The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 am – to 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – to 4:00 pm.
If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings ‘n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.
Toddlers are invited to Toddler Time on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Parents/guardians may choose from two Pre-K Story Hours for their preschool-age child. We’ll offer the same program on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am. Call 270-237-3861 to reserve your child’s place, or click on the events tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com. On Tuesday at 1:00 pm, Home-School children ages 5-12 are invited to enrichment programs. Home-school teens are invited to enrichment on Monday, October 23, at 2:00 pm. The Inbetweens, students ages 10-12, meet on Mondays at 3:30 pm. We hope you’ll make visiting the library a part of your weekly routine.
School-age children are invited to Lego-My-Library on Saturday, October 21, at 11:00 am. Miss Abby will have a fun build challenge for the builders. Register for this free event under the event tab @ www.allencountylibrary.com
New books for children include: I’ll Always Come Back to You by Carmen Tafolla, You! Yes? by Chris Raschka, Pete the Cate and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, Just Because by Matthew McConaughey, The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Listen to the Birds by Donald Kroodsma, Léna Mazilu, Yoann Guény, Trash Truck by Max Keane, Bluey: What Games Should We Play? by Penguin Young Readers, What Do We Know About the Winchester House? by Emma Carlson Berne, The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Sad Good-bye by Anne M. Martin, Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers by Dav Pilkey, What is the Story of the Headless Horseman? by Sheila Keenan, How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague, and Ranger’s Apprentice: The Royal Ranger: Arazan’s Wolves by John Flanagan.
New arrivals on the adult fiction shelf include: The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan, Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones, Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck, Her Sweet Revenge by Sarah Bonner, Out of the Dawn by P.C. Cast, The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, and Darius by J.R. Ward. New large-print adult fiction include: Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams, Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates, Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley, Storm Riders by James Hitt, The Golden Spoon by Sadie & Sophie Cuffe, Gone But Not For Garden by Kate Collins and With a Kiss I Die by Rod Miller.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic —and What We Can Do About It by Jennifer Breheny Wallace, It’s Not About the Wine by Celeste Yvonne, The Unofficial Book of Christmas Cricut Crafts by Amy Pelzner, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank, and The Six: The Untold tory of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush. New large-print non-fiction books for adults include: The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the Wary by James B. Conroy, The Last Honest Man: The CIA, The FBE, The Mafia, and the Kennedys and One Senator’s Fight to Save Democracy by James Risen, and All Hands on Deck by Will Sofrin.
To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then, you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requ