Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

The name refers to the library system now known as the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The institution began in 1895 as the Fort Wayne Public Library, later served county residents under the name Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, and officially became the Allen County Public Library in 1980.

As a credited author, the library appears on editions of historical and genealogical works distributed through projects such as Project Gutenberg and Open Library. Those titles focus heavily on regional history, frontier subjects, family research, and archival preservation, which fits the library’s long-standing role as a steward of local memory.

Today, the library is especially well known for its Genealogy Center, widely described as holding one of the largest public genealogy collections in the United States. That background helps explain why its name shows up on so many carefully preserved reprints and compilations: the institution has not only collected history, but helped publish and share it.