Happy Independence Day! We hope you got some reading in during the long weekend. Remember, listening to audiobooks counts as reading! Audiobooks are a great way to get some reading done as a family during a road trip. Over 1200 children from birth to 8th grade have joined us this year in Reading Beyond the Beaten Path! So far 129 […]
Algonquin and Lake in the Hills, you are amazing! Over 1100 children from birth to 8th grade have joined us this year in Reading Beyond the Beaten Path! So far 50 kids have finished the program and several hundred have earned their first and second prizes. We are SO EXCITED about all of the reading we see going on in […]
Congratulations to Jace R. and and Brody B.! They are our Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Winners this week.
Congratulations to Zander C. and and Mia S.! They are our Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Winners this week.
Congratulations to Finn M. and and Arissa! They are our Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Winners this week.
This policy was reviewed at the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, June 23rd at 7pm. Updated Covid-19 Policy as of Thursday, June 24, 2021: Guidance from the (CDC) indicates that wearing a face covering/face mask is an effective method recommended to prevent the spread of COVID-19. All persons age two (2) years and older and who are not fully […]
Summer Reading Program June 1 – July 31, 2021 Celebrate our 100th birthday this summer! Track your reading and activities to earn prizes in Beanstack or on a paper log. Collect points for completing activities, reading 4 books or reading for 1 hour. With each point you earn a ticket to enter in our prize basket drawings. Collect 25 points […]
Didn’t catch our Women’s Suffrage Storytime yesterday? Well here it is….and here is an accompanying booklist! Suffrage Votes for Women! American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot by Winifred Conkling On August 18, 1920, American women finally won the right to vote. Ratification of the 19th Amendment was the culmination of an almost eighty-year fight in which some of […]
Elementary / Middle Grade Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott This charming classic novel from 1875 by Louisa May Alcott (the author of Little Women) follows the story of the recently orphaned Rose Campbell as she struggles to cope with her new life as part of a large family, which consists of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. […]
Preschool to 4th Grade A Girl Like Me by Angela Johnson Inspiring words by acclaimed author Angela Johnson and vibrant photo collage illustrations by Nina Crews come together in a joyful celebration of girls that encourages everyone to reject limitations and follow their dreams. Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in […]
