Allen County Public Library News – August 7, 2024

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.

Discover the endless possibilities of our Maker Space during Tinker Time every Friday at 2:00 p.m. Whether you’re a seasoned creator or just starting out, our equipment—a Poster Printer, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, and more—is at your disposal. Register online for project assistance, or drop by to explore the space and ask questions. Start your creative journey with us today.

Our annual Friends of the Library book sale will take place in September.  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. We appreciate the community support.

Attention all young builders! School-age children are welcome to join us for Lego-My-Library on Saturday, August 17th, at 11:00 AM. We can’t wait to see what our future architects design around our theme of “A Day in the Park.”

New books for children include:  Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth, Scooper and Dumper: The Pumpkin Parade by Lindsay Ward, Mixed-Up Farm Animals by Spencer Wilson, The Storm that Stopped by Alison Mitchell, The Prisoners, The Earthquake, and the Midnight Song by Bob Hartmann, Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta by Aimee Lucido and Mavisu Demirag, Under the Table by Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman, Any Time Any Place Any Prayer by Laura Wifler, Jesus and the Lions’ Den by Alison Mitchell, Full Circle: Creation, Migration, and Coming Home by Elisa Boxer, and A Boy, His Dog, and the Sea by Anthony Browne,

Older children will enjoy these new books: Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids: The Big Book of Knock-Knock Jokes by Rob Elliott, Whatever After: Liar Liar by Sarah Mlynowski, Faker by Gordon Korman, The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett, Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas, and Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 by Erin Hunter.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore, In the Hour of Crows by Dana Elmendorf, Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung, The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center, Just Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle, The Last Hope by Susan Elia Macneal, Zero Option by W.E.B. Griffin, Splendid by Julia Quinn, Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs, Banyan Moon by Thao Thai, The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer, Moral Injuries by Christie Watson, Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea, The Blackbird Oracle by Deborah Harkness, Robert Ludlum’s Bourne Shadow by Brian Freeman, Desperation Reef by T. Jefferson Parker, The Conditions of Unconditional Love by Alexander McCall Smith, A Happer Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey, Mistakes We Never Made by Hanah Brown, A Northern Light in Provence by Elizabeth Birkelund, Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron, A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd, and All the Summers in Between by Brooke Lea Foster.

New adult non-fiction books include: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne, The Little Book of Ultimate Dad Jokes by Orange Hippo, Habits For a Sacred Home by Jennifer Pepito, The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations by Patrick K. O’Donnell, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World by Jen Psaki, and No Going Back by Kristi Noem.

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.

 

2024-08-09T09:25:47+00:00