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 is available 24/7, giving patrons access to free e-books, audiobooks, and television shows with an active library card. Simply download the Libby and Hoopla apps to explore thousands of titles anytime.
Summer Reading is here! This year’s theme, Unearth Your Story, invites children, teens, and adults to dig a little deeper into all the library has to offer through exciting programs, great reads, and fun surprises. Registration is now open. Sign up today by visiting our website at www.allencountylibrary.com and clicking the Summer Reading 2026 link to get started. All are welcome to register in person at the library.
We will kick off the season on June 5 at 6:00 p.m. in conjunction with The Heart’s First Fridays on the Square. We look forward to meeting and greeting everyone this summer. For a complete list of Summer Reading programs, visit the Events tab on our website.
New arrivals for young readers include Natural Disasters: Wildfire! by Marion Dane Bauer, Where Do Stories Live? by Meenal Patel, Weird but True!: USA Expanded Edition by National Geographic Kids, Vulture Versus: Love Poems for the Unloved by Diane Lang, The Very Hungry Caterpillar at the Tea Party by The World of Eric Carle, Torrible Puns: A Collection of Punny Poems by Tricia Torrible, The Elephant and the Piano by Colette Hiller, The Dumped Truck by Daniel Bernstrom, The Dead Sea Squirrels: Cybersquirrels by Mike Nawrocki, Cranky Versus the Cat by Phuc Tran and Pete Oswald, The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn on the Coast, Graphic Novel by Arley Nopra, Broccoli is Trying to Kill Me by Katie Evans, At the Summer Lake by Daniela Kulot, and At the Cookout by Nadia Fisher.
New fiction titles on the adult shelf include A Murder in Hollywood by Michael Crichton, Beneath a Broken Sky by Joshua Moehling, Night Objects by Eli Raphael, Strange Familiars by Keshe Chow, Ghalen by Walter Mosley, House of Margins by Tlotlo Tsamaase, The Final Target by Nora Roberts, Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer, The Divorce by Freida McFadden, Ode to the Bones by Carolyn Haines, Rampage of the Desert Wolf by William W. Johnstone, and The Brothers McKay by Craig Johnson.
Getting a library card is easy. Stop by the library with a photo ID and recently postmarked mail, or call 270-237-3861 for more information.
Once you have your card, a world of books, movies, music, and learning will be at your fingertips. And remember—your voice matters! Let us know if there is a book, movie, or music artist you would like to see added to the collection.