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Allen County Public Library
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The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has been part of the social and cultural fabric of Fort Wayne, Indiana and surrounding communities in Allen County, Indiana since 1895. Then known as the Fort Wayne Public Library, it served residents with 3606 volumes in a room in City Hall. Since then it has grown to consist of the main library in downtown Fort Wayne and thirteen branches in the city and outlying communities.
Fort Wayne has been cited as the Best Read City in the United States by Places Rated Almanac, due in large part to the library's collection and patrons' use of it.
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1895 – The Library opens in City Hall on January 28 with 3,606 volumes.
1898 – The Library Board purchases Brackenridge home at Wayne and Webster for $14,000.
1904 – The Carnegie-funded library building formally opens.
1923 – Service to county residents begins. Fort Wayne Public Library becomes the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County.
1944 – Main Library expansion begins with the purchase of the Hollywood Building on Washington Blvd. to house administrative offices.
1952 – The Young Adult Department opens in the basement of the Main Library, the first such department in the country.
1968 – The 173,500 square foot building at Wayne and Webster Streets is dedicated on August 21.
1977 – Construction of the new addition to the Main Library begins.
1980 – The Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County officially becomes the Allen County Public Library by act of the state legislature on January 1.
1985 – An estimated 5,500 people eat 2,731 pizzas at the Library's 90th birthday party.
1997 – The Library Board and staff begin system-wide space needs analysis for all library facilities.
2001 – Allen County taxpayers approve bond financing of the $84 million library expansion project.
2007 - The renovation and expansion of the Main Library nears completion. The Grand Opening was held on January 27, 2007, with Jeff Krull, current Library Director, and Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, among the speakers.
The Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Collection is the largest public genealogy collection in the United States. Only the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (a private institution) is larger.
Aboite Branch
Dupont Branch
Georgetown Branch
Grabill Branch
Hessen Cassel Branch
Little Turtle Branch
Monroeville Branch
New Haven Branch
Pontiac Branch
Shawnee Branch
Tecumseh Branch
Waynedale Branch
Woodburn Branch
The Allen County Public Library isn't just about books (and computers and movies and newspapers and music and magazines and games). It's also about community, a place to meet your neighbors and enjoy the people who make Allen County such a great place to live.
Main Library has five public meeting rooms that accommodate from 6 to 500 people. These rooms are available for use by the community for all kinds of meetings and events. In addition, the building has six small group study rooms, a computer training room, and a theater. Library branches also have meeting rooms and study rooms.
The library offers new ways to get to know and interact with your neighbors. Take a class, listen to some music, or drop in on a book chat. Find a corner for quiet conversation, or catch up with a friend in the Brick House Café and Creamery. Or get help from a real, live human being! Our friendly staff are just waiting to find whatever you need, whether it's data for your business or a good book to read on vacation.