Management Team
Kim Quintrell
Director Collection & Info Tech Service
David Sedestrom
Chief Financial Officer
Kendra Samulak
Director Human Resources
Curt Witcher
Director Special Collections
Stephanny Smith
Director Community Engagement
Denise Davis
Director Strategic Initiatives/Interim Director
Kimberly Bolan
Director Public Services
A Brief History
In 2020 the Allen County Public Library is celebrating 125 years of enriching our community through lifelong learning and discovery. Over the decades the library has grown to consist of the main library in downtown Fort Wayne and thirteen branches in the city and outlying communities.
The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library is the second largest family research center in the United States. Visitors from across the country and around the world rely on the Genealogy Center for its international collection of physical resources; free access to numerous databases; and knowledgeable staff.
ACPL has also joined with the Friends of the Lincoln Collection to build the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research. The center, scheduled to open April 2021, will showcase the immense collection of lectures, photos, and other original documents related to our nation’s 16th president that the library houses and curates.
In 2019 the library was visited 2.18 million times. The library’s holdings consisted of 2.49 million items, with a circulation total of 4.54 million physical items. That is in addition to a usage rate of almost 5.7 million for the library’s electronic materials.
Holiday Closing Schedule
Sunday, April 4, 2021 | Easter |
Sunday, May 30, 2021 | Holiday Weekend |
Monday, May 31, 2021 | Memorial Day |
Sunday, July 4, 2021 | Independence Day |
Monday, July 5, 2021 | Holiday Weekend |
Friday, August 20, 2021 | Staff Development Day |
Sunday, September 5, 2021 | Holiday Weekend |
Monday, September 6, 2021 | Labor Day |
Thursday, November 25, 2021 | Thanksgiving Day |
Thursday, December 23, 2021 | Holiday Weekend |
Friday, December 24, 2021 | Christmas Eve |
Saturday, December 25, 2021 | Christmas Day |
Sunday, December 26, 2021 | Holiday Weekend |
Friday, December 31, 2021 | New Year’s Eve |
SATURDAY CLOSINGS
Branches (except Aboite, Dupont, Georgetown, and Shawnee) will begin their summer schedule of Saturday closings on Saturday, June 5, 2021, and continue through Saturday, September 4, 2021. Approved by Board of Trustees on October 22, 2020.