The library will be closed on Monday, February 16 for Presidents’ Day. 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. Our digital library never closes. You can download free e-books, audiobooks, and television shows if you have an active library card. Download the Libby and Hoopla apps to access our digital materials. There are thousands of items from which to choose.
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 Friday 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 Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s spot, or click on the Events tab at www.allencountylibrary.com. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.
The library offers over six hundred free online courses in the following areas of study: accounting, alternative medicine, crafts & hobbies, business, career training, computer training, entrepreneurship, finance, health & medicine, homeschooling, language arts, law/legal/criminal, office skills, parenting & family, personal development, psychology, science, self-help, special education, spiritual studies, teacher resources, test preparation and writing skills. To learn more, visit our website www.allencountylibrary.com and click on “Free Online Classes.”
New children’s books include: Wild Fire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire by Ferin Davis Anderson, Whooo is Still Awake? by Brigette Barrager, Where There is Love by Shauntay Grant, A Waffle Lots of Love! by Ben Clanton, Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre, Dragon Masters: Vortex of the Chaos Dragon by Tracey West, Together Right Now by Olga Fadeeva, This is Not a Sleepy Bear Book by Brian Gehrlein, Wings of Fire, the Graphic Novel: Talons of Power by Tui T. Sutherland, Sweet Valley Twins: Three’s a Crowd, the Graphic Novel by Nicole Andelfinger, and Fairies Welcome: A Surprise for Willow by Bea Jackson.
New YA graphic novels include: Five Nights at Freddy’s Ultimate Guide Version 2.0 by Scott Cawthon, Absolute Green Lantern Vol. 1: Without Fear (Absolute Universe) by Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay, Absolute Flash Vol. 1: Of Two Worlds (Absolute Universe) by Jeff Lemire and Nich Robles, Batman and Robin: Year One by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, Far Down Below by Chris Condon, Gege Schall, et al., Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel by William Golding and Aimée de Jongh, and Storm Vol. 2: Thunder War by Murewa Ayodele, Luciano Vecchio, et al.
New non-fiction books for YA’s include: Sabrina Carpenter by Selena Fragassi, Create Your Own Webcomics with Webtoon by Quinn Sosna-Spear, Is God Real? For Teens: Exploring Faith in a World of Wonder by Lee Strobel, Spotting a Scam (Teen Online Survival Guides) by Jennifer Sanders, and Managing Social Media (Teen Online Survival Guides) by Jennifer Sanderson.
New adult fiction on the shelf include: It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica, Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb, The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz, Jigsaw by Jonathan Kellerman, Whispers at Painswick Court by Julie Klassen, The Pretender by Wanda E. Brunstetter, The Bourne Revenge by Brian Freeman, The Hadacol Boogie by James Lee Burke, A Cyclist’s Guide to Villains and Vines by Ann Claire, Picking Up the Pieces by J.B. Abbott, Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden, Kingdom of Today by Gena Showalter, Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube, and Happy Harbor by Rachel Hannah.
Getting a free library card is easy. Stop by the library with a photo ID 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.