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.
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 and registration software to serve you better. If you haven’t […]
We are about half way through our Summer Reading Program, which continues until July 31. Many have already finished, many are still venturing on, and there’s STILL TIME TO SIGN UP and enjoy the adventure if you haven’t yet! It’s been an exciting summer of patrons going to all sorts of cool places through reading, on trips, on the scavenger […]
Construction has been ongoing at the Harnish Main Branch for months. Now we finally get to enjoy the results of all that hard work! We thank our patrons for their understanding and patience as all these changes have been taking place and hope they are as excited as we are about what’s new at the library! Our addition was recently opened […]
We love reading and we love Algonquin! So we combined the two in the best possible way: Storytime at Historic Village Hall! This is a unique storytime with all the stories, songs and fingerplays that we offer in our regular storytimes at the library, but also gives you a little taste of Algonquin’s historic downtown area by the Fox River. […]
We’ve reached the halfway checkpoint for our Winter Reading program, Game On! Many good sports have been earning BINGOs by reading, playing games, and participating in a variety of fun activities, and there’s still plenty of time for new players to jump in the game! The fun continues until February 28, and there are so many cool things to do […]
Game Day? Game ON! Come by for Family Game Day to play awesome classic and newer games from the library game collection, or bring your family’s favorite games to the library! We have giant Jenga, Pictionary, Zombie Dice, and many others. The more the merrier, and we can’t wait to see what games you bring to the table! There will also be […]
Hooray for Library Card Sign-Up Month! Did you know that kids can have their own library card at the Algonquin Area Public Library? That’s right! Even as young as babies! Did you also know that there are special perks through the month of September if you sign-up for a library card or show us the one you already have? It’s true! […]
Welcome to a brand new year of school!Got homework? Need help? The library is the place to go for books and other resources! And did you also know that we have online homework help resources? Yes, we have that!We have links to many educational websites that help sharpen your knowledge and skills in a variety of school subjects, including science, […]
Everybody is welcome at our End-of-Summer-Reading Party this Monday, July 31, from 10am to 6pm! There will be a bouncy house, games, snacks, the chance to enter a drawing for prizes, and the Kona Ice Truck will be here from 11am-3pm!This is also the last day to turn in your Summer Reading log for prizes, including the finishing prize of […]
