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    Allen County Public Library

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    #3 of 61 things to do in Fort Wayne
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    900 Library Plz, Fort Wayne, IN 46802-3699
    +1 260-421-1200
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    “Amazing genealogy department ”

    The ACPL has an excellent collection of Abe Lincoln artifacts, one of the best genealogy... read more

    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    York476
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    Fort Wayne, Indiana
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    “Great Library”

    Clean, quite and staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I did research for hours. So many... read more

    Reviewed 18 March 2018
    _Georgiank1
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    Fort Wayne, Indiana
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    Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile
    Amazing genealogy department

    The ACPL has an excellent collection of Abe Lincoln artifacts, one of the best genealogy departments in the US (very helpful staff), outstanding children’s and young adult departments. The art gallery always has a unique exhibit and the theatre is great too! I take my...More

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    Reviewed 18 March 2018
    Great Library

    Clean, quite and staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I did research for hours. So many great reference books. Great for school or business work. What a wonderful way to spend our tax dollars.

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    Reviewed 9 February 2018
    this is the best place ever

    it's a place you can let every thing go and sit and have quite, and enjoy yourself. it's a place where you can do office work or school work.

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    Reviewed 5 February 2018 via mobile
    Geneology dept

    Fort Wayne library is the best for looking into your family past. They have 20plus computers with ancestry.com full loaded on each. They give you papers to record your ancestry and will help if you get stuck. Not only that, they have thousands of reference...More

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    Reviewed 2 February 2018
    Wow !!!!!

    So I have heard for years about how great this library is for genealogical research. Nothing I heard even came close to the overwhelming sense of awe when I walked in. Thank heavens I had looked over the website, and watched the introductory videos. I...More

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    Reviewed 22 January 2018
    use business/technology section often to obtain user manuals f

    The ACPL has a vast offering of current and not current manuals for boats, cars, etc. I find this very helpful.

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    Reviewed 13 January 2018
    "A Great Place To Research Your Own Family History."

    We had some extra time while attending the Indiana Music Education Association concerts in Fort Wayne, so we decided to visit the Allen County Public Library. The Geneology Center is on the second floor and has a lot of nice computers to use. We visited...More

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    Reviewed 9 January 2018
    great place for cold winter entertainment at home

    With the sub zero temperatures out side, a TV series DVD set is just what the doctor ordered! Checked out season One of Master Piece Theater's "Poldark" drama. very well worth watching. my wife checked out volume 23 of Janet Evanovich's series for good reading...More

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    Reviewed 4 January 2018
    A really great library in all ways

    I have been going to this wonderful library for many years. I now also get most of my Kindle books from ACPL. The staff is very helpful and the selection of books is almost endless. We are so fortunate to have this fantastic library in...More

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    Reviewed 27 December 2017
    Beautiful!

    This library is wonderful! The design is modern and everything is easy to find. Also love the courtyard.

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    Meg S
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    This sounds more like a statement rather than a question. And if the questioner already works at the Allen County Public Library, then I would think they would know the answer. Don't know why this came to me.
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