The library will close at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 26, and remain closed on Thursday, November 27, for Thanksgiving. The library will reopen on Friday, November 28, at 9:00 am. 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.
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.”
If you can’t make it to the library, you can download free e-books, audiobooks, and television shows if you have an active library card. Our digital library is always open. Download the Libby and Hoopla apps to access our digital materials. There are thousands of items from which to choose.
New books for children this week include: Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business: The Graphic Novel Adapted by Colleen A.F. Venable, Maptastic! Reimage the World, One Map at a Time by D.K. Publishing, The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang by Stan Yan, All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings by Gayle Boss, Once Upon A Kwanzaa by Nyasha Williams and Sidney Rose McCall, Peter’s Christmas Gifts by Beatrix Potter, Ten Little Candy Canes by Amanda Sobotka, and The 13th Day of Christmas by Adam Rex.
New books for young adults include: Fake Skating by Lynn Painter, The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis, A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford, The Butterfly’s Sting by Abbie Harlow, Black History is Your History by Taylor Cassidy, Fearful by Lauren Roberts, and Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson.
New graphic novels for young adults include: The Apothecary Diaries #13 by Natsu Hyuga, Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 13 by Naoya Matsumoto, Kagurabachi, Vol. 4 by Takeru Hokazono, JuJutsu Kaisen, Vol. 18 by Gege Akutami, and Chainsaw Man, Vol. 19 by Tatsuki Fujimoto.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: The Widow by John Grisham, A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber, Beautiful Things by Emily Rath, Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly, Dark Design by Nancy Mehl, Hearts for Christmas by Sophie Jomain, Sacrament by Susan Straight, The Secrets of Secrets by Dan Brown, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez, Amity by Nathan Harris, Girl Lost by Kate Angelo, My Beloved by Jan Karon.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Under Siege by Eric Trump, Storm: Chasing Nature’s Wildest Weather by Hank Schyma, Measure with Your Heart: Southern Home Cooking to Feed Your Family & Soul by Hannah Taylor, 107 Days by Kamala Harris, Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne, and The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany-and the Spy Who Betrayed Them by Jonathan Freedland.
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.