Library Services

Ask a Librarian: Email Service
Need information? Ask a Librarian! Librarians are experts in helping people find information. From finding a good book to locating an obscure fact, librarians are the source for quality information retrieval. Now in addition to visiting the library or calling in your question, you can email ask@acpl.info or fill out the form.

Nonprofit Resource Center
The Nonprofit Resource Center is the place to look for resources and services for the nonprofit organization. The mission of the Nonprofit Resource Center is to collect, organize, and share information on foundations, nonprofits, corporate giving, and related subjects. We provide books, other library materials, and professional services for free for all users of the collection.

Juvenile Deposit Collection (jDC) Program
Children's librarians present a storytime and check out boxes of 50 books to area childcare and preschool facilities each fall and spring. Read more here.

Custom Collections
With one to two weeks' notice, children's librarians will prepare "Custom Collections" of books, CD-ROMs, magazines, and video or audiotapes to fill your needs. Age-appropriate materials are gathered according to themes or lists of specific titles and available to check out at your preferred location. This service is available to anyone and is heavily used by teachers, homeschooling families, students, and parents. Request a collection in person, over the phone, or online.

Outreach Services
Through our Outreach Services program, the library offers free delivery of materials to persons who are physically unable to visit the library, including the elderly, the disabled, and those who are temporarily incapacitated by illness or accident. You may request books or have a librarian select them according to your interests.

TDD/TTY
A TDD/TTY (telecommunications device for the deaf/teletypewriter) is available on the 2nd floor of the Main library in the Readers' Services Department.

Audiovisual Equipment
The Art, Music and Media department of the Main Library has a variety of A/V equipment available for public use. Some items are available for in-house use only, others may checkout. See the link for more information.

Meeting Rooms
Meeting rooms are available at the Aboite, Dupont, Georgetown, Grabill, Hessen Cassel, Monroeville, New Haven, Pontiac, Shawnee, Waynedale and Woodburn branch libraries.

Capacities and availability may vary. These rooms are available at no charge to non-profit groups wishing to present programs or to hold meetings that serve the community's needs for education, information, and cultural enrichment. Groups must abide by the library's meeting room policy.

Access Fort Wayne
Access Fort Wayne is the location of the community access channel (Access One), the public access channel (Access Two) and the government access channel (City TV). These channels can be viewed by subscribers of Comcast Cable in Allen County.