Summer reading registration is underway. Our summer reading theme is “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”  Weekly programs start in July. Keep reading the Library News for program updates or follow us on Facebook. Students can also join our Buggy Book Club and win prizes weekly for checking out and reading books.  We hope visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: Amos and the Moon by Jan B. Balet, The Wing on a Flea by Ed Emberley, Big Fish Little Fish by Tiger Tales, Engineering: Cool Women Who Design by Vicki V. May, Big Nate: From the Top by Lincoln Peirce, Galactic Hot Dogs: Cosmoe’s Wiener Getaway by Max Brallier, Rachel Maguire, and Nichole Kelley, Gold Fish by Nat Luurtsema, Touch and Trace Farm by Tiger Tales, Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts by Syl Sobel, J.D., 4^th Ed.,  Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future with 20 Projects by Joshua Sneldman and Erin Twamley, How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton, Time Stoppers by Carrie Jones, Friends To The Rescue by Suzanne Chiew, and Bring Me A Rock! by Daniel Miyares.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Lawyer for the Dog by Lee Robinson, The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin, Deliah: Treacherous Beauty by Angela Hunt, The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson, Cold Barrel Zero by Mathew Quirk, Deception Island by Brynn Kelly, No Other Will Do by Karen Witemeyer, Into the Free by Julie Cantrell, Shadow War by Sean McFate,  Liberty’s Last Stand by Stephen Coonts, The After Party by Anton Disclafani, Someone Like You by Victoria Bylin, Her One an Only by Becky Wade, The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth Church, Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman, The Noise of Time by Julian Banres, Anatomy of a Soldier by Harry Parker, Falling by Elisha Cooper, Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley, The Girls by Emma Cline, Barksins by Annie Proulx, Brighton by Michael Harvey, The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, Murder on the Quai by Cara Black, The Freeman by Joe Hill, Under the Harrow  by Flynn Berry, Widow-Maker by Paul Doiron, Charcoal Joe by Walter Mosley, and Duty and Honor by Grant Blackwood.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Maximum Security Book Club by Mikita Brottman, How May We Hate You? Notes from the Concierge Desk by Anna Drezen and Todd Dakotah Briscoe, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War by Mary Roach, Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt, Braving It: A Father, A Daughter, and and Unforgettable Journey Into the Alaskan Wild by James Campbell, The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman, and Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864 by Bruce M. Venter.

New movies this week include: The Confirmation starring Clive Owen, Hello, My Name is Doris starring Sally Field, Gridlocked starring Dominic Purcell, Eddie The Eagle starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton, Get a Job starring Miles Teller, London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman, I Am Potential starring Burgess Jenkins and Jimmy Bellinger, Lea to the Rescue by American Girl, and Hail Caesar! Starring Josh Broline and Geroge Clooney.

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 registration is underway. Our summer reading theme is “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”  Weekly programs start in July. Keep reading the Library News for program updates or follow us on Facebook. Students can also join our Buggy Book Club and win prizes weekly for checking out and reading books.  We hope visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Books will be on sale for $1.00 per bag.  Stop by early to pick out the best selections.

We’ll keep to our regular story hour schedule through June for preschool children. We meet on Tuesday at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday at 10:00.

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:  Hattie Peck by Emma Levey, Where is Rusty by Sieb Posthuma, There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith, The Red Apple by Freidun Oral, Shoo, Fly, Don’t Bother Me Retold by Blake Hoena, Prairie Dog Song by Susan Li Roth and Cindy Trumbore, The Airport Book by Lisa Brown, The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers,  Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley and Lauren Castillo, Circle by Jean Baker, Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems by Bob Raczka, You Made Me a Mother by Laurenne Sala, Blocks by Irene Dickson, Elmer and Grandpa Eldo by David McKee, and One Hundred Bones by Yuval Zommer.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: City of Secrets by Stewart O’Nan, His to Command by Opal Carew, Troublemaker by Linda Howard, Easy Pickings by Richard S. Wheeler, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick, The Translation of Love by Lynne Kutsakake, And After The Fire by Lauren Belfer, The Body in the Wardrobe by Katherine Hall Page, The Pug List by Alison Hodgson, A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain,  A Dream of Miracles by Ruth Reid, The Two Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman, Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards, The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter, All Summer Long by Dorthea Benton Frank, and Island House by Nancy Thayer.

New books for young adults include: Almost Midnight by C.C. Hunter, The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Can You Keep A Secret by R.L. Stine, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas, Dream Things True by Mare Marquard, Eternal by C.C. Hunter, The Girl Who Fell by S.M. Parker, The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand, The Great Hunt by Robert Higgens, and Half Lost by Sally Green,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep by Michael Schulman, The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt by Darrin Lunde, The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt, Becoming Grandma by Lesley Stahl, Longevity by Cameron Diaz, It’s All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow, Left of Boom by Douglas Laux and Ralph Pezzullo, Dream Home by Jonathan & Drew Scott, and Unashamed by Lecrae,

New movies include: The Finest Hours: The Impossible Rescue starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck, Race starring Stephan James, Gods of Egypt starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Gerard Butler, and Pride & Prejudice and Zombies starring Lily James and Sam Riley.

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 registration starts on June 1. Our summer reading theme is “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!”  Weekly programs start in July. Keep reading the Library News for program updates or follow us on Facebook. Students can also join our Buggy Book Club and win prizes weekly for checking out and reading books.  We hope you make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.

The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Books will be on sale for $1.00 per bag.  Stop by early to pick out the best selections.

We’ll keep to our regular story hour schedule through June for preschool children. We meet on Tuesday at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday at 10:00.

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:  Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd, Slickety Quick by Skila Brown, The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sengal, Buddy and Earl Go Exploring by Maureen Fergus, The World in a Second by Isabel Minhós Matins, Good Night Baddies by Deborah Underwood and Juli Kangas, Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle, My Old Pal, Oscar by Amy Hest illustrated by Amy Bates, Malaika’s Costume by Nadia L. Hohn, Maggie and Wendel Imagie Everything! by Cori Doerrfeld, and The Thank You Book by Mo Willems.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: City of Secrets by Stewart O’Nan, His to Command by Opal Carew, Troublemaker by Linda Howard, Easy Pickings by Richard S. Wheeler, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick, The Translation of Love by Lynne Kutsakake, And After The Fire by Lauren Belfer, The Body in the Wardrobe by Katherine Hall Page, The Pug List by Alison Hodgson, A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain, Burning Roof by Janice Cantore, A Dream of Miracles by Ruth Reid, The Two Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman, Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards, and The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep by Michael Schulman, The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt by Darrin Lunde, The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt, Becoming Grandma by Lesley Stahl, Longevity by Cameron Diaz, It’s All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow, Dream Home by Jonathan & Drew Scott,  and Unashamed by Lecrae.

New movies include: Kindergarten Cop 2 starring Dolph Lundgren, The Witch starring Anya Taylor-Joy, How to Be Single starring Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson, Joseph’s Fiennes Risen, Zoolander No. 2 starring Owen Wilson, and Rise of the Legend starring Eddie Peng.

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.

Lego My Library will meet on Saturday, March 19  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. We hope your kids will plan to join the Lego My Library Club every third Saturday of the month.

Our Youth Easter Egg hunt is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22 at 10:00 am.  All children who join the egg hunt will receive a free book to keep.

On Saturday, March 26 at 1:00 pm, local author Tammy Wilson’s will be at the library to sign her book, Something Happened: A True Story of Deglovement. Copies of her book will be available for purchase.

New books for children include: My Favorite Color Is… by Scholastic, The Itsy Bitsy Bunny by Jeffrey Burton, Little One: God Loves You by Amy Warren Hilliker, Remarkable Reptiles by Lisa M. Herrington, I Have the Hiccups by Joanne Mattern, Incredible Insects by Lisa M. Herrington, Freaky Fish by Lis M. Herrington, Peter Rabbit: P Is for Peter by Frederick Warne, Elmo and Abby’s Wacky Weather Day adapted by Naomi Kleinberg from a script by John Weidman, Look Inside by Scholastic, Scarlet Discovers True Strength by Shana Muldoon Zappa & Ahmet Zappa, Angelina and the Flower Garden by Katherine Holabird, The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Quilter’s Son: Liam’s Choice by Samantha Jillian Bayarr, Every Tear a Memory by Myra Johnson, A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin, Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock, Georgia by Dawn Tripp, The Dressmaker’s War by Mary Chamberlain, I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork, The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin,  The Wolf by Lorenzo Carcaterra, The Ramblers by Aidan Donnelley Rowley, America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie, Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff, The Rain Sparrow by Linda Goodnight, What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin, Warrior of the Storm by Bernard Cornwell, and Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhorn.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Shred Power Cleanse by Ian K. Smith, MD, Wild By Nature by National Geographic Explorer Sarah Marquis, The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted by Gary Chapman, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant, A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold, Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body by Kate Hudson, The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis, The Legends Club by John Einstein, and Fortunate Son by John Fogerty,

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.

Our craft group, Loose Ends is partnering with the Allen County Health Department to raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome. Loose Ends is knitting/crocheting purple baby hats for new mothers to remind them that the crying is temporary. You can pick up a skein of purple yarn at the library and knit/crochet a baby hat.  If you don’t know how to knit/crochet, don’t worry, Loose Ends will teach you.  They meet every Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

The Scottsville Art Guild, in partnership with the Allen County Public Library, is offering and Adult Drawing Class on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 am. Supplies will be provided for this free program, however, you must pre-register as space is limited Call 237-3861 or stop by the library’s circulation desk.

On Tuesday, March 16 at 3:30 pm, Teens are invited to a St. Patty’s Day Party.  We’ll have green food, dig for four-leaf clovers, make Shamrock Slime, and more. Call 270-237-3861 and pre-register or stop by the circulation desk.

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 visiting the library with your child is part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: Touch and Feel Farm by Scholastic, Flip, Flap, Fly by Phyllis Root, Five Little Bunnies by Dan Yaccarino, Touch and Feel Baby Animals by Scholastic, Thumper Goes A-Thumpin’ by Laura Driscoll, Happy Easter, Moose by Laura Numeroff and Felica Bond, Keeper of the Lost Cities Exile by Shannon Messenger, Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley, Bloom by Doreen Cronin and David Small, The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian, Hilarious Jokes for Minecrafters by Michele C. Hollow and others, and Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Young Blood by Matt Gallagher, Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves, The Passenger by Lisa Lutz, Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry, Off the Grid by C.J. Box, No Shred of Evidence by Charles Todd, Black List by Mark Greaney, Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica, Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets, When the Clouds Roll By by Myra Johnson, Always Watching by Lynette Eason, The Ancient Minstrel by Jim Harrison, I’ll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable, and The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Daniel Detox by Don Cobert, MD, Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World by Leigh Ann Henion, I Had To Survive: How A Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives by Dr. Roberto Canessa, Dark Money by Jane Mayer, The Wild Diet by Abel James, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, Rising Above a Toxic Workplace by Gary Chapman, Paul White and Harold Myra, and Curious Faith by Logan Wolfram.

New movies this week include:  Creed starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, The Night Before starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, Miss You Already starring Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore, Room starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, Bible Mysteries by BBC, All Roads Lead to Rome starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Raoul Bova, and God’s Club starring Stephen Baldwin and Corbin Bernsen,

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.

Our craft group, Loose Ends is partnering with the Allen County Health Department to raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome. Loose Ends is knitting/crocheting purple baby hats for new mothers to remind them that the crying is temporary. You can pick up a skein of purple yarn at the library and knit/crochet a baby hat.  If you don’t know how to knit/crochet, don’t worry, Loose Ends will teach you.  They meet every Tuesday at 3:30 pm. Supplies are provided for beginners.

Our book club, Books on the Square will meet on March16 at 1:00 pm. We’re reading, Me Before You by Jo JO Moyes. Everyone is welcome to attend.  Stop by the circulation desk and request your copy of the book and join us on Tuesday, March 16 at 1:00 o’clock. There’s something for everyone at the Allen County Public Library.

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 visiting the library with your child is part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: A Wisher’s Guide to Starland by Disney Enterprises, Vega and the Fashion Disaster by Shana Muldoon Zappa & Ahmet Zappa, At the Marsh in the Meadow by Jeanie Mebane, It’s Easter, Chloe Zoe! By Jane Smith, The Night Gardener  by The Fan Brothers, Voices of Gettysburg by Sherry Garland, Miss Mary Reporting by Sue Macy, It’s Not Easy Being Number Three by Drew Dernavich, The House That Jack Built by Alison Murray, Echo Echo by Marilyn Singer, Peep and Egg: I’m Not Hatching by Laura Gehl, My Dog’s a Chicken by Susan McElroy Montanari, and Black and White Animals by Scholastic,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: A Girl’s Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber, Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton, The Lightkeepers by Abby Geni, She’s Not There by Joy Fielding, The First Order by Jeff Abbott,  Return to Paradise by Barbara Cameron, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry, The Spring at Moss Hill by Carla Neggers, Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer, The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig, The Fragment by Davis Bunn, If I Run by Terri Blackstock,The Preacher’s Lady by Lori Copeland, A Heart Once Broken by Jerry S. Eicher, Driven by Kelley Armstrong, The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth, The English Son by Wanda E. Brunstetter & Jean Brunstetter, Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke, You’re the One That I want by Susan May Warren, Arctic Shadow by Joanne Sundell, and The Law and the Lawless by David Robbins.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Your Beauty Mark by Dila Van Teese,

How to Fake Real Beauty by Ramy Fagni, Approaching ALI: A Reclamation in Three Acts by Davis Miller, Lost in the Darkness: Life Inside the World’s Most haunted Prisons, Hospitals, and Asylums by Benjamin S. Jeffries, and Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten.

New movies include: Moon Walkersstaring Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint, I Smile Back starring Sarah Silverman and Josh Charles, Diablo starring Scott Eastwood and Walton Goggins, Extraction starring Bruce Willis and Kellan Lutz, Secret In Their Eyes starring Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts, My All American starring Aaron Eckhart and Finn Wittrock, Disney-Pixar’s The New Dinosaur and Disney’s The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.

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.

Lego My Library will meet on Saturday, February 20 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. We hope your kids will plan to join our Lego My Library Club every third Saturday of the month.

Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? If so, you’ve pondered the same mystery as Plato, Leonardo DaVinci and Sir Isaac Newton. Students,  ages 10-18, are invited to join us on Monday, Feb. 22 at 5:00 pm for Sky in a Bottle as a part of our Serious About  Science series. Registration is limited to twenty, so you must register for this free program by calling 270-237-3861.

On Monday, Febraury 29, students, ages 10-18, are invited to join us for Star Wars Science with Jason Lidsey. Call 270-237-3861 to register for the free program.

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 visiting the library with your child is part of your weekly routine.

Loose Ends will teach you to knit or crochet on every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners

New books for children include: How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks, I Don’t Know How the Story Ends by J.B. Cheaney, Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet by Nick Bruel, Spirit Animals: Meanings & Stories by Wayne Arthurson, Rush Revere and the First Patriots by Rush Limbaugh, The Tiger Rising by Kate DeCamillon, Voices of the Alamo by Sherry Garland, How to Draw Pokemon by Tracey West, Bedtime in the Jungle by John Buler, Hop by Jorey Hurley, Chick ‘n’ Pug The Love Pug by Jennifer Sattler, The Hare & the Hedgehog by Brothers Grimm and Jonas Laustroer, and The Door by the Stair Case by Katherine Marsh,

New books on the Adult Fiction Shelf include: And Again by Jessica Chiarella, Beside Myself by Ann Morgan, Grace’s Forgiveness by Molly Jebber, Keeper of the Stars by Robin Lee Hatcher, Mermaid Moon by Colleen Coble, The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley, Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo by C. Joseph Greaves, The War Reporter by Martin Fletcher, River Road by Carol Goodman, Whispers in the Reading Room by Shelley Gray, The Restoration by Wanda E. Brunstetter, A Son’s View by Shelley Shepard Gray, The News Makers by Lisa Wiehl, The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie, In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward, Wherever There Is Light by Peter Golden, Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf, Saturn Run by John Sandford and Ctein, Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann, and Keeper of the Stars by Robin Lee Hatcher.

New movies include: Our Brand is Crisis starring Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton, The Last Witch Hunter starring Vin Diesel, Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks, The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave featuring the voices of Reba McEntire and Damon Wayans, Jr., Girlz4Life featuring Lego Friends, Shimmer and Shine by Nickelodeon, and Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 

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.

 Registration is open for Prime Time Family Reading.  Space is limited to thirty families. Join us for weekly storytelling, reading and discussion sessions featuring award-winning children’s books. By participating in PRIME TIME, you will help your child enjoy reading, share ideas, and plant the seeds for future academic success. A free meal will be provided as well as child care for siblings. Call 270-237-3861 to register for this free program. PRIME TIME FAMIY READ NIGHT  is sponsored  in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Prime Time, Inc., the American Library Association and The Allen County Public Library.

On Saturday, Feb. 6 am10:00 am, join us for The Art of Tidying Up at 10:00 am.  Let us help you conquer your clutter for good.

On Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2:00 pm, Mrs. Jamie will offer and E-reader class. We offer thousands of ebooks, and audio books free to download to your device, phone, or computer.  Let us show you how.

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 visiting the library with your child is part of your weekly routine.

We’re starting a youth Lego club @ the Allen County Public Library. Lego My Library will meet on February 20 from 11:00 – 12:30. Members will be separated into age groups. Lego creations will be displayed for three weeks and library patrons will vote on their favorites.  All participants will have a chance to win prizes by attending. We hope your kids will plan to join Lego My Library Club every third Saturday of the month.

Loose Ends will teach you to knit or crochet on every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners

The Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc will present Elizabeh Lawson as Charlotte Dupey: Suing for Freedom. On Monday, February 15 at 6:00 pm. Charlotte Dupey was born in Cambridge, Maryland, in 1787 and was sent to Lexington when she was 18 years old. When Henry Clay was appointed Secretary of State, his family and the Dupuy family moved to Washington, D.C. and Charlotte  found a lawyer who filed papers on her behalf, suing the Clay family for her freedom and that of her children. Come hear Charlotte’ story at the Allen County Public Library on Monday, February 15 at 6:00 pm.

New books for children include: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Julie Barrett, Ruby Valentine Saves the Day by Laurie Friedman, The Magic School Bus Rides the Wind by Anne Capeci, Happy Valentine’s Day, Curious George by N. DiAngelo, A Birthday Cake for George Washington by Ramin Ganeshram, Two Friends by Dean Robbins, The Dog That Nino Didn’t Have by Edward Van De Vendel, The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett, Twisters by Lucille Recht Penner, Pokemon: The Official Adventure Guide: Ash’s Quest from Kanto to Kalos by Simcha Whitehil, and Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  The Diva Steals a Chocolae Kiss by Krista Davis, NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson, Sage’s Eye by V.C. Andrews, The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork, The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin, The Possibility of Now by Kim Culbertson, The Plague of Thieves Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini, The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders, The Poison Artist by Jonathan Moore, The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates, It’s All Your Fault by Paul Rudnick, and The Siren by Kierra Cass.

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.

The library will be closed on Monday, January 19 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will re-open on Tuesday, January 20 at 9:00 am.

If you received a new electronic device such as an e-reader or smart phone and need help learning how to download free digital material from the library, call 237-3861 and make an appointment with Ms. Amanda or Ms. Jamie.  We’ll be happy to help you.

We’ll help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions with our program offerings in January.  On Thursday, January 15, Dustin Richards from The Core will present a program on choosing the right fitness plan. We’ll learn the difference between Zumba, Yoga, Water Aerobics and more. Space is limited. Sign up by calling 237-3861. This program will be offered at 12:00 noon and at 5:30 pm.  We’ll have a prize drawing for a one-month family membership to The Core.

On Thursday, January 22, Angela Smotherman, dietetic intern with the Allen County Health Department, will present a program to learn about smoking cessation, tips for eating healthy on the run, and exercises you can do at your desk.  This program will be offered at 12:00 noon and again at 5:30 pm on Thursday, January 22. Sign up today. We’ll have a prize drawing for a one-month family membership to The Core.

Story hour for pre-school children is offered on Tuesday at 10:00 and Toddler Time meets on Thursday at 10:00 am. School age children are welcome to attend enrichment programs on Tuesday at 1:00 pm. The Cool Kids Book Club meets on Wednesday’s at 1:00 pm.  We hope you’ll make visiting the library with your child a part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney, The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler, The Crocodile Who Didn’t Like Water by Gemma Merino, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell, I Survived The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 by Lauren Tarshis, Seven Wild Sisters by Charles de Lint, George in the Dark by Madeline Valentine, The Paddington Treasury by Michael Bond, Pete the Cat: Wheels on the Bus based on the creation of James Dean, Light Is All Around Us by Wendy Pfeffer, Taking Care of Mama Rabbit by Anita Lobel, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat, and Sorry You’re Lost by Matt Blackstone.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Redeployment by Phil Klay, Stories of My Life by Katherine Paterson, Women in Clothes by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton & 639 Others, The Reluctant Empath by Betty Comerford & Steve Wilson, Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life by Hermione Lee, The Burn by Haylie Pomroy, Learning from the Giants by John C. Maxwell, Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II by Wil. S. Hylton, The Diabetes Solution: With 100 Recipes by Gorge E. Rodriguez, MD and Susan Wyler, RDN.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Bathing the Lion by Jonathan Carroll, As Close as Sisters by Colleen Faulkner, At Bluebonnet Lake by Amanda Cabot, Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, The Dare by Hannah Jayne, Ancient Oceans of Central Kentucky by David Connerley Nahm. Land of Careful Shadows by Suzanne Chazin, The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion, The Amish Buggy Ride by Sarah Price, Fallen Land by Patrick Flanery, One Night Denied by Jodi Ellen Malpas, Mercy’s Fight by T.L. Gray, and A Thing of Beauty by Lisa Samson.  

 To borrow books, movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free.  You need 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.

Kid’s will want to sign up for The Polar Express. Come to the library on December 15 at 5:00 pm. Mrs. Amanda has planned special games and crafts. Of course we’ll also read The Polar Express. Don’t be late. You don’t want to miss the train.

Our regular story hour for pre-school children is offered on Tuesday at 10:00 and Toddler Time meets on Thursday at 10:00 am. School age children are welcome to attend enrichment programs on Tuesday at 1:00 pm. The Cool Kids Book Club meets on Wednesday’s at 1:00 pm.  We hope you’ll make visiting the library with your child a part of your weekly routine.

The library offers homework help through a new service called “Tutor.com.” Library patrons have access to on-demand, one-to-one Academic and Career Tutoring from 4:00 pm – 11:00 am, seven days per week. All you need is a library card.  Tutor.com covers 25+ subject areas, including AP/IB, Spanish language support and Test-Prep. A big thank you to The Friends of the Library for making this service available. Go to www.allencountylibrary.com and click on Tutor.com.

Library patrons have access to over 77,000 digital items (books, movies or music). You can download these to your computer, e-reader, smart phone, or other digital device.  Go to www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Look and Live by Matt Pappa, The Conviction to Lead by Albert Mohler,  Jack the Ripper and The Case For Scotland Yard’s Prime Suspect by Robert House, The Wild Truth by Caris McCandless,  Colliding with Destiny by Sarah Jakes, Killing Lions by John Eldredge, and The Insanity of God by Nik Ripkin.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Navy Seal Noel by Liz Johnson, The 13^th Gift by Joanne Huist Smith, The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W. Bruce Cameron, Autumn Falls by Bella Thorne, YOLO by Lauren Myracle, A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith, The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott, Belle Cora by Phillip Marguiles, and The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook.

New music CD’s include: Christmas Sounds of Today, Christmas Symphony by Mannheim Steamroller, Cheers, It’s Christmas by Blake Shelton, One Christmas by Leanne Rimes, Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas, Home for the Holidays by Darius Rucker, and The Most Relaxing Christmas Piano Music in the Universe.

New movies this week include: Small Town Santa starring Dean Cain and Christine Lakin, A Magic Christmas starring C. Thomas Howell and Jonathan Silverman, The Giver starring Brenton Thwaites and Jeff Bridges, Christmas on Salvation Street staring Israel Matos and Joe Pacheco, Jersey Boys starring John Lloyd Young, The Expendables 3 starring Sylverster Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, An Evergreen Christmas starring Robert Loggia and Naomi Judd, A Madea Christmas starring Tyler Perry, Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas starring Eric Mabuis and Kristin Booth, A Royal Christmas starring Lacy Chabert and Jane Seymour, A Merry Friggin’ Christmas starring Joel McHale and Robin Williams, Planes by Disney, Dragons Holiday: Gift of the Night Fury by Dreamworks, How to Train Your Dragon 2  by Dreamworks.

 To borrow books, movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free.  You need 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.