Our weekly programs for children include: Baby Time on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. Toddler Time is on Thursdays at 10:00 am, Stories & More for pre-school children meet on Tuesdays at 10:00 am, and enrichment programs for homeschool youth meet on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.
If you want to learn how to knit to crochet, Loose Ends will teach you. Stop by the library on Tuesdays at 3:30. First time crafters will be supplied with a crochet hook, or knitting needles and yarn to start.
On Thursday, October 18 at 5:00 pm, teens will make Zombie Brain Slime. Call 270-237-3861 to register for these free programs as space is limited.
New books for children this week include: There’s a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake by Loren Long, Rock What Ya Got by Samantha Berger, Presto & Zesto In Limboland by Arthur Yorinks and Maurice Sendak, Take Your Octopus to School Day by Audrey Vernick, The Thank You Book by Mary Lyn Ray, Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor, The Reckless Queen by Alexis O’Neill and Laura Huliska-Beith, and The Dam by David Almond
Older children will enjoy: Squirm by Carl Hiaasen, Lord of the Mountain by Ronald Kidd, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser, Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald,The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes, Very Rich by Polly Horvath, Mascot by Anthony John, Brotherband: The Caldera by John Flanagan, Babymouse: Tales from the Locker by Miss Communication, Winnie’s Great War by LindsayMattick and Josh Greenhut, and Time Castaways: The Mona Lisa Key by Liesl Shurtliff.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Death in Shangri-La by Yigal Zur, Trapped by Irene Hannon, An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris, His New Amish Family by Patricia Davids, The Dead Ringer by M.C. Beaton, Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat by Anne Rice, The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, Harbor Secrets by Melody Carlson, Night After Night by Lauren Blakely, Her Forgiving Amish Heart by Rebecca Kertz, The Amish Suitor by Jo Ann Brown, and The Wedding Quilt Bride by Marta Perry.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy, Korvels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2019 by Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel, In Pieces by Sally Field, Thyroid Heaing by Anthony William, Live Long and …What I Learned Along the Way by William Shatner with Davd Fisher, Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
New movies this week include: Siberia starring Keanu Reeves, Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, Fahrenheit 451 starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, Damsel starring Mia Wasikowska, Woman Walks Ahead starring Jessica Chastain and Sam Rockwell,and Sicasrio: Day of the Soldado starring Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin.
If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books. We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card. Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?
To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free. Just provide us with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.