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ALA Partners with Netflix for Bookmarks Program

September 4, 2020

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 […]

Girls Who Code Book Club Starts September 1st!

August 26, 2020

This upcoming Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 from 5-6pm we will be having our first fall Girls Who Code meeting! This program is for 3-5th graders. Last spring we focused on the nonfiction Girls Who Code book, Learn to Code and Change the World. This fall we will be reading Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code. When you sign up for […]

Local Homeschooling for New Comers Webinar

August 12, 2020

So, this was not in our newsletter but the demand for homeschooling materials and information is high! With the school year looming next week, we thought we would throw together a webinar for parents about local homeschooling options. This webinar will feature four local homeschooling groups: the Barrington Area Homeschoolers, Classical Consortium, Schaumburg HOUSE, and McHenry County Homeschool Happenings. The […]

New Baby? We have just the program for you…

July 2, 2020

Babies and Beans! First-time parent to a child under two? Grab a cup of coffee and meet us for some fun virtual conversation. A new baby during the pandemic is rough! This whole thing makes it hard to show that adorable new tiny human off to your family and friends. This is the perfect space to commiserate with some other […]

Virtual Drama Camp: Register Today!

June 15, 2020

Immerse yourself in theater and acting this summer! Campers will perform The Tempest, one of Shakespeare’s most enchanting plays: a fantasy featuring a magic, monsters, and love. Registration starts today — Monday, June 15, 2020. You may call the library to sign-up at (847)458-6060. Drama Camp is a Monday through Friday commitment for two weeks. Each weekday from July 6th […]

Read to a Librarian

May 26, 2020

What is Read to a Librarian? Read to a Librarian is our exclusive 2020 Pandemic replacement program for Summer Book Buddies. This program will take place virtually through Zoom Meetings. You will get an email with the Zoom meeting room link before the program starts. Younger students will read with to a staff member for 20 minutes once a week […]

Spring Challenge: Find Your Library @ Home 4/6-5/4/2020

April 6, 2020

From now until May 4, find your place with the library at home! We’re always open online, and now, you can take advantage of our digital resources and earn prizes along the way! Weekly drawings every Monday, starting April 13. Just submit an entry every time you do one of the activities! More entries = more chances to win! Activities […]

April 2020 Library Programs Canceled

March 27, 2020

We are sad to announce that they Library will have to cancel its April programs in addition to its March programs. We are optimistic about our May programs with the exception of Free Comic Book Day. In the meantime, we will continue to provide some virtual programming. Free Comic Book Day Information Diamond Comics Distributor, the largest comics distributor in […]

Virtual Storytime from Your Very Own AAPLD Librarians!

March 24, 2020

AAPLD Virtual Storytime On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 starting at 10am, Miss Alexa will lead another virtual storytime. This will be broadcast on AAPLD’s Facebook Live.* Did you catch her storytime this morning? It will still be up for the time being and you may view it right here. We have a “new” Librarian here at AAPLD too. You may […]

Get Your Storytime Fix Here

March 17, 2020

All times are listed in the Central Time Zone. Wednesday, March 18 9:00am Shark Storytime 9:30am Weekday Livestreams With Mr. Jon & Friends 10am Brooklyn Public Library Live Storytime 12pm Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems 12pm Emily Arrow storytime 12:30pm Daily Singalong with Erin Mae 1pm Draw Every Day with Jarrett Krosoczka 1pm Draw with Narwhal and Jelly 1pm Oliver […]