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ACPL Announces the 2025 Summer Learning Program “Color Our World”
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is thrilled to announce the return of its annual Summer Learning Program, running from June 1 to...
amichael-keller
May 21, 20252 min read
ACPL Hosts Kick Off Event for FWCS Free Summer Meal Program
Fort Wayne Community Schools will kick off its annual free summer meal program at the Allen County Public Library with a community...
amichael-keller
May 20, 20251 min read
FWCS Students Recognized for ACPL Student Library Card Designs
Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) and the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) are proud to recognize Quinn Kilby, an eighth-grade...
amichael-keller
May 20, 20252 min read
ACPL Invites Media to Check Out a Busy Day at the Library
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) invites media to see a slice of life at the library. As is the case most Saturdays, April 26, 2025...
amichael-keller
Apr 23, 20253 min read
Library Event Aims to Solve Mystery of Abraham Lincoln’s Missing Brain
The Allen County Public Library invites history enthusiasts, Lincoln scholars, and curious minds to a captivating presentation that dives deep into one of the most fascinating stories in American history.
amichael-keller
Apr 10, 20252 min read
An Open Letter from ACPL Executive Director Susan Baier
Dear Allen County Public Library patrons, Libraries across the country are observing National Library Week this week, April 6 through 12....
amichael-keller
Apr 7, 20252 min read
Celebrate National Library Week at ACPL
National Library Week is April 6–12, 2025, and the Allen County Public Library is celebrating the 2025 National Library Week theme “Drawn...
amichael-keller
Apr 6, 20252 min read
Allen County Public Library Announces Retirement of CFO David Sedestrom and Welcomes Incoming CFO Jill Noll
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) announces that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) David Sedestrom will be retiring after 25 years of dedicated service. His official retirement date is set for April 4, 2025. He will be succeeded by Jill Noll, a 30-year ACPL employee who acted as Sedestrom’s “second in command” in her most recent role as Financial Services Manager.
amichael-keller
Mar 26, 20252 min read
ACPL Shares 2024 Community Impact Report
The Allen County Public Library has release d its 2024 Community Impact Report . The report, which utilizes data from the Library’s...
amichael-keller
Mar 24, 20253 min read
2025 Allen County Public Library Questa Scholars Announced
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) and Questa Education Foundation are proud to announce the 2025 recipients of funding under the...
amichael-keller
Mar 3, 20253 min read
ACPL Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 32nd Consecutive Year
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for...
amichael-keller
Feb 3, 20251 min read
ACPL Celebrates 130th Birthday with Final Approval from Fort Wayne City Council for Library’s Master Plan Phase One
At the January 28 For t Wayne City Council meeting, the Councilmembers voted 6-0-3 in favor of Phase One of the Allen County Public...
amichael-keller
Feb 2, 20253 min read
ACPL Partners with AARP to Provide Free Tax Assistance to All
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is providing free in-person tax assistance and preparation January 27 through April 16 at select Allen...
amichael-keller
Jan 23, 20252 min read
Library Announces Significant Progress at the end of Strategic Plan’s First Year
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is pleased to share a progress update on the first year of its 2024-2028 Strategic Plan “Allen...
amichael-keller
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Hits the Ground Running in Allen County
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has officially launched Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program dedicated to fostering early...
amichael-keller
Dec 9, 20243 min read
ACPL Honored with Library Marketing Award
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the 2024 Sara Laughlin Marketing Award by the...
amichael-keller
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Allen County Council Approves Library’s Master Plan Funding
Fort Wayne, IN – The Allen County Council has officially approved the Phase 1 tax bond for the Allen County Public Library’s (ACPL)...
amichael-keller
Nov 13, 20243 min read
ACPL Hosts the “American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition”
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) and is pleased to host the upcoming American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition, presented...
amichael-keller
Nov 7, 20241 min read
ACPL Celebrates Native American Heritage Month with “Stories of the Miami People”
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) invites the community to a special storytelling event,...
amichael-keller
Nov 3, 20241 min read
ACPL Presents the 2024 McMurtry Lecture in honor of Veterans Day
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) and the Friends of the Lincoln Collection (FOLC) are pleased to present the 2024 McMurtry Lecture...
amichael-keller
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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