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.
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. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. On Thursdays at 2:00 pm, Home-School teens are invited to enrichment programs. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.
Prime Time Family Reading is a six-week reading, discussion, and storytelling program that starts on Thursday, February 2, 2023. We’ll serve a light meal at 5:00 pm, and at 5:30 pm, a university scholar and a storyteller (who act as discussion leaders) will conduct weekly storytelling and discussion sessions based on award-winning children’s picture books. Participants are elementary-age children and their families. Childcare will be provided for infants and toddlers. Call 270-237-3861 to register your family for this free program. Space is limited to ten families. The Kentucky Humanities Council and the Allen County Public Library provided funds for this program.
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: The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz, M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet by Helen L. Wilbur, Love From Llama Llama by Anna Dewdney, Mending the Moon by Emma Pearl, Laugh-Out-Loud: The 1,001 Funniest LOL Joes of all time by Rob Elliott, Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Birthday, a graphic novel by Katy Farina, Awesome Dog 5000 by Justin Dean, What’s Sweeter by June Tate, The Kid’s Guide to Horsemanship and Grooming by Cat Hill & Emma Ford, Trouble’s Daughter by Katherine Kirkpatrick, Cat Tales: True Stories of Kindness and Companionship with Kitties by Aline Alexander Newman, A Kid’s Guide to Dogs by Arden Moore, Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Bruel, The Magic Tree House: #37 Rhinos at Recess by Mary Pope Osborne.
New books for young adults include: Solar System Reference for Teens by Bruce Betts, Ph.D., Identity & Dignity by Amina Aminger, The Book of Awesome Black Americans by Monique L. Jones, and A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Premonition at Withers Farm by Jamie Jo Wright, The Lost Melody by Joann Davidson Politano, A Hundred Crickets Singing by Cathy Gohlke, A Gem of Truth by Kimberley Woodhouse. Something Old, Something New by Amy Clipston, Slaughter at Wolf Creek by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, Mr. Singer’s Seamstress by Karla Stover, The Devil’s Ransom by Brad Taylor, Rio Hondo by Preston Lewis, Sam by Allegra Goodman, What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala, For the Throne by Hannah Whitten, City of Fortune by Roger Crowley, and Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Starting a Business: All-In-One for Dummies by Eric Tyson, MBA and Bob Nelson, Ph.D., et al., Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kat Andersen Brower, Foster by Claire Keegan, Attention Span, A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity by Gloria Mark, Ph.D., The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Fen, Bog & Swamp by Annie Proulx.
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, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.