The library building is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Check out our events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com to see all the great programs planned. If you click on the program, you can pre-register to reserve your spot by adding your name and email.
Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from three Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children aged 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. On Mondays at 3:30 pm, students ages 10-12 can join us for The Inbetweens. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.
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: Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor, The Library Fish Learns to Read by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, The Blue Umbrella by Emily Ann Davison, Never Forget Eleanor by Jason June, One Day by Joanna Ho & Faith Pray, Pirate Passover by Judy Press, City Beet by Tziporah Cohen, The Note Who Faced the Music by Lindsay Bonilla, Gertie: The Darling Duck of WWII by Shar Swanson, Bluey: Mum School by Penguin Young Readers Licenses, Elena Rides by Juana Medina, I Am Not an Octopus by Eoin McLaughlin and Marc Boutavant, Fish and Crab by Marianna Coppo, Rainbow Shopping by Qing Zhuang, Wants vs. Needs vs. Robots by Michael Rex, and How to Talk Like a Bear by Charlie Grandy.
Older Children will enjoy: Where’s Waldo? The Great Speed Search by Martin Handford, Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins by Matt Forbeck, Dear America: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl: A Picture of Freedom by Patricia C. McKissack, Dear America: The Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart: The Winter of Red Snow by Kristina Gregory, Being Baxters by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell, Heroes of Havensong: Dragonboy by Megan Reyes, Battle Dragons: Book Two: City of Speed by Alex London, Go Pig or Go Home by Rob Harrell, and Hidden Systems by Dan Mott.
New books for young adults include: Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson, 14 Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph, The Wizard’s Cookbook by Aurélia Beaupommier, While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai, The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade,
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab, All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore, and Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes.
To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked 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.