Our weekly programs for children include: Baby Time on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. Toddlers Time is on Thursdays at 10:00 am, Stories & More for pre-school children meet on Tuesdays at 10:00 am, and 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.
On Thursday, October 4 at 5:00 pm, teens are invited to learn how to create artwork using Alcohol Ink. Call 270-237-3861 to register for this free program as space is limited.
Adults are invited to a fall decorting class on Saturday, October 6 at 10:00. Participants will make a door hanger. Call 270-237-3861 to pre-register for this free class.
If you want to learn how to knit to crochet, Loose Ends will teach you. Stop by the library on Tuesdays at 3:30. First time crafters will be supplied with a crochet hook, or knitting needles and yarn to start.
New books for children this week include: Bog Brother Peanut Butter by Terry Border, Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly was Invented by Tanya Lee Stone, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, Ancient Wonders, Then & Now by Stuart Hill, Dig, Dump, Roll by Sally Sutton, and Friends and Foes by Douglas Florian.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Death in Shangri-La by Yigal Zur, The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish, Ruff Justice by Laurie Berenson, Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley, Beautiful Exiles by Meg Waite Clayton, How to Keep a Secret by Sarah Morgan, All Grown Up by Jamie Attenberg, Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves, Portrait of A Sister by Laura Bradford, Girls’ Night by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O’Neal, Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Lee, The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll, In the Vines by Shannon Kirk, The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles, The King’s Witch by Tracy Borman, The Fall of Gondolin by J.R. R. Tolkien, Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart, The Red Ledger Reborn by Meredith Wild, London Rules by Mick Herron, and Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Every Day is Extra by John Kerry, Death of a Nation by Dinesh D’Souza, Fly Girls by Keith O’Brien, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela Edited by Sahm Venter, Ancient Landscapes of Western North America by Ronald C. Blakey and Wayne D. Ranney, The Briefing: Politics, The Press, and The President by Sean Spicer, Another Good Dog by Cara Su Achterbrg, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity by Carl Zimmer, and Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman.
New movies this week include: Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom starring Chris Pratt, The Row starring Lala Kent, God’s Not Dead: A Light In Darkness starring David A.R. White, The Seagull starring Annette Bening, Gotti starring John Travolta, Occupation starring Dan Ewing, Uncle Drew starring Kyrie Irving, Solo starring Andrew Ehrenreich, Silencer starring Johnny Messner, Puppet Master starring Thomas Lennon, Saving Faith starring Jenn Gotzon, and Show Dogs starring Will Arnett,
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.