The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has served as the public library of Fort Wayne, Indiana and its surrounding communities in Allen County, Indiana since 1895. Librarians and patrons in a typical larger urban public library A public library is a library which is accessible by the public and is often operated by civil servants and funded from public sources. ... Nickname: The Summit City Official website: City of Fort Wayne Location Location in the state of Indiana, USA Government County Allen Mayor Graham Richard (D) Geographical characteristics Area Total 204. ... Allen County is the largest county (by area) located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The library's community outreach and literacy programs were cited in 1999 by Places Rated Almanac as the reason Fort Wayne was named "Best Read City in North America."