The Library will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024 for the Labor Day Holiday. Unless it’s a holiday, the library building is open to the public on 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. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. 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. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.
Our annual Friends of the Library book sale will take place on September 20 and 21. If you have gently used books you’d like to donate, please drop them by the library. We can’t have a book sale without books, and we appreciate the community’s support.
New books for children include: A Song for August by Sally Denmead, Scorch: Hedgehog of Doom by Cate Berry, My Saree by Gita Varadarajan, When I Became Your Grandpa by Susannah Shane and Britta Teckentrup, Pete the Cate: Scaredy Cat! by Kimberly and James Dean, Ollie the Stomper by Olivier Dunrea, Ten Little Goblins by Amanda Sobatka The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom! by Elaine Bickell & Raymond McGrath, Wolfgang in the Meadow by Lenny Wen, and How to Eat a Mango by Paola Santos.
Older children will enjoy: Penny Draws a Class Trip by Sara Shepard, I’m Your Biggest Phantom (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol) by Andres Miedoso and Victor Rivas, The New Girl by Cassandra Calin, Project Mercury by Ronald L. Smith, Worst Week Ever! by Eva Amores & Matt Cosgrove, The Puppy Place: Trixie by Ellen Miles, Magic Pickle and the Roots of Doom by Scott Morse, The Rule of Three by Heather Murphy Capps, and Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 by Erin Hunter.
New books for young adults include: Guardians of Dawn: Ami by S. Jae-Jones, Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron, Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus, The Enneagram for Teens by Ainsley Britain, A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood, Chainsaw Man #15 by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang, Beach Cute by Beth Reekles, and The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington,
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Welcome to Glorious Tuga by Francesca Segal, Sugar on the Bones by Joe R. Lansdale, The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey, Evenings & Weekends by Oisin McKenna, The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry, The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter, The Love of My After Life by Kirsty Greenwood, Only One Survives by Hannah Mary McKinnon, Teddy by Emily Dunlay, The World After Alice by Lauren Aliza Green, Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne, Everyone Knows But You by Thomas E. Ricks, Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos, Death on the Tiber by Lindsay Davis, Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell, What We Hide by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker, The Burning by Linda Castillo, and A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher,
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.