Library News for October 25

Our Trick-or-Treat parade is scheduled for Friday, October 27 at 10:00 am.  Kids are invited to dress up and visit the down-town merchants for treats. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please dress your child appropriately for the weather.

Kids of all ages are invited to the Haunted Library Tour on Monday, October 30 at 5:00 pm. Our frightening stories will give you nightmares, so younger children might want reconsider. Only the brave should attend. There will be a spooky maze and gross food for everyone.

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am and Saturdays at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

Loose Ends will teach you to knit or crochet. Crafters meet every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners

New books for children this week include: Welcome by Mo Willems, Night Night, Daddy by Amy Parker, Hedy’s Journey by Michelle Bisson,  Fur, Fins, and Feathers by Cassandre Maxwell, Leap by Jon Arno Lawson, Seashores by Cathryn Sill, I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett, Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green, DC Comics: Secret Hero Society: Fort Solitude by Derek Fridolfs, The Adventures of Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets  by Dav Pilkey, American Girl: Prints in the Sand: My Journal with Nahea by Erin Falligant,  American Girl: Growing Up with Aloha: A Nanea Classic Vol. 1, American Girl: Hula for the Home Front: A Nanea  Classic Vol. 2, Haddix: Caught: The Missing Book 5 by Margaret Peterson, Haddix: The Missing: Redeemed: Conclusion to the Missing Series by Margaret Peterson, Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio, The Wrong Train by Jeremy de Quidt, and The Painting by Charis Cotter.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Mind Game by Iris Johansen, Pulse by Felix Francis, Killing Season by Faye Kellerman, A Scandal in Battersea by Mercedes Lackey, The Gift of Christmas Past by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall, Blade of Empire: The Dragon Prophecy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory, The Tiger’s Prey by Wilbur Smith, Deep Freeze by John Sandford, Tell Tale: Stories by Jeffrey Archer, The Rooster Bar by John Grisham, and Quick & Dirty by Stuart Woods.

Did you know you take free on-line classes with your library card?  Check out www.allencountylibrary.com and scroll through our digital products by clicking the arrow (>) on the right side of the screen and select  “Free On-line Classes. Topics include Accounting, Alternative Medicine, Crafts & Hobbies, Business, Career Training, Computer Training, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Education, Health & Medicine, History, Homeschooling, How to Do-It-Yourself, Language Arts, Law/Legal/Criminal, Mathematics, Office Skills, Parenting & Family, Personal Development, Pet & Animal Care, Psychology, Real Estate, Science, Self-Help, Social Work, Special Education, Spiritual Studies, Teacher Resources, Test Preparation, Web Development, and Writing Skills.  Simpy create an account with your library card. For more information call 270-237-3861.

Need help with a foreign language? We have the answer. Check out Mango Languages @ www.allencountylibrary.com.  You can learn over 70 languages with your desktop and mobile apps with our library card absolutely free. Call 270-237-3861 if you need assistance.

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free 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.

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