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Hispanic Heritage Month Events and Recommended Reads

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15th to October 15th, and AAPLD has books and programming to celebrate! Every Wednesday evening, adults and high school students can drop in to our Makerspace to decorate your own Hispanic Heritage Month mug! See information and an example here. Join Ms. Agata in learning about the Taíno people of Puerto Rico, and make […]

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Summer Reading Wrap-up

Algonquin Area, we love ya. Our Summer Reading Program numbers did indeed Level Up this year! We had a record number of signups: 2,455 children from birth to 8th grade register, with 1,628 finishers. These are our highest numbers EVER, and we are so proud of our community! Grand Prize raffle winner names were pulled in early August. Please enjoy […]

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Summer Reading: One Week Left!

Hello friends! We have ONE WEEK left to complete our Summer Reading Program and Level Up at Your Library! So far we have had 2,420 children from birth-8th grade sign up and 1,077 collect their finishing prizes. (WOW!) Are you ready to collect your book, t-shirt (children ages 3 and up) and amazing final coupons? Friends who attend D300, remember […]

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Summer Reading: Halfway!

Hello friends! Summer Reading is about halfway over (last day is 7/31!) and we are SO happy to let you know that we have 2,278 kids from birth-8th grade signed up. This surpasses last year’s number, and there’s still 29 days left! 425 tiny humans have finished the program and earned their final prizes. Want to get in on the […]

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Summer Reading Program: WOW!

Holy smokes, Library staff are blown away by the amount of people who have registered to Level Up at Your Library this summer! We have nearly 2,000 kids from birth-8th grade signed up to read and earn prizes. We are so proud of our community and the emphasis our families put on reading! Since our program this year is all […]

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Level Up at AAPLD with Summer Reading!

Are you ready to Level Up your reading this summer? Join our Summer Reading Program: Level Up at Your Library! The program begins on Sunday, June 1st and runs through Thursday, July 31st. 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 earn prizes! Halfway […]

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It’s Spooky Season at AAPLD!

Are you ready for Halloween fun? We’ve got you covered! Join us for the following Halloween-themed programs. Storytime parents, your little ones can feel free to wear their costumes to any of the storytimes from October 25-31. The Great Boodini Presents: Scary Objects! Muggles & wizards are all invited to the Great Boodini’s spellbinding wizarding magic show followed by a […]

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Explore World Languages with LOTE4Kids!

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 […]

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Check out the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival!

¡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 […]