Registration is now open for April and May programs! This Week’s Kits & Activities Take and Make: Weekly Kids’ Craft Take and Make: Family Nature Club: Bugs (Algonquin Card Required) Take and Make: My Very Own Flannelboard: Shapes (FULL) Take and Make: Teacher Day Kit (FULL) This Week’s In-Person Programs Monday, 4/11 Outdoor Music and Movement, 11-11:30am. Ages 0-5. (FULL) […]
The days are getting longer, the temps are getting higher, and little green buds are starting to appear. Spring is coming! Celebrate the change of the season with your tiny humans by reading some great spring stories together. Youth Services staff has put together a list of 35 fun fiction and nonfiction titles for you to enjoy. Spring Picture Books […]
If you’ve stopped by Youth Services in the last month or so, you have probably seen our fantastic gingerbread village over on top of the easy nonfiction shelves. Children and families in our community created the paper houses as part of a take-home kit, and Ms. Alexa has displayed them so that our patrons can vote on their favorite! Simply […]
Hi there! Are you in grades 4-8? Do you love to give feedback on the books you read? Well, we would love to hear it! Fill out this Google Form to share your thoughts on a book you’ve read and enjoyed. We will publish your review right here on our website!
Here is the link to the digital Thank You Note file. Feel free to print it out at home and drop your note off at the Harnish Library. We will have a box in the Lobby just for Thank You Notes. If you are more of an in-person Library user, we have Thank You Note Kits available at the Youth […]
Programs: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021 Virtual Storytime Take and Make Kids Craft: Diversity Wreath Databases: Printable Educational Worksheets from Scholastic Teachables Biography in Context: Focus on Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. documentaries & speeches on Kanopy Virtual Collections: Martin Luther King Jr. eBooks on Overdrive Martin Luther King Jr. eBooks and other eMaterials on hoopla […]
The Library cannot offer in-person storytimes this year, but we still want to see your costumes! Come to the Library in your costume and receive a Halloween goodie bag at the Youth Services desk. We will be offering Goodie Bags from Monday, October 26th to Saturday, October 31st. And be sure to signup for our Online Halloween Storytime Jam on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
