Our next 1001 Books Before Kindergarten graduation ceremony will be held at the main library on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 6:30pm. Are you close to 1001 books? We challenge you to finish by May so that you may attend the graduation! It is a real fun time and there…
This past Friday, we had our second Locked in the Library of 2019. This time we were able to finally use the upstairs Makerspace! This space was originally intended for teens and adults but our new Technology Coordinator gave us the green light for younger patrons too. We are excited…
Did you know that your library card can get you free or discounted admission to suburban museums? Our museum pass program has various special offers for 20 suburban museums. The most popular is of course the Brookfield Zoo (admits 2 people for free), but check out the rest of the…
Check out the awesome stop motion animation videos we made on Friday, February 15, 2019! The videos have been uploaded to Youtube for ease of access purposes. No images of the children and none of their last names were published to Youtube.
Our 5-week storytime session ended last week and we are right in the middle of our usual 2-week break. However, on Friday, February 15th Miss Alexa will be holding a special storytime at Panera Bread in Algonquin (451 S. Randall Road) from 10:00-10:30am. Be sure to sign up here because…
Our official, final re-scheduling of Preschool Information Night will be for Thursday, March 21, 2019 from 6:30-8:00pm. First it was snow, then frigid below zero temperatures, and finally freezing rain that cancelled the first three attempts at this program. Winter Tuesdays must be cursed!
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins Fred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his friends—just like lots of other Americans. But everything changed when the United States went to war with Japan in 1941 and the government forced all people of…
District 300 is still defrosting all of their buses, so come on down to the library for some snow day fun! Next time you register for a library program or reserve a meeting room, you may notice that things look a little different! That’s because we’ve upgraded our online event…
The saga of Preschool Information Night continues onward! Due to the extremely cold temperatures and snowfall, we will be once again re-scheduling our Preschool Information Night for Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 6:30-8:00pm. We just can’t seem to catch a break with this weather. Stay safe and warm, everybody!
In an unprecedented turn of events, Minecrafters has six spaces open tomorrow night – Sign up here! This program is for 3-8th graders with an Algonquin library card. There is also room in Little Scientists: Winter Explorations, which is tomorrow morning from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm for 3-5 year olds…
