The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
We need families with elementary-age children to participate in Prime Time Family Reading, a six-week reading, discussion and storytelling program that starts on Thursday, July 14, 2022. We’ll serve a light meal at 5:00 pm. and start the storytelling/discussion at 5:30 pm. Call 270-237-3861 to register your family today. Space is limited to ten families, and childcare will be provided for infants and toddlers after the meal. The Kentucky Humanities Council and the Allen County Public Library provided funds for this program.
On July 14 at 2:00 pm, teens are invited to make jellyfish lanterns as a part of our summer reading program, Oceans of Possibilities, and on Tuesday, July 21, kids 12 and under are invited to Barry Mitchell’s magic show at 1:00 pm.
New books for children this week include: Every Dog in the Neighborhood by Philip C. Stead, Expedition Backyard by Rosemary Mosco, Kindergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day by Vera Ahiyya, Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean by Mary Batten, Pigeon & Cat by Edward Hemingway, You’re Always Enough and More Than I Hoped For by Emily Ley, A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis, Knight Owl by Christopher Denise, Ocean Planet by Ben Rothery, Arlo Draws an Octopus by Lori Mortensen, Just be Jelly by Maddie Frost, Francis Discovers Possible by Ashlee Latimer, See You Someday Soon by Pat Zietlow Miller, The Wind, and Clover by Audrey Helen Weber, Hot Dog by Doug Salati, One Turtle’s Last Straw by Elisa Boxer, and Sir Ladybug and the Queen Bee by Corey R. Tabor.
New books for young adults include: A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir, Star Wars: Queen’s Hope by E.K. Johnston, Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk, The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson, Lost Lad London by Shima Shinya, Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, and Diamond Park by Phillippe Diederich.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Escape by James Patterson and David Ellis, Trouble with the Cursed by Kim Harrison, A Face to Die For by Iris Johansen, Flying Solo by Linda Holmes, The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Daughter of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders, Ruinsong by Lulia Ember, Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert, Bad Actors by Mick Herron, Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders by Emily Brightwell, Never Trifle with Murder by Livia J. Washburn, The Bodies in the Library by Marty Wingate, Battle of the Teton Basin by Jason Manning and Ralph Compton – The Saltwater Trail by Jackson Lowry.
New large-print adult fiction books include: Looking for Leroy by Melody Carlson, Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan, The Souls of Lost Lake by Jamie Jo Wright, The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale, Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day, An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Rayborn, The Other Dr. Gilmer by Benjamin Gilmer, When She Dreams by Amanda Quick, The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies Heiresses by Laura Thompson, and An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Rayborn.
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, if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection, please let us know. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.