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.
Summer reading for all ages is underway! This year’s theme is ‘Color Our World,’ and the library is ready to host a variety of events for children, families, teens, and adults this summer. Register online at www.allencountylibrary.com. Those who register will receive the necessary materials to help navigate the Summer Reading Programs. Rules, a schedule of events, and other information will be provided at the library. Children who submit their reading logs on time will receive gift cards to local restaurants. Adults and teens also have the chance to earn prizes.
Tinker Time in our Maker Space is open every Friday at 2:00 pm. Register online for help with your projects, or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. Equipment includes a Poster Printer, Embroidery Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, Ellison Die Cut Shapes, and more. Sign up today.
New books for children include: Egg, Egg, Egg! by Sarah Finan, At the Window by Hope Lim, Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn’t by Sarah Albee, Sloth & Squirrel on Vacation by Cathy Ballou Mealey & Kelly Collier, Wonderfully Wild by Jessica Stremer, Bunny Made Tea by Amanda Baehr Fuller, Barkley by Rebecca Crane, The Monarch by Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault, Underwater Park: Learning About Animals by Helena Haraštová, What’s Love All About, Minimoni? by Rocio Bonilla, Beatrix Butterfly: Wings It For Once by Maren Morris & Karina Argow, Our Food Grows by Sarah M. White, A Seed in the Universe by Elyon Liu, and How To Catch an Invisible Bad Guy by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton.
Older children will enjoy: Meet Me at Sunset by Lee Heart, Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner, Sea Legs by Jules Bakes and Niki Smith, The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud, Dreamslinger by Graci Kim, The Last Comics on Earth: A Song of Swords and Stuffies by Bax Braillier, and The Trouble with Secrets by Naomi Milliner.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, Finders Keepers by Stuart Woods, It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Ann Krentz, Nightshade by Michael Connelly, Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong, Night in the City by Michael McGarrity, Line of Demarcation by Tom Clancy, The Buffalo Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, Tilt by Emma Pattee, Galway’s Edge by Ken Bruen, Ramona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy Rose, Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Let Them Stare by Jonathan VanNess & Julie Murphy, Powerless by Lauren Roberts, The Big Fix by Holly James, Bent But Not Broken by Mary Monroe, and Badlands by Preston & Child, Climbing in Heels by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: How to Love Better by Yung Pueblo, The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson, I’m That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams by Jordan Chiles, No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris, Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life by Jason Roberts.
Getting a free library card is easy. Call 270-237-3861 or visit us 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.