The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Did you know the average child loses two months of reading skills over the summer? You can help avoid the slide by registering your child for Summer Reading and encouraging your child to read for twenty minutes daily. We have thousands of books from which to choose. There’s something for everyone at the Allen County Public Library.
This year’s summer reading theme is All Together Now! We have special programs and prizes for every age group. Our summer reading kick-off event begins on Friday, June 2, at 6:00 pm on the library’s front porch. Families can register for the summer reading, fish for prizes, throw a water balloon at a librarian and complete the chalk obstacle course.
For a complete list of all programs available, visit www.allencountylibrary.com and click on the events tab. You can register in the library or online via our Facebook page. Just complete the correct Google Form. There’s one for adults, teens, and children. . We’ll also provide a free lunch to kids attending Tuesday library programs during summer reading.
If you are homebound, we are happy to make non-contact home deliveries. Call Ms. Delonda at 270-237-3861 if you need this service.
New books for children include: Hiding: A Story About Finding Quiet in a Busy World by Kate Pugsley, Mr. Grumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham, La Guitarrista by Lucky Diaz, Bigfoot and Nessie: The Art of Getting Noticed by Chelsea M. Campbell and Laura Knetzger, Tacos Today by Raúl the Third, The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward, Bugs by Britta Teckentrup, The Hot Cross Bunny by Carys Bexington and Mark Chambers, We Are Branches by Joyce Sidman and Beth Krommes I am a Tornado by Drew Beckmeyer, Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Makes it Big by Dolly Parton, Spicy Spicy Hot! by Lenny Wen, Unicorn Not Wanted by Fred Blunt, and A Little Dose of Nature: Outdoor Fun to Help Happiness Bloom by Dr. Alison Greenwood and Anneli Bray.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: In the Shadow of the River by Ann H. Gabhart, Tell-Tale Bones by Carolyn Haines, Seven Girls Gone by Allison Brennan, Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash, Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez, The Instructor by T.R. Hendricks, The Seaside Library by Brenda Novak, The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis, The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh, Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling, I’ll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman, Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni, The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz, Tom Clancy’s Op-Center Fallout by Jeff Rovin, and Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas.
New large-print books for adults include: Honor’s Refuge by Hallee Bridgeman, Second Time Around by Melody Carlson, Letters of Trust by Wanda E. Brunstetter, What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson, Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden, The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz, and After the Shadows by Amanda Cabot.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond, Tasting History by Max Miller with Ann Volkwein, The Elephants of Thulathula by Francoise Malby-Anthony, United States Currency: Large Size, Small Size, Fractional by Kenneth Bressett and, It.Goes.So.Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs by Mary Louise Kelly.
To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.