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📅 Here’s what’s happening for K–6 at ACPL next week (June 22-27):*Some programs are also open to other age groups.Regist...
06/20/2026

📅 Here’s what’s happening for K–6 at ACPL next week (June 22-27):

*Some programs are also open to other age groups.
Registration is recommended. Link in comments.

⬇️ Here's what's coming up ⬇️

Monday, June 22
✨ Unearthing Fossils (4th-6th Grade)
10 - 11 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Fruit and Veggie-Table with Fort Wayne Community Schools Nutrition Services*
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Raptors with Soarin' Hawk Raptor Rehab*
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Grabill Branch

✨ Digging into Paleontology with Science Central
1:30 - 2 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Library LINK: Crafts or Games*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Make Woven Dino Plushies (4th-6th Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Geode Art (4th-6th Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Library LINK: Maker Mondays*
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

✨ Trash or Treasure? (4th-6th Grade)
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Dupont Branch
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ Dinosaur Terrariums (4th-6th Grade)
3 - 4 p.m. | Woodburn Branch

✨ Discovering Fossils: An Introductory Virtual Reality Experience!*
4 - 5 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

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Tuesday, June 23
✨ Storytime at the Park*
10:30 - 11 a.m. | Packard Park

✨ Digging into Paleontology with Science Central
11 - 11:30 a.m. | Woodburn Branch
1:30 - 2 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Project Reads with The Literacy Alliance
1 - 2 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Pages with Pride: Art Inspired by Fox Fisher (4th-6th Grade)
1 - 2 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Fruit and Veggie-Table with Fort Wayne Community Schools Nutrition Services*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Mark's Ark Animal Showcase*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Trash or Treasure? (4th-6th Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Fab Fossils
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

✨ Animals in Art with Fort Wayne Museum of Art*
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Giant Games*
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Monroeville Branch

✨ Unearthing Fossils (4th-6th Grade)
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ PAWS to Read*
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Woodburn Branch

✨ Movies at the Library*
6 - 8:30 p.m. | Main Library

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Wednesday, June 24
✨ Storytime at the Park*
9:30 - 10 a.m. | Promenade Park

✨ Yoga and Meditation for Kids with Jenn
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ Dino Flip Book Fun (K-3rd Grade)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Grabill Branch

✨ Raptors with Soarin' Hawk Raptor Rehab*
1 - 2 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Project Reads with The Literacy Alliance
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Block Party*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Library LINK: Crafts or Games*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Library LINK: Worm Races
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Hack That Painting
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Unearthing Fossils (4th-6th Grade)
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ PAWS to Read*
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

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Thursday, June 25
✨ Fruit and Veggie-Table with Fort Wayne Community Schools Nutrition Services*
10 - 11 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ ACPL Summer Puppet Show*
10 - 10:30 a.m. | Main Library
1 - 1:30 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Bilingual Nature Storytime Hike (Cuento y Caminata Bilingüe)*
10 - 11:30 a.m. | Eagle Marsh

✨ Crash Lab with the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
11 a.m. - Noon | New Haven Branch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch
4 - 5 p.m. | Woodburn Branch

✨ Digging into Paleontology with Science Central
1:30 - 2 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Library LINK: Crafts or Games*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Trash or Treasure? (4th-6th Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Library LINK: Color Me Happy*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Dinosaur Head Pinch Pots (4th-6th Grade)
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ Sound It Out: Phonics for Elementary Kids (K-3rd Grade)
3 - 4 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Mark's Ark Animal Showcase*
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ PAWS to Read*
4 - 5 p.m. | Aboite Branch

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Friday, June 26
✨ Storytime at the Park*
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Kreager Park

✨ Park & Play with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation*
10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Library LINK: Movie Matinee*
1 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Library LINK: Crafts or Games*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Library LINK: Family Movie Matinee*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Library LINK: Afternoon Cartoons*
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

✨ Movies at the Library*
2 - 4 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Wilderness Wanderers: Nature Hikes for Young Explorers*
4 - 5 p.m. | Lindenwood Nature Preserve

✨ LEGO Challenge
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Monroeville Branch

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Saturday, June 27
✨ ACPL Summer Puppet Show*
10 - 10:30 a.m. | Main Library

✨ Dinosaur Terrariums (4th-6th Grade)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Pride Keychains: Intro to Button Making*
11 a.m. - Noon | Main Library

👋 See you at the Library!

🎬 Movies at the Library is back next week at the Main Library!We can't share the movie title here (licensing rules 🙃), b...
06/20/2026

🎬 Movies at the Library is back next week at the Main Library!

We can't share the movie title here (licensing rules 🙃), but here’s a little hint… 🦫 🤖 🦎

📆 Evening showing: Tuesday, June 23 at 6 p.m.
📆 Matinee showing: Friday, June 26 at 2 p.m.
📍 Main Library Theater (900 Library Plaza)
🎟️ FREE - Registration link in comments

Grab your friends and family and enjoy a fun, family-friendly movie on the big screen! Space is limited, so be sure to register in advance.

✨ Know before you go:
➡️ All movies are rated G, PG, or PG-13
➡️ Kids under 13 must be with an adult
➡️ Doors open 30 minutes before showtime
➡️ No food or drinks in the theater

We’ll see you at the movies!

06/19/2026

📚 Looking for your next adult nonfiction read? Pause this video to discover a great nonfiction read for Juneteenth, or visit any ACPL branch to browse our Juneteenth book displays!

Juneteenth, or “Freedom Day,” commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the United States on June 19, 1865.

💬 Let us know what you’ll be reading in the comments!

✨ Your library’s future starts with YOU! Your Allen County Public Library is moving forward with Phase 1 of the Faciliti...
06/17/2026

✨ Your library’s future starts with YOU! Your Allen County Public Library is moving forward with Phase 1 of the Facilities Master Plan and we want to hear from you.

Join us for a Public Engagement Session to share your ideas, ask questions, and help shape what comes next for your neighborhood library!

Dupont Branch
📆 Wednesday, June 24
📍 Dupont Branch: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
📍 Farmers' Market at Salomon Farm Park
(817 W Dupont Rd.): 4 – 7 p.m.

Aboite Branch
📆 Thursday, June 25
📍 Aboite Branch: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
📍 Jorgensen Family YMCA (10313 Aboite Center Road):
Noon – 2 p.m.

Can't make it to a session?
Stop by the Dupont or Aboite branches and share your feedback on a self-service engagement board available until July 15 during library business hours.

Learn more by visiting the link in the comments.

🎮 Think you've got what it takes?Teens in grades 7–12 are invited to compete in ACPL's Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tourn...
06/16/2026

🎮 Think you've got what it takes?

Teens in grades 7–12 are invited to compete in ACPL's Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament. Choose your fighter, sharpen your skills, and get ready for some friendly competition across multiple library branches!

📅 Wednesday, June 24
🕞 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
📍 Hessen Cassel Branch, Little Turtle Branch, Pontiac Branch, Tecumseh Branch, and the Main Library

👀 Not competing? Spectators are welcome to drop in and cheer on their favorite players—no registration required.

🔗 Registration required for competitors. Link in comments.

Join Grammy-nominated, award-winning duo Wendy & DB at the Main Library for a family concert with a fresh spin on blues ...
06/15/2026

Join Grammy-nominated, award-winning duo Wendy & DB at the Main Library for a family concert with a fresh spin on blues and pop songs about nature, animals, love, community, science and themes that will get the whole family excited.

Wendy and DB spread positive messages with their beautifully blended voices, a ukulele and guitar/percussion.

📅 Thursday, June 18
⏰ 10am & 6pm
📍 Main Library Theater
🎟️ Free

Register in advance to reserve your spot.

06/15/2026

🦖 In case you haven’t noticed... dinosaurs have taken over the library!

📚 Today is the first Summer Learning Program prize day! If you’ve completed 15 days of reading and learning, don’t forget to claim your prize.

Not signed up yet? There’s still plenty of time to join!
Unearth a Story with us all summer long. ☀️📚🦕

Video Description: Quick clips showcase dinosaur-themed decorations and displays from various ACPL branches.

📅 Here's what's happening for adults at ACPL this week (June 15-20)!Registration is recommended — link in comments.*Some...
06/14/2026

📅 Here's what's happening for adults at ACPL this week (June 15-20)!

Registration is recommended — link in comments.
*Some programs are also open to youth under 18!

⬇️ Here's what's coming up this week! ⬇️

Monday, June 15
✨ Raptors with Soarin' Hawk Raptor Rehab*
2 - 3 p.m. | Monroeville Branch

✨ Dungeons & Dragons
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Treasures in Time: Prehistoric Pendants
7 - 8 p.m. | Aboite Branch

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Tuesday, June 16
✨ Creative Growth Art Group
10 - 11:30 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Become a Citizen Scientist: Join the Adventure with Project Squirrel*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Programming Mini Robots with Blockly: Obstacle Course Challenge*
2 - 4 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Computer and Technology Q & A
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ An Oral History: How to Find the Truth
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Virtual Genealogy

✨ Replica Fossil
4 - 5:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Open Gaming for Adults
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Grabill Branch
7 - 8:45 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

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Wednesday, June 17
✨ The Magic Comic- Jamahl Keyes*
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch
6 - 7 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Handing Out Hope Resource Fair: Hope and Recovery Team of Fort Wayne
11 a.m. - Noon | Main Library

✨ Pride Keychains: Intro to Button Making*
3 - 4 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ German Stammtisch*
6 - 7:30 p.m. | Charlie's Place

✨ Mosaic Coasters
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Virtual Writers' Forum
6:30 - 8 p.m. | Virtual

✨ Intro to DLZ Creator: How to Use the Studio Podcast Booth
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Main Library

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Thursday, June 18
✨ Bookends (Book Club)
10 - 11 a.m. | Main Library

✨ The Magic Comic- Jamahl Keyes*
11 a.m. - Noon | New Haven Branch
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch
7 - 8 p.m. | Grabill Branch

✨ Mighty Megalodons: Intro to Electric Cutting*
6 - 8 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Mosaic Coasters
6:30 - 8 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Dinky Dino Jewelry*
7 - 8 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

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Friday, June 19
✨ Juneteenth Read-In*
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ The Magic Comic- Jamahl Keyes*
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Aboite Branch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Replica Fossil
11 a.m. - Noon | Woodburn Branch

✨ Douglass Sizes Up Lincoln: From Fierce Critic to Great Admirer*
Noon - 1 p.m. | Main Library or Virtual

—

Saturday, June 20
✨ Coding for Fun! Code Farm: Plant a Garden*
10:30 a.m. - Noon | Main Library

✨ Colonial Era Foods
11 a.m. - Noon | Shawnee Branch

✨ Neon Drawing*
1 - 2 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

👋 See you at the Library!

📅 Here’s what’s happening for K–6 at ACPL next week (June 15-20):*Some programs are also open to other age groups.Regist...
06/13/2026

📅 Here’s what’s happening for K–6 at ACPL next week (June 15-20):

*Some programs are also open to other age groups.
Registration is recommended. Link in comments.

⬇️ Here's what's coming up ⬇️

Monday, June 15
✨ Ukulele Play Party (4th-6th Grade)
10 - 11 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Crash Lab with the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Grabill Branch
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ Fruit and Veggie-Table with Fort Wayne Community Schools Nutrition Services*
1 - 2 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Dinosaur Terrariums (4th-6th Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Wacky Pipe Cleaner Structures (K-3rd Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Dino Flip Book Fun (K-3rd Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Library LINK: Maker Mondays*
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

✨ Raptors with Soarin' Hawk Raptor Rehab*
2 - 3 p.m. | Monroeville Branch

✨ Fab Fossils
2 - 3 p.m. | New Haven Branch

✨ Digging into Paleontology with Science Central
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ PAWS to Read*
4 - 5 p.m. | Grabill Branch

—

Tuesday, June 16
✨ Mark's Ark Animal Showcase*
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Storytime at the Park*
10:30 - 11 a.m. | Packard Park

✨ Fab Fossils
11a.m. - Noon | Woodburn Branch

✨ Project Reads with The Literacy Alliance
1 - 2 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Make a Tunnel Book
1 - 2 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Geode Art
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Become a Citizen Scientist: Join the Adventure with Project Squirrel*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Make Watercolor Resist Art
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Animals in Art with Fort Wayne Museum of Art*
2 - 3 p.m. | Aboite Branch

✨ Fossil Art (K-3rd Grade)
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

✨ Programming Mini Robots with Blockly: Obstacle Course Challenge*
2 - 4 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Dinosaur Mosaic
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Monroeville Branch

✨ Dinosaur Terrariums (4th-6th Grade)
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ LEGO Challenge
4 - 5 p.m. | Main Library

—

Wednesday, June 17
✨ Storytime at the Park*
9:30 - 10 a.m. | Promenade Park

✨ ACPL Summer Puppet Show*
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Aboite Branch
11 - 11:30 a.m. | Aboite Branch

✨ The Magic Comic- Jamahl Keyes*
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch
6 - 7 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Project Reads with The Literacy Alliance
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Fruit and Veggie-Table with Fort Wayne Community Schools Nutrition Services*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ LEGO Challenge
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch
4 - 5 p.m. | Grabill Branch*

✨ Fossil Art (K-3rd Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch
3 - 4 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Mark's Ark Animal Showcase*
3 - 4 p.m. | New Haven Branch

✨ Pride Keychains: Intro to Button Making*
3 - 4 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Digging into Paleontology with Science Central
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Make Watercolor Resist Art
4 - 5 p.m. | Aboite Branch

✨ Fab Fossils
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ PAWS to Read*
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

—

Thursday, June 18
✨ Wendy & DB*
10 - 11 a.m. | Main Library
6 - 7 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Yoga and Meditation for Kids with Jenn
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ The Magic Comic- Jamahl Keyes*
11 a.m. - Noon | New Haven Branch
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch
6 - 7 p.m. | Grabill Branch

✨ Ukulele Play Party (4th-6th Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Fab Fossils
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Sound It Out: Phonics for Elementary Kids (K-3rd Grade)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch
3 - 4 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Make a Tunnel Book
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

✨ Dig In: Edible Earth Science
2 - 3 p.m. | Aboite Branch

✨ Paint Outside the Brush*
4 - 5 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Mighty Megalodons: Intro to Electric Cutting*
6 - 8 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Dinky Dino Jewelry*
7 - 8 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

—

Friday, June 19
✨ Juneteenth Read-In*
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Storytime at the Park*
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Kreager Park

✨The Magic Comic- Jamahl Keyes*
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Aboite Branch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh branch

✨ Douglass Sizes Up Lincoln: From Fierce Critic to Great Admirer*
Noon - 1 p.m. | Main Library or Virtual

✨ Dinosaur Mosaic
1 - 2 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Library LINK: Movie Matinee*
1:30 - 3 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

✨ Library LINK: Crafts or Games*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Library LINK: Family Movie Matinee*
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Library LINK: Afternoon Cartoons*
2 - 3 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

✨ Dig In: Edible Earth Science
3 - 4 p.m. | Main Library

—

Saturday, June 20
✨ Coding for Fun! Code Farm: Plant a Garden*
10:30 a.m. - Noon | Main Library

👋 See you at the Library!

We're honored to be nominated in the Readers' Choice Awards! The Allen County Public Library has been nominated for:📚 Be...
06/12/2026

We're honored to be nominated in the Readers' Choice Awards!

The Allen County Public Library has been nominated for:
📚 Best Children's Entertainment
💼 Best Place to Work

Thank you to everyone who has supported ACPL and helped make our libraries welcoming places to learn, explore, work, and connect.

Voting is open through June 14. If you'd like to support us, be sure to cast your vote!

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Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
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Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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