Databases

Back to School at the Library!

We had a lot of summer fun, but it is back to business now that school is in session again. Join us next Thursday, August 22nd for Using the Digital Library for Homework. We have a TON of resources available online 24/7 (even after the library is closed!) that many people just don’t know about. Did you know that your […]

Programs

Book Discussions Now Open to ALL!

Our two youth book discussion groups will now be open to everyone, regardless of an Algonquin library card. We want everyone to read! Our book discussions meet the second Thursday of every month from 7-8pm. Everyone reads the same book over the month and then talk about it while munchin’ on some snacks. Some months you will check out the […]

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Reminder: No Book Buddies This Week!

Because of the holiday week, we will not be holding Book Buddies this week. Too many people end up on vacation, which is why we have historically never held Book Buddies around Independence Day. This information has been posted since April 2019 on the promotional materials, information sheets, & all types of registration forms (paper and digital), but just another […]

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Museum Pass Year-Round Program

One of our most popular non-traditional services is the Museum Pass program. Here is a list of participating museums. The big Chicago museums, such as the Shedd Aquarium, DO NOT participate in the suburban Museum Pass program. How does it work? Museum Pass gives 4 passes, per museum, to each public library. Algonquin has 8 passes because we have two […]

Programs

There is still room in Minecraft!

This Thursday, May 16 from 7:00-8:30pm is our monthly Minecrafters program. Sign up here with an Algonquin library card now! As of right now, we still have 9 openings in this usually full program. The library has its very own Minecraft accounts so you don’t have to worry about remembering your login information.

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Little Scientists

During the April session of Little Scientists, we explored the science of magnets!                 Be sure to sign up your 3-5 year old for the next Little Scientists on Thursday, May 23 from 11am-12pm. No Algonquin library card is necessary but we do ask that you sign up here.

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National Library Week

We have been busy celebrating National Library Week throughout this week! The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Firefighters and the Algonquin Police Department helped out with storytime on Wednesday and Thursday. This morning we had a local Ballerina from All That Dance in Crystal Lake lead us in ballet storytime. Everyone had a blast at each special storytime session. Many thanks […]

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Congrats to Miss Alexa!

We are proud to announce that our very own Miss Alexa was featured on the Association for Library Service to Children’s blog for her accomplishments with the annual summer Drama Camp program. Take a look at her article here: https://journals.ala.org/index.php/cal/article/view/6423/8477 For those who don’t know, Drama Camp is a two-week long program offered to 4-8th graders each July. Children are […]

Programs

Mystery Community Helper Storytimes

We will be having a special Community Helper storytime session to celebrate National Library Week! Storytimes will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10:30am at the Main Harnish library. We have one additional storytime scheduled at the Eastgate Branch on Friday, also at 10:30am. These will be drop-in programs and do not require any registration. Can you guess what […]