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 this week include: Goodnight Mr. Darcy by Kate Coombs, An Armadillo in Paris by Julie Kraulis, Winter is Coming by Tony Johnston, Bad Dog Flash by Ruth Paul, Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by John Hendrix, Skippy Jon Jones: Snow What by Judy Schachner, Florence Nightingale by Henry Holt, The Last Christmas Tree by Stephen Krensky, From Sea to Shining Sea by Callista Gingrich, Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin, Ellray Jakes Rocks the Holidays! by Sally Warner, A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements, Who Was Isaac Newton? By Janet B. Pascal, Guts & Glory: The American Civil War by Ben Thompson, Daniel at the Siege of Boston 17716 by Laurie Calkhoven, and The Twelve Days of Christmas by Laurel Long,

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters, Persuasion, Captain Wentworth and Cracklin’ Cornbread by Mary Jane Hathaway, Jewelweed by David Rhodes, Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, Euphoria by Lily King, Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, A Wedding on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball, Madame Picasso by Anne Girard, Treasure by Lisa Dawn Bergen, Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio by Serena B. Miller, The Indwelling by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Missing Child by Patricia MacDonald, The End of Innocence by Allegra Jorand, The Goddess of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec,  The Last Days of California by Mary Miller, Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline, My Accidental Jihad: A Love Story by Krista Bremer, A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, What I Remember Most by Cathy Lamb, A Deadly Wandering by Matt Richtel, The Fragile World by Paula Treick DeBoard, The Engagement by J. Courtney Sullivan, Sea Creatures by Susanna Daniel, Monday Monday by Elizabeth Cook, The Christmas Ranch by RaeAnne Thayne, Sadie’s Secret by Kathleen Y’Barbo, A Christmas Cat by Melody Carlson,  and The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy.

New Books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: 41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life by Louis Zamperini and David Rensin, There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of Mother and Me by Brooke Shields, First Aid Manual: 5^th Edition by DK Publishing, Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle by Douglas J. Emlen, Jerry Lew: His Own Story by Rick Gragg, Relaxing with God by Andrew Farley, Essential Oils: Pocket Reference by Life Science Publishing, True Love by Jennifer Lopez, Fully Alive by Timothy Shriver, Brief Encounters by Dick Cavett, Watch Me by Angelica Houston, Blood Will Out: The True Story of A Murder, A Mystery, and A Masquerade by Walter Kirn, Those Who Hold Bastogne: A True Story of the Soliders and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge by Peter Schrijvers, Kidnapped by the Taliban by Dilip Joseph, MD with James Lund, and In the Manger by Max Lucado

New movies this week include: 22 Jump Street starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum,  Fort Bliss starring Michelle Monaghan and Ron Livingston, Automata starring Dylan McDermott and Melanie Griffith, Princess Monoke starring Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup and Claire Danes, And So It Goes starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton,  and If I Stay starring Chloe Grace Moretz.

The annual Trick-or-Treat parade is scheduled for Friday, October 31 at 10:00 am. Children must have a responsible adult join them on the parade route as we visit our downtown merchants in costume.

On November 8, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm, the Scottville Art Guild will offer Drawing Your Pet at the library. No experience is needed. Please bring a photo (preferably a head shot) of your pet. Space is limited to 12 participants so register early.

Is your child Kindergarten Ready. We have a new program geared to help children who will start Kindergarten in August 2015. Families will learn basic skills and concepts for which educators will be screening. We’ll offer a light meal at 5:00 pm and the program starts at 5:30 pm. Space is limited to 10 families so sign up today by calling 237-3861.

On Saturday, November 15 at 10:00 am, Beth Hester will present a program on Kentucky Basket Traditions and participants will make a woven Christmas ornament. This free program is limited to 30 participants.  Sign up today by calling 237-3861.

We offer homework help through “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.

Check out our website at www.allencountylibrary.com and click on the “Digital Books” tab. You’ll never have to wait to download the books you check out from One Click Digital.  We also have thousands of books available through Kentucky Libraries Unbound.  Don’t forget that you have access to 49 of the most popular magazines online with your Allen County Public Library card. Click on the “Digital Magazines” tab, set up an account with your library card (never enter your credit card number) and start downloading your favorite magazines today.

New books for children this week include: Possum Come a-Knockin’ by Nancy Van Laan and illustrated by George Booth, The Mouse Who Ate the Moon by Petr Horáček, Minecraft: Construction Handbook by Matthew Needler, Elmer and the Monster by David McKee, Giant Vehicles by Rod Green and illustrated by Stephen Biesty, Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier, Louise Loves Art by Kelly Light, Meet the Boxtrolls by Jennifer Fox, Fall Leaves by Loretta Holland, and  As An Oak Tree Grows by G. Brian Karas.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Christmas Wedding Ring by Susan Mallery, Gray Mountain by John Grisham, Snowfall by Shelley Shepard Gray, The Patmos Deception by Davis Bunn, Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk, Desert God by Wilbur Smith, and  A Place Called Hope by Philip Gulley.

New movies this week include: Snow Piercer starring Chris Evans and Song Kango Ho, Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort starring Anthony Lott, The Purge Anarchy starring James DeMonico, Mercy starring Shirley Knight, See No Evil 2 starring Danielle Harris, The Fluffy Movie starring Manny Rodriguez, Earth to Echo starring Teo Halm, X-Men: Days of Future Past starring Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy, VeggieTales: Beauty and the Beet, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman.

These are a few of the new selections available at your Allen County Public Library.   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.

We are seeking families of children who will start Kindergarten in August 2015 to participate in a new program, Kindergarten Ready. Families will meet Monday evenings for six weeks starting November 10. Children will learn basic skills and concepts for which educators will be screening. We’ll offer a light meal at 5:30 and the program starts at 6:00 pm. Space is limited to 10 families to sign up today by calling 237-3861.

The library is offering an additional digital book collection. One Click Digital offers many popular audio books that are always available.  Check out our website at www.allencountylibrary.com and click on the “Digital Books” tab. You’ll never have to wait to download the books you check out from One Click Digital. Don’t forget that you have access to 49 of the most popular magazines online with your Allen County Public Library card. Click on the “Digital Magazines” tab, set up an account with your library card (never enter your credit card number) and start downloading your favorite magazines today.

We offer 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. The review from an Allen County student said, “I loved how my tutor was very patient with me and was friendly. Most of the time you can’t find a way to be friendly on a chat, but my tutor did. I received the help I sought out to get and I feel confident that if I see a similar question I will know how to do it.  This is the best webstie I have ever use for academic purposes.” If you or someone you know needs free tutoring services, check us out at www. allencountylibrary.com and click on “Tutor.com.”

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey, Full Measure by T. Jefferson Parker, Ghost Wanted by Carolyn Hart, Nora Bonesteel’s Christmas Past by Sharyn McCrumb, Undead and Unwary by Mary Janice Davidson, Rise of the Kings by R.A. Salvatore, Wicked Ways by Lisa Jackson, The Lost Key by Catherine Coulter, The Perfect Witness by Iris Johansen, Deadline by John Sandford,  Dick Francis’s Damage by Felix Francis, Mr. Miracle by Debbie MaComber, Paris Match by Stuart Woods, The Promise by Beth Wiseman, Mean Streak by Sandra Brown, Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs, Burn by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, The Mill River Redemption by Darcie Chan, How to Build a Girl by Kaitlin Moran, The Forgiven by Marta Perry, Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Wonderful Lonesome by Olivia Newport, and The Splintered Kingdom by James Aitcheson.

New books on the adult-non-fiction shelf include: World Order by Henry Kissenger, The Knitter’s Handbook of Sweater Patterns by Ann Budd, Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World’s Best Documented UFO Incident by Nick Pope with John Burroughs, USAF (Ret.) and Jim Penniston, USAF (Ret.), Only in  Old Kentucky: Historic True Tales of Cultural Ingenuity by Marshall Myers, Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, Living Courageously: You Can Face Anything, Just Do It Afraid by Joyce Meyer, How to Trace Your Family Tree: by Kathy Chater, and Genealogy: Third Edition by George G. Moran.

These are a few of the new selections available at your Allen County Public Library.   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.

The library has signed up for an additional digital book collection. One Click Digital offers many popular audio books that are always available.  Check out our website at www.allencountylibrary.com and click on the “Digital Books” tab. You’ll never have to wait to download the books you check out from One Click Digital. Don’t forget that you have access to 49 of the most popular magazines online with your Allen County Public Library card. Click on the “Digital Magazines” tab, set up an account with your library card (never enter your credit card number) and start downloading your favorite magazines today.

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.

New books for children the week include: Minecraft Combat Handbook by Stephanie Milton, Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins, The OK Book by Amy Rosenthal, On My Way to School by Sarah Maizes, Only a Witch Can  Fly by Allison McGhee, Otis and the Scarecrow by Loren Long, Pardon Me by Daniel Miyares, Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border, Pete the Cat and the New Guy by James and Kimberly Dean, Picnic by John Burningham, The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School by Deborah Diesen, The Problem with Not Being Scared of Monsters by Dan Richards, and Ready, Steady, Ghost! by Elizabeth Baguley.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Blood of an Englishman: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M.C. Beaton, Christmas Comes to Little Hickman Creek by Sharlene MacLaren, The Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman, Michael Vey #4: Hunt for Jade Dragon by Richard Paul Evans, The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, Sisters In Sanity by Gayle Forman, We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas, Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night by Barbara J. Taylor, Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett, and The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell.

New books on the adult-non-fiction shelf include: Frederick: A Story of Boundless Hope by Fredrick Ndabaramiye and Amy Parker, Duncan Hines: How a Travelling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food by Louis Hatchett, Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide by Susan Reigler, Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women by Sarah Bessey, and Let’s All Be Brave: Living Life With Everything You Have by Annie F. Downs,

New movies this week include: The Love Punch starring Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson, Draft Day starring Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner, The Fault in our Stars starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, Godzilla starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, The Perfect Wave starring Scott Eastwood and Rachel Hendrix, When Calls the Heart: Change of Hearts starring Erin Krakow with Daniel Lissing, Captain America: The Winter Soldier starring Chris Evans and Samuel L. Jackson, Think Like a Man Too starring Dennis Haysbert and Jerry Ferrara, R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly starring Bella Thorne and Ryan Ochoa, Duck Dynasty: Quack or Treat starring the Robertsons, The Hornet’s Nest starring Mike Boettcher and Barbie and the Secret Door.

These are a few of the new selections available at your Allen County Public Library.   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.

Congratulations to Joanne Meador, who is retiring after thirty-three years of service at the Allen County Public Library. We’ll miss her and wish her the very best as she transitions from being a librarian to a library patron.  We hope she enjoys retirement doing anything and everything that she’s been dreaming.

Congratulations to the Primary Center Kids. Mr. Wilson will have to spend a day on the roof because 309 students signed up for the Buggy Book Club. Thank you to Mr. Wilson for encouraging students to read during summer vacation. Parents deserve a thank you too for getting their kids to the library this summer. We’ll give Mr. Wilson the honor of drawing the names of the winners of the five free gas gift cards.  Read The Library News next week to see who won.  Thank you to The Friends of the Library for providing funds to purchase the gas gift cards.

The library now 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.

The library has signed up for an additional digital book collection. One Click Digital offers many popular audio books that are always available.  Check out our website at www.allencountylibrary.com and click on the “Digital Books” tab. You’ll never have to wait to download the books you check out from One Click Digital.

New books for children this week include: Gigantosaurus by Johnny Duddle, Doug Unplugs on the Farm by Dan Yaccarino, Where’s My Homework? by Michael Garland, Andrew Draws by David McPhail, My Pet Book by Bob Staake, In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak, Dino Shapes by Suse MacDonald, Hidden by Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo, Emily’s Blue Period by Cathleen Daly, and Olga the Cloud by Nicoletta Costa.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Confession by Robert Whitlow, Fast Track by Julie Garwood, Texas True by Janet Dailey, Forever With You by Robin Jones Gunn, Invincible by Diana Palmer, Never Coming Back by Tim Weaver, The Kissing Bridge by Tricia Goyer, The Midwife by Jolina Petersheim, Carolina Gold by Dorothy Love, Through the Deep Waters by Kim Vogel Sawyer, The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron, Saving Amelia by Cathy Gohlke, Fearless Hope by Serena Miller, The Healer’s Touch by Lori Copeland, The Lady and the Officer by Mary Ellis, A Perfect Life by Danielle Steele, Blacklands by Michael McGarrity, and Uncaged by John Sandford and Michele Cook.

New movies this week include: The Other Woman starring Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann, Noah starring Russell Crowe, Protector 2 starring Tony Jaa, Cuban Fury starring Nick Frost and Rashida Jones and Get Ready For… School! Starring Bubble Guppies.

These are a few of the new items available to check out for free at the Allen County Public Library. The library also offers over 75,000 digital e-books and over 18,000 audio books that you can download directly to your computer or electronic device. The digital collection includes over 10,000 video downloadable units, and don’t forget the library subscribes 39 digital magazines (past month’s issues are also available).

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.

Thanks to Ms. Amanda and Ms. Jamie for a great summer reading program. Fizz, Boom Bang ended with a BANG! We had 258 children and 28 teens register for Summer Reading. Congratulations to Kendal Felder and Timothy Spearman who won Kindle Fires. In all, 107 kids turned in reading logs. Over 200 children attended each of the six special children’s programs.

Thanks to Ms. Delonda and Ms. Abbie for a successful Camp Wonderopolis.  We had 16 families register and attend the six week program. Congratulations to Daphica Woods who won the prize drawing for the Kindle Fire. A big THANK YOU to the Friends of the Library for providing the Kindle Fires.

Mr. Wilson’s head will not turn red unless another fourteen kids from the Primary Center visit the library before school starts. Only 286 Primary Center Students have signed up for the Buggy Book Club and the goal is 300. Mr. Wilson will have to spend a day on the roof if 300 of the children check out books this summer at the library.

The library has signed up for an additional digital book collection. One Click Digital offers many popular audio books that are always available.  Check out our website at www.allencountylibrary.com and click on the “Digital Books” tab. You’ll never have to wait to download the books you check out from One Click Digital.

New books for juvenile and young adults include: Starbird Murphy and the World Outside by Finney Frock, Girls Like Us by Gail Gile, Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood by Nathan Hale, The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel, Other Bound by Corinne Duyvis, Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell, Through the Woods by Emily Carroll, On the Road to Find Out by Rachel Toor, Surrounded by Sharks by Michael Northrop, The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove, and No Summit Out of Sight by Jorand Romero.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Competition by Marcia Clark, Sting of the Drone by Richard Clark, Night Heron by Adam Brooks, The Steady Running of the Hour by Jusitin Go, The Blonde by Anna Dodbersen, The Stories We Tell byPatti Callahan Henry, The Book of Unknown Americans by Christian Henrequez, Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey, The Sleepwalkers Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacon, The Sea Garden by Deborah Lawrenson, Dollbaby by Laura Lane, Everything I Never Told You by Shirley Jackson, The Directive by Matthew Quirk, and The Girl in 6E by AR. Torre.

New movies this week include: Heaven is for Real starring Greg Kinnear and Thomas Haden Church, Sabotage starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sam Worthington, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn starring Robin Williams and Mila Kuni, Transcendence starring Johnny Depp, Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club, The Dance based on the Novel When Call the Heart by Janette Oke, and Antboy stasrring Oscar Diet.

These are a few of the new items available to check out for free at the Allen County Public Library. The library also offers over 75,000 digital e-books and over 18,000 audio books that you can download directly to your computer or electronic device. The digital collection includes over 10,000 video downloadable units, and don’t forget the library subscribes 39 digital magazines (past months issues are also available).

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.

 Library News for June 11

Calling out to all Allen County Primary Center Kids.  Join the Buggy Book Club. Principal Wilson has agreed to stand on the Allen County Primary Center’s roof if at least 300 students participate in the Buggy Book Club! Kids will can select a buggy prize and put up a sticker each day you visit the library. The child with the most stickers will win a Buggy Book Bag! Parents who check out books with their children can enter to win a $20.00 gas gift card. We will have a drawing on the first day of school this fall. Five $20.00 gas gift cards will be given away. Let’s make Mr. Wilson’s head RED! Stop by and sign up for the Buggy Book Club today.

If you missed the sign up for Camp Wonderopolis programs at the library, school age children can still sign up for the on-line Camp Wonderopolis. Go to www.Wonderopolis.org.  Camp Wonderopolis combines the excitement of summer camp with the joy and pride in achievement – all completely free. When you register as a Camper (kids of all ages) or a Counselor (parents or teachers), you will be able to select your own avatar, follow your own path through six tracks of scientific exploration, and engage in Wonder lessons and test your learning to earn Wonder Cards. Kids who earn all 42 badges will be entered into a prize drawing for a free Kindle Fire.

Summer Reading registrations starts on Monday, June 16. Our summer reading theme is Fizz, Boom, READ and Start a Reaction. Special summer reading programs will start on July 8 with Science Guy: Jason Lindsey “Hooked on Science.”  We’ll serve free lunches to all children who sign up for summer reading.

New books for children this week include: The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett, A Baby Elephant in the Wild by Caitlin O’Connell, A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley and Edwin Fotheringham, Princess Sparkle-Heart gets a Makeover by Josh Schneider, Very Short Tall Tales to Read Together by Children’s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman and illustrated by Michael Emberley, Stubby The War Dog by Ann Bausum, The Monkey Goes Bananas by C.P. Bloom and illustrated by Peter Raymundo, Soccer Star by Mina Javaherbin, and Plastic AHOY! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman.

New books on the adult fiction shelf this week include:  The End of Always by Randi Davenport, Full Assault Mode by Dalton Fury, Delicious by Ruth Reichl, No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald, Mirror Sight by Kirsten Britain, Deadly Shores by Taylor Anderson, Invisible City by Julia Dahl, and The Word Exchange by Alena Gardeon.

New movies this week include: The Trials of Cate McCall staring Kate Beckinsale and Nick Nolte, Lone Survivor starring Mark Wahlberg, Robocop starring Joel Kinnaman, Veronica Mars starring Kristen Bell, her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams, Saving Grace B. Jones starring Tatum O’Neal and Michael Biehn Son of God starring Darwin Shaw, Sophia Grace & Rosie’s Royal Adventure starring Sophia Grace Brownlee, and Baby Geniuses and the Treasure of Egypt starring Jon Voight.

These are a few of the new selections available at your Allen County Public Library. 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.