The Allen Public Library has been recognized by the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association, an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League, as a recipient of the Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award. The Library demonstrated excellence again in each of 10...

The Frisco RoughRiders have chosen ALEF for their Chamber Fundraising Special!  $5 from every $15 ticket purchased through our link will go back to ALEF.   ALEF’s mission is to raise needed funds to enhance existing projects and programs of the Allen Public Library,...

Save the date for our annual Wine & Chocolate Fundraiser.  6:30 PM Saturday, March 1, 2025 Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center 1680 Exchange ParkwayAllen, TX 75013   The evening will include fine wine & chocolate pairings, light hors d’oeuvres, live...

The Allen Library Endowment Fund is pleased to announce the addition of four new board members. Joining the team are Brent Berg, Kurt Kizer, Nancy Lessner and Laura Underwood.  Please click here to see their bios.  ALEF’s mission is to raise needed funds to enhance...

"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." – Margaret Fuller   "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." – Frederick Douglass

"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand." – Neil Gaiman   "Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are." – Mason Cooley

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." – Joseph Addison   "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." – Dr. Seuss

"Books are a uniquely portable magic." – Stephen King "There is no friend as loyal as a book." – Ernest Hemingway

On June 22, the official groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Allen Library Expansion set to begin in a few weeks. It was attended by our major, city officials, architectural team, Friends of the Library and Executive Board of the Allen Library Endowment Fund....

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." – George R.R. Martin "Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary." – Jim Rohn