The Little Turtle Branch is a 13,000 square foot building on Sherman Blvd. in the Northwest side of Fort Wayne. It was originally called the Northside Branch, and located on Wells Street when it opened in 1919. The current branch building was purchased in 1972 by the library, and it was renovated in 1990 and 2006. The branch was renamed the “Little Turtle Branch” in 1926 to honor the great chief of the Miami and brilliant military leader, Akima Mihšihkinaahkwa ‘Chief Little Turtle’ (1747-1812).

Little Turtle is open six days a week, and has a collection of about 43,000 items, including non-print items in our Library of Things. The branch offers a community meeting room and two study rooms that can be reserved online or by contacting the branch. Little Turtle offers a public copier and fax machine, and has 16 public computers, four of which are reserved for children under 11. It is the home of ACPL’s Seed Library, where patrons can find a wide variety of native and non-native seeds for plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables.