Fort Wayne Football Club is partnering with the Allen County Public Library to celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month and encourage everyone to discover what the library has to offer. During the month of September only, there will be a special limited-edition library card featuring Fort Wayne FC’s mascot, Friendly the Goalrilla.
An ACPL library card provides access to a collection of more than 2.7 million books, movies, video games, board games and more, as well as study rooms, job search assistance, digital streaming services, professional training platforms and programs for all ages.
You can sign up for a library card at any ACPL branch, by visiting the ACPL website, or by stopping at its booth at Fort Wayne FC’s match at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium on Saturday against the New York Cosmos. That match will be followed by fireworks!
Through Fort Wayne FC’s partnership with the ACPL, discounted tickets are available at acpl.info/fwfc.
“Library Card Sign-Up Month is all about showing people that a library card can connect them to books, but also the community,” said Chris Ford, Marketing Manager for ACPL. “Partnering with Fort Wayne Football Club gives us another fun way to tell more folks, and with Friendly the Goalrilla on our card, we think this year’s library card is a real game-changer.”
National Library Card Sign Up Month is an annual, national event to remind people of the power of libraries everywhere.
ACPL library cards are free to all Allen County residents and individuals who attend or work at a school in Allen County. Residents outside of Allen County can also access ACPL services through a subscription card for a modest annual fee.
About Fort Wayne Football Club
Fort Wayne Football Club, founded in 2019, is a professional soccer club playing its first season in USL League One in 2026. The club plays home matches at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium, which opened May 2, 2026, and is a soccer-specific venue. In pre-professional USL League Two, Fort Wayne Football Club won division titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025. For more information, visit FortWayneFC.com.
About the Allen County Public Library
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has fostered lifelong learning and discovery in northeast Indiana for more than 135 years. The ACPL consists of fourteen branches throughout Allen County, serving more than one million visitors per year. The ACPL’s collection includes more than 3.9 million items, with a circulation total of 4.6 million items borrowed annually. It also houses The Genealogy Center, the nation’s largest public genealogy research center, and The Rolland Center for Lincoln Research, consisting of more than 30,000 artifacts related to President Abraham Lincoln.