years by Allison Winn Scotch,  Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel by Mignon F. Ballard, and The Beauty of the End by Debbie Howells.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include:  Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die? by Tod Benoit, Liars by Glenn Beck, Done With The Crying by Sheri McGregor, M.A., Josiah’s Fire by Tahni Cullen with Cheryl Ricker, (un) Natural Mom by Hettie Brittz, Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Mission by Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek, Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming, and Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon by Larry Tye

New movies include: Money Monster starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, Maggie’s Plan starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore, In-Lawfully Yours starring Marilu Henner and Joe Williamson, Genius starring Colin Firth, Jude Law and Nicole Kidman, The Dog Lover starring James Remar and Lea Thomson, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 starring Nia Vardalos and John Corbett.

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

WE ARE ONE!  The Allen County Pubic Library and school libraries have united which allows students in the Allen County School System to have access to tons of great resources.  Since its launch, over 3,000 students will receive benefits from the merge.  All students will have access to digital resources to aid in their school work.  100+ teachers will be able to use digital services at no additional cost.  Better resources equal better learning for your child.  This conversion includes subscription to 50+ online magazines, downloadable books & audio through OverDrive & OneClickDigital, Consumer Reports, free homework help with Tutor.com, free online classes, WorldBook Encyclopedia, Ancestry.com, Kentucky Virtual Library, Test & Ed. Reference, Cypress Resume, Kentucky Legal Form, Mango Languages, plus access to over 85,000 titles. This partnership is made possible by the Allen County Public Library and the Allen County School System. This change will help shape our future. To view all the resources available to students, visit www.allencountylibrary.com.

New books for children include: Daisy-Head Mayzie by Dr. Seuss, Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile by James Patterson, A Tiger Tale by Mike Boldt, Lion Lessons by Jon Agee, Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker, When Edgar Met Cecil by Kevin Luthardt, The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Agra Deedy, The Day the President Was Shot by Bill O’Reilly, Horse Care for Kids by Cherry Hill, The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner, Nightmares & Fairy Tales by Serena Valentino, Which Way to the Wild West? by Steve Sheinkin, Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton,  Big Nate: Welcome to My World by Lincoln Peirce, Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka by Lincoln Pierce, and Minnie & Daisy: Best Friends Forever by Disney Comics.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn by Ace Atkins, The Loyal Heart by Shelley Shepard Gray, Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle, By the Numbers by Jen Lancaster, The Space Between Sisters by Mary McNear, The Sun in Your Eyes by Deborah Shapiro, Untethered by Julie Lawson Timmer, Leage of Dragons by Naomi Novik, Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo, Villa America by Liza Klaussmann, Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper, The Heart Answers by Colleen Coble, The Saddle Maker’s Son by Kelly Irvin, Since She Went Away by David Bell, The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay, Vengeance by Zane, Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash, Love May Fall by Matthew Quick, The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown, and  Night of the Animals by Bill Brown.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf included: With My Eyes Wide Open by Brian “Head” Welch with Carol Traver, and Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.

New movies this week include: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, The Perfect Match starring Terrence J and Cassie Ventura, Miles Ahead starring Don Cheadle and Ewan McGregor, Elvis & Nixon starring Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey, Criminal starring Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman, The Boss starring Melissa McCarthy, and Underdogs featuring the voices of Ariana Grande and Nicholas Hoult.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 5 – Reading Magic with magician Bruce Amato

July 7 – Science Olympics with Jason Lindsey

July 12 – Runaway Puppet Theater with Ed May

July 14-Water Safety with Bobber the Water Safety Dog

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

July 21-Nature’s Olympics with Animal Tales.

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

July 6-Geocaching

July 13-Minute to Win It!

July 20-Life Size Games

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

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

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

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

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