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.
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, Embroider Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, and more. Sign up today.
Adventure begins at your library, and we have special summer reading programs for children, teens, and adults. Did you know the average child loses two months of reading skills over the summer? You can help avoid the slide by registering your child for Summer Reading and encouraging your child to read for twenty minutes daily. We have thousands of books from which to choose. There’s something for everyone at the Allen County Public Library.
Kids are invited to see Barry Mitchell and his puppets, misadventures, on Tuesday, June 25, at 1:00 a.m.
Teens are invited to Teen Survival Trivia on Monday, June 24 at 1:00 pm.
New books for children include: Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor, Sandcastles Are Forever by Ellie Peterson, Chloë and Maude by Sandra Boynton, The Curious Why by Angela DiTerlizzi, The City Sings Green & Other Poems About Welcoming Wildlife by Erica Silverman and Ginnie Hsu, Dr. Color Monstor and the Emotions Toolkit by Anna Llenas, The Worry-Worry Whale and the Classroom Jitters by Deborah Diesen, A Family Tree by Staci Lola Drouillard, Feelings are Wild by Sophy Williams, I’m Proud of You by Craig Melvin, Amulet: Wave Rider by Kazu Kibuishi, Patrick Wigglesworth’s Bizarre Bible Adventure: Over My Head by Liz and Jack Hagler, The King of the World by Ben Clanton, Sona and the Golden Beasts by Rajani LaRocca, and Force of Nature by Ann E. Burg.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger, If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay, A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke, Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt, Granite Harbor by Peter Nichols, Nothing But the Bones by Brian Panowich, Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda, Clete by James Lee Burke, The Song of Sourwood Mountain by Ann H. Gabhart, The Inmate by Freida McFadden, Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun, Tourist Season by Brenda Novak, and Midnight Harbor by Davis Bunn.
New larg-print books include: If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer, Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn, Set in Stone by Kimberley Woodhouse, The Ark and the Dove by Jill Eileen Smith, Until Then by Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall, Letters From My Sister by Valerie Fraser Luesse, Of Love and Treason by Jamie Ogle, This Smmer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune, Lone Oaks Crossing by Janet Dailey, Summers at the Saint by Mar Kay Andrews A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke, Extinction by Douglas Preseton, and The Heist by Clive Cussler.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog by Kathy Callahan, CPDT-KA, The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell, Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery, and The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn by Josh Young and Manfred Westphal, All You Need is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines. All That Happiness Is by Adam Gopnik, and Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson.
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.