Library News for October 4, 2017

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 visiting the library  with your child is a part of your weekly routine.

On Saturday, October 7 at from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, the Scottsville Art Guild in partnership with the Allen County Public Library will offer a free drawing class for all ages. Space is limited, so call 270-237-3861 to reserve your place.

On Thursday, October 12, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, teens are invited to Harry Potter Triva Night. Teens will form teams and compete for prizes. Call 270-237-3861 to register your team.

New books for children this week include:  Simpson’s Sheep Just Want to Sleep! by Bruce Arant, Book of Bones: 10 Record-Breaking Animals by Gabrielle Balkan, Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht, How to Make Friends with a Ghost by Rebecca Green, Flora and the Ostrich by Molly Idle, Herbert’s First Halloween by Cynthia Rylant, Goodnight Bob by Ann and John Hassett, Princesses Wear Pants by Savannah Guthrie and Alison Oppenheim, The Lost Picnic by B.B. Cronin, The World Is Not a Rectangle by Jeanette Winter, When the Moon Comes by Paul Harbridge, Sam: The Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World by Mo Willems, and The Life and Times of Martin Luther by Meike Roth-Beck.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon, The Boy Who Saw by Simon Toyne, Life in Chapel Springs by Ane Mulligan, Lie to Me by J.E. Ellison, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, The Good People by Hannah Kent, A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan, Forrest Dark by NicoleKrauss, The Stolen Girls by Patrica Gibney, Finding Love in Friday Harbor Washington by Annette M. Irby, The Orphan Mother by Robert Hicks, When the Bishop Needs an Alibi by Vannetta Chapman, These Healing Hills  by Ann H. Gabhart, Glass Houses by Louise Penny, The Mountain Beteen Us by Charles Martin, Deadly Proof by Rachel Dylan, The Summer That Made Us by Robyn Carr, Wicked Deeds by Heather Graham, Rule of Law by Randy Singer, The Cuban Affair by Nelson Demille, The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu, Hame by Annalena McAfee, Something Like Happy by Eva Woods, Friend Request Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin,  

New Books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Kovels Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide for 2018 by Terry and Kim Kovel, City Farmhouse Style: Designs for a Modern Country Life by Kim Leggett, Prince: Life & Time by Jason Draper, Seven Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filed Life by Mary C. Neal, M.D., Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and Its War by James Wright, Back to Basics by Ball Canning,  Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists by Donna Seaman, Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD and Floral Diplomancy At the White House by Laura Dowling.

New movies this week include: Beatriz at Dinner starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow, Road Less Travelled  starring Lauren Alaina and Donny Boaz, Wonder Woman starring Gal Gaddot, 2:22 starring Michie Huisman and Teresa Palmer, A Witches’ Ball starring Emily Agard, 47 Meters Down starring Claire Hold,  and Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars starring Casper Van Dien and Dina Meyer.

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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