Native American Heritage Month is here! For the whole month of November, we celebrate the history of America’s Native peoples. Check out these great reads to brush up on your knowledge or learn something new! NAHM displays can be found in our picture book section and in Junior Nonfiction. Looking for something specific? One of our Youth Services librarians would […]
The Algonquin Library is proud to offer our cardholders a new resource for learning and engaging with world languages. Starting on January 1st, 2024, we are offering access to LOTE4Kids, a database of over 3,000 children’s books in more than 65 languages, including: ASL • Arabic • Bengali • Cantonese • Filipino • French (and also Canadian French) • German […]
Get ‘yeti’ for some winter fun with our Winter Reading Program: “Yeti to Read”! The program begins on Saturday, December 9th and runs through Friday, January 26th. Register online through Beanstack or come in and get a paper log. Kids ages birth-8th grade can spend time reading and completing activities to get a BINGO and earn a prize! Finishers will […]
¡Celebramos! The Algonquin Library is proud to connect our patrons with the 2023 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, a virtual celebration of Hispanic children’s books, authors, and illustrators. The Festival will run every Friday from September 22nd to October 13th. Events will be streamed live on the Festival YouTube Channel, and then available for viewing anytime at your leisure after the […]
Now that the wildly successful Summer Reading Program is wrapped up, you may be wondering what else you can do to scratch your reading challenge itch. After all, Winter Reading doesn’t start until December. What is an intrepid reader to do? Have no fear! We have you covered. The following reading challenges are currently in progress or will be starting […]
