The library will be closed on Friday, April 18 for Good Friday. Unless it’s a holiday, the library is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. On Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.
Tinker Time in our Maker Space is open every Friday at 2:00 pm. Register online for help with your projects, or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. Equipment includes a Poster Printer, an Embroidery Machine, a Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.
New books for children include: How Do I Wonder? by Gianna Davy, Saint Valentine the Kindhearted Retold & Illustrated by Ned Bustard, Mermaids Are the Worst! by Alex Willan, Sunny Wants to Play by Katty Maurey, Wash Day Love by Tanisia Moore and Raissa Figueroa, Goosebumps House of Shivers: Say My Name! Say My Name! by R.L. Stine, I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis, I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis, Blast From The Past by Geronimo Stilton, Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke, Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs, Tear This down by Barbara Dee, Diary of a 9-Bit Warrior: Journey to the Far Lands by Cube Kid, and The Baby-Sitters Club: Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann. M. Martin, Middle School and Other Disasters by Wanda Coven, Easter by Nancy Dickmann, and Resist by Alan Gratz.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Red Car to Hollywood by Jennie Liu, Hexed by Emily Mcintire, Nothing Ever Happens Here by Seraphina Nova Glass, I Am Sin by Helen Hardt, We All Live Here by Jo Jo Moyes, Secrets Between the Shelves by Cynthia Hickey, Linda Baten Johnson, et al, The Viper by J. R. Ward, The Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page, The Medici Return by Steve Berry, Bad Seed by Sharon Sala, Sabotage at Cedar Creek by Janice Thompson, The Unexpected Catch by Abbey Downey, and Tides of Healing by Sandra Merville Hart.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Fix: How the Twelve Steps Offer a Surprising Path of Transformation for the Well-Adjusted, the Down-and-Out, and Everyone In Between by Ian Morgan Cron, Solo Training: The Martial Artist’s Home Training Guide by Loren W. Christensen, Antisemitism in America: A Warning by Senator Chuck Schumer, and Tae Kwon Do, 3rd Ed. by Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, and Jon Gerrard.
Getting a free library card is easy. Call 270-237-3861 or visit us with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Once you have your card, a world of books, movies, and music will be at your fingertips. And remember, your voice matters. Let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you’d like to see in our collection. We’re here to make your library experience the best it can be.