The library will be closed on Monday, September 3 for Labor Day. Stop in early to check out books, movies, and music for the holiday weekend.
In September our regular programming will resume. It’s never too early to introduce your child to books. We offer Baby Time on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time is on Thursdays at 10:00 am. Story hour for pre-school children meets on Tuesdays at 10:00 am. Enrichment programs for Homeschool youth meet on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.
If you want to learn how to knit to crochet, Loose Ends will teach you. Stop by the library on Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. First time crafters will be supplied with a crochet hook, knitting needles, and yarn to start.
The Perler Bead Club for teens will meet on Tuesday, September 6 at 5:00 pm.
Let us know if you want to join the Cook Book Club. This month’s cook book to review is Williams-Sonoma Vegetable of the Day: 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year by Kate McMillan. Ask for a copy of this book at the circulation desk. Participants are asked to try out recipes and share the results with the others. Space is limited, so you must pre-register to attend.
New books for children this week include: Niblet & Ralph by Zachariah Ohora, David Goes to School by David Shannon, How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere, Walrus in the Bathtub by Deborah Underwood, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems, I’m Sad by Michael Ian Black, Light Waves by David A. Adler, This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe, I Really Want to See You, Grandma by Taro Gomi, and Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: How to Be Famous by Caitlin Moran, Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker, Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear, Deckwater Secrets by Robin Caroll, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Breakers by Marcia Muller, As the Tide Comes In by Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall, Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter, Feared by Lisa Scottoline, Texas Free by Janet Dailey, John Woman by Walter Mosley, and Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us ot Reflect His Character by Jen Wilkins, Trump’s America by Newt Gingrich, A Small Porch byWendell Berry, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and The Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy, Into the Storm: Two Ships, A Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival by Tristram Korten, The List: A Week-By-Week Reckoning of Trump’s First Year by Amy Siskind, and Forty Minutes to Glory: Inside the Kentucky Wildcats’ 1978 Championship Season by Doug Brunk.
New movies include: Shock and Awe by Woody Harrelson, Transporter 3 starring Jason Statham, The Death of Superman starring Jerry O’Connell, The Miracle Season starring Helen Hunt, Avemgers: Infinity War and The Yellow Birds starring Tye Sheridan.
If you love e-books or audio-books, check out our digital collection at www.allencountylibary.com and click on digital books. We have thousands of new e-books and audio-books available for FREE with your library card. Download the free Overdrive App or the Libby App and start reading today. WHY buy these products from internet stores when you can download them for free with your Allen County Public library card?
To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free. Just provide us with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.