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Columbus Day: We Are Open

The Harnish Library will be open from 11:00am until 7:00pm on Monday, October 12th. The Harnish Drive-Thru will be open for service from 11:00am until 9:00pm. The Eastgate Library will be open from 12:00pm until 5:00pm.

CoVid-19 Resources

Be Who You Are Day

September 30th is Be Who You Are Day! Whether young readers celebrate with coloring sheets or get their teachers to register for a live stream of events or watch videos, it’s a great day to Be Who You Are, and to be kind to others by washing your hands and wearing a mask. Todd Parr is a popular children’s author known best for his social-emotional […]

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Celebrate Batman Day with hoopla!

Batman Day is this upcoming Saturday, September 19, 2020. Checkout this free, printable Batman Day kit here. Inside are 15 pages of fun including coloring sheets, make your own Batman masks, and fun experiments to encourage learning! In addition, hoopla has compiled a reading list of Batman comics here.

Programs

NEW: BookFix Subscription Boxes

If you love to read, you’ll love our BookFix personalized Book Subscription Box!! Tween fiction fans in grades 5-8 can register. An Algonquin Library Card is required. Answer a couple of questions about your favorite reads and we’ll custom select a book we’re sure you’ll enjoy and a few surprises too! Bring the book back when it’s due, but the […]

Book Lists

Read-Alikes to 2020 Movies & Shows

Baby-Sitter’s Club President of the Whole Fifth Grade by Sherri Winston When Brianna’s celebrity chef hero credits her success to being elected fifth grade class president, Brianna, sets out to win an election of her own. An entrepreneurial story about a strong girl who makes things happen. Brianna’s a total Kristy.     All’s Faire in Middle School by Victoria […]

Book Lists

ALA Partners with Netflix for Bookmarks Program

The American Library Association has partnered with Netflix to create a new reading incentive called Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices. Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices is a live-action collection of twelve five minute episodes featuring prominent Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books from Black authors that highlight the Black experience. Ages 0-4 Reading List Ages 4-8 Reading List Ages 8-12 Reading List […]

CoVid-19 Resources

Multilingual Kids Census Resources

Head on over to WE COUNT! for a free Census eBook for children. Available languages are: English, Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Tagalong, Vietnamese, French, Armenian, Punjabi, & Haitan Creole. In addition to the eBook, there are plenty of other Census 2020 resources including worksheets & storytime!