Allen County Public Library

⚠️ Heads up: Limited Parking Sept. 22–25

Parking lot maintenance will take place at the following branches September 22-25, weather permitting:

Little Turtle Branch
Hessen Cassel Branch
Dupont Branch
Georgetown Branch

Parking will be limited during this time. All locations will remain open during their regular hours. No other branches are affected.

📅 Here's what's happening for adults at ACPL this week (September 21-26)!

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

Monday, September 21
✨ Flu Shot Clinic with Super Shot*
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | New Haven Branch

✨ Painting a Bird on a Branch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

✨ Personalized Paper Maps: Intermediate Electric Cutting*
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Sugar Skulls for Dia de los Mu***os*
7 - 8 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Tracing Crime Through Time: Genealogy Methods for True Crime Research
7 - 8 p.m. | Aboite Branch

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Tuesday, September 22
✨ Creative Growth Art Group
10 - 11:30 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Flu Shot Clinic with Super Shot*
1 - 8 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Beyond the Name: Discovering Records with FamilySearch Full-Text Search
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Virtual Genealogy

✨ HSE Class Provided by the Fort Wayne Anthis Career Center*
4 - 6 p.m. | Grabill Branch

✨ Silent Reading Book Club
7 - 8 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch

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

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Wednesday, September 23
✨ Books & Beans (Book Club)
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Katherine B Norr Community Center
Noon - 1 p.m. | Crescendo Coffee & Café at The Pearl

✨ All Abilities Club: Cempasúchil - Paper Marigolds
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Tracing Crime Through Time: Genealogy Methods for True Crime Research
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ Great Day Cafe: Name that Tune with Joe Justice
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Computer and Technology Q & A
2 - 3 p.m. | Aboite Branch

✨ Flu Shot Clinic with Super Shot*
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Layered Greeting Card: Intro to Electric Cutting*
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Papel Picado*
7 - 8 p.m. | Aboite Branch

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Thursday, September 24
✨ Understanding Dementia
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Drop-In Resume Lab
Noon - 1:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ Chair Yoga
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Library Board of Trustees Meeting
3- 5 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Recipes for a Winning Game Night
4 - 5 p.m. | Monroeville Branch

✨ HSE Class Provided by the Fort Wayne Anthis Career Center*
4 - 6 p.m. | Grabill Branch

✨ Mini Jack-O'-Lanterns: Intro to 3D Printing*
6 - 8 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Tracing Crime Through Time: Genealogy Methods for True Crime Research
6:30 - 8 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

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Friday, September 25
✨ Painting a Chickadee and Pumpkin
10:30 a.m. - Noon | Woodburn Branch

✨ Quilted Fall Leaf Coasters: Intro to Sewing Preparations*
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

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Saturday, September 26
✨ Purrs & Pages: Kitten Adoption Event*
1 - 3 p.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ Gallery Reception: Watercolor Society of Indiana*
3 - 5 p.m. | Main Library Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

👋 See you at the Library!

✨ Community Discount Spotlights featuring Crescendo Coffee & Café and Crescendo Coffee & More!

☕ Crescendo Coffee & Café is a local coffee shop serving local coffee, fresh food, and offering a welcoming space where neighbors and visitors feel at home.

📍 258 West Main Street at the Pearl in Downtown Fort Wayne

Show your ACPL library card and receive 10% off all barista-made drinks. One per guest, per visit. Crescendo guests only. Not valid on alcoholic beverages, retail (Grab & Go) beverages, or with any other promotion or sale.

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☕ Crescendo Coffee & More is a locally owned cafe featuring locally roasted coffee and handcrafted espresso drinks, as well as breakfast sandwiches, soups, salads, and house-made pastries.

📍 1806 Bluffton Road in The Club Room at The Clyde in Southwest Fort Wayne

Show your ACPL library card and receive 10% off all barista-made drinks. One per guest, per visit. Crescendo guests only. Not valid on alcoholic beverages, retail (Grab & Go) beverages, or with any other promotion or sale.

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💙 Support local, save money, and celebrate the power of your library card!

➡️ See more info and the full list of participating businesses at the link in the comments.

📅 Here’s what’s happening for K–6 at ACPL next week (September 21-26):

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

Monday, September 21
✨ Mid-Autumn Festival Lanterns (4th-6th Grade)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Flu Shot Clinic with Super Shot Inc*
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | New Haven Branch

✨ International Day of Peace*
2 - 3 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Make Faux Glass Mobiles
3 - 4 p.m. | Waynedale Branch

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

✨ Personalized Paper Maps: Intermediate Electric Cutting*
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

✨ Sugar Skulls for Dia de los Mu***os*
7 - 8 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

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Tuesday, September 22
✨ Flu Shot Clinic with Super Shot Inc*
1 - 8 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Make Mathematical Art
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

✨ DIY Fall Luminarias (4th-6th Grade)
3:30 - 4:15 p.m. | Dupont Branch

✨ Forest Faces Felt Masks (K-3rd Grade)
4 - 5 p.m. | Monroeville Branch

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

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Wednesday, September 23
✨ Flu Shot Clinic with Super Shot Inc*
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

✨ Mid-Autumn Festival Lanterns (4th-6th Grade)
4 - 5 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch
4 - 5 p.m. | Monroeville Branch
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch

✨ Layered Greeting Card: Intro to Electric Cutting*
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Main Library

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

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Thursday, September 24
✨ PAWS to Read*
4 - 5 p.m. | Aboite Branch

✨ Sound It Out: Phonics for Elementary Kids (K-3rd Grade)
4 - 5 p.m. | Main Library

✨ Mini Jack-O'-Lanterns: Intro to 3D Printing*
6 - 8 p.m. | Pontiac Branch

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Friday, September 25
✨ Wilderness Wanderers: Nature Hikes for Young Explorers*
4 - 5 p.m. | Lindenwood Nature Preserve

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

✨ Stuffed Animal Sleepover*
5 - 5:30 p.m. | Main Library

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Saturday, September 26
✨ Purrs & Pages: Kitten Adoption Event*
1 - 3 p.m. | Dupont Branch

👋 See you at the Library!

🎨✨ Mural Artist Spotlight: Ricco Diamante

Discover the artist behind "The Seed of Life," one of the murals featured on our new limited-edition ACPL library cards!

Located at 13505 Main St. on the First Merchants Bank building in Grabill, "The Seed of Life" celebrates the Grabill community through imagery inspired by farming, craftsmanship, horses, flowers and street markets. The full mural features a team of horses coming to life, a bouquet of sunflowers and a young girl making a wish on a dandelion.

Artist Ricco Diamante was raised in Defiance, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a graduate of the University of Saint Francis and CEO of Diamante Studios. He primarily creates art on skin, canvas, and paper. Ricco specializes in life-like detail in his art and tattoos.

We chose the horse section of this vibrant mural for one of our three new limited-edition library card designs!

Want to take a little piece of Fort Wayne's public art with you? Sign up for a FREE ACPL library card and choose one of our three new limited-edition library card designs, featuring local murals, while supplies last!

Already a cardholder? Choose a new design for your card in person at any ACPL branch. Please note: you will receive a new card number.

✨ Community Discount Spotlights featuring Creative Women of the World and Crispy Cones!

🛍️ Creative Women of the World is a nonprofit fair trade gift shop that also features artwork by local women artists. Shop from over 50 countries for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion, where your purchase can change someone's life.

📍 125 W Wayne Street in Downtown Fort Wayne

Show your ACPL library card and receive 10% off your entire order! Excludes items made by local artists.

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🍦 Crispý Cones specializes in hand-rolled dough cones that are made fresh and grilled rotisserie style, creating a unique and delicious twist on traditional soft-serve desserts.

📍 5129 Illinois Rd Ste 106 in Fort Wayne

Show your ACPL library card and receive $2 off any order!

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💙 Support local, save money, and celebrate the power of your library card!

➡️ See more info and the full list of participating businesses at the link in the comments.

👀 Looking to connect with other bilingual families? Join us for Bilingual Mingle!

This is a fun, family-friendly program where bilingual families can meet, play games, make art, and enjoy snacks together in a relaxed and welcoming space.

Upcoming Fall Dates:
📆 September 19 | October 24
🕚 11 a.m.
📍 Main Library

Register in advance to save your spot. Link in comments.

🎵 Join us for Great Day Cafe: Name That Tune!

Joe Justice will be here playing some familiar songs for a Name That Tune contest. Presented in partnership with Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana.

📆 September 23 | 1:30 PM
📍 Main Library Meeting Rooms AB

Register in advance to save your spot.

The Great Day Cafe offers adults with memory impairments and their caregivers a chance to enjoy activities that enrich the mind, body and spirit in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Celebrate Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month with us! From art and crafts to VR experiences and games, we have free programs for all ages, plus book displays to explore. There’s something for everyone!

🎨 Print & Paint: Día de los Mu***os Sugar Skulls with Artist Emily Guerrero (All Ages)
Learn about Día de los Mu***os with local artist and storyteller Emily Guerrero and paint a 3D-printed sugar skull to take home!

10/2 | 4:30 p.m. | Pontiac Branch
10/15 | 3 p.m. | Georgetown Branch

👀 A Virtual Journey through Argentina: An Introductory VR Experience! (All Ages)
Take a virtual reality tour through Argentina at The Studios!

10/15 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgetown Branch
11/7 | 10:30 a.m. | Main Library

💀 Sugar Skulls for Día de los Mu***os (All Ages)
Decorate your own sugar skull and learn about the significance to Día de los Mu***os.

9/21 | 7 p.m. | Pontiac Branch
9/30 | 4:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch
10/13 | 7 p.m. | Little Turtle Branch
10/15 | 10:30 a.m. | Little Turtle Branch
10/15 | 6:30 p.m. | Waynedale Branch
10/19 | 1:30 p.m. | Tecumseh Branch

🖌️ Canvas Painting: Día de los Mu***os Sugar Skulls (Adults)
Local artist and storyteller Emily Guerrero will lead participants in painting Sugar Skulls on a canvas while also sharing a story of its importance in Mexican culture.

10/12 | 7 p.m. | Aboite Branch
10/16 | 10:30 a.m. | Grabill Branch

💐 All Abilities Club: Cempasúchil - Paper Marigolds (Adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their caregivers)
Learn multiple ways to make paper marigolds (cempasúchil) to produce a bouquet of flowers. Also learn about the cultural significance of cempasúchil in Dia de los Mu***os.

9/18 | 11 a.m. | Woodburn Branch
9/23 | 10:30 a.m. | Shawnee Branch
10/26 | 1 p.m. | New Haven Branch

✨ Papel Picado (Adults, Teens welcome with an adult present)
Create a papel picado and learn about Día de los Mu***os. This program is part of an effort to create a community ofrenda for Día de los Mu***os at the Main Library.

9/17 | 6:30 p.m. | Waynedale Branch
9/23 | 7 p.m. | Aboite Branch
10/6 | 6 p.m. | Dupont Branch
10/8 | 6:30 p.m. | Main Library

🍬 ¡Play Lotería! (Grades 7-12)
Learn about Mexican art, culture, gaming, AND treats by playing the game Lotería.

9/30 | 3 p.m. | Main Library
10/13 | 7 p.m. | Aboite Branch
10/15 | 3:30 p.m. | Shawnee Branch
10/27 | 4:30 p.m. | Hessen Cassel Branch

🔵 Geometric Collage Art: Art Inspired by Jaime Domínguez (Preschoolers)
Circles and squares and ovals, oh my! Make a collage using all the shapes you know.

9/18 | 10:30 a.m. | Main Library
9/19 | 10:30 a.m. | Dupont Branch
10/9 | 10:30 a.m. | Main Library

📷 Día De Los Mu***os Community Ofrenda: Photo Submission
Honor a deceased loved one for Día de los Mu***os by contributing a copy of their photo to the community ofrenda. Stop by the Genealogy Center or submit their photo digitally.

Now - 10/15 | Genealogy Center

Registration is recommended for all programs. Link in the comments!