Registration for Summer Book Buddies began on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 and was originally supposed to go until Friday, May 31, 2019 BUT we have had a huge response and can no longer take more reader registrations as of Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Our Monday session has 57 readers while our Tuesday session has 41 readers. It’s great that we […]
Tomorrow from 2:00-3:30pm we will be having a Wii U Super Smash Bros tournament! No Algonquin card is necessary but we ask that you do sign up here. The more kids we have competing, the more fun it is. The winner will get a $10 gift card to Game Stop so be sure to stop on in and try your […]
Book Buddies is back for the summer! Paper registration forms are available in the library and the online registration form is here. This program meets once a week for six weeks and we ask that your child attends at least four of the six weeks. Children going into grades 1-8 will get the opportunity to read aloud to a high […]
This Saturday is both Free Comic Book Day AND Star Wars Day. Of course, there will be free comic books for all ages, courtesy of Modern Age Comics in Algonquin. On top of that, we have so many amazing things planned for you! Check it out: 10:00-10:30am Super Hero Milk & Cookies Storytime 11:00-11:45am Perspective Play – No card required […]
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 […]
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins Fred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his friends—just like lots of other Americans. But everything changed when the United States went to war with Japan in 1941 and the government forced all people of Japanese ancestry to leave their homes on the West Coast […]
First, it was just the Preschool Information Night program. Now, both Harnish and Eastgate libraries will close early at 5:00pm today (1/22/2019) due to the weather conditions. We are sorry! Stay safe!
Since our Winter Reading Program is called Read Up a Storm, the library is open from 9-5pm today! Come on in for all your library needs — we will be here. Or stay home and build a snowman…the Village of Algonquin is holding a photo contest for the best snowman in town. Final photos are due March 8, 2019 and […]
We are proud to announce a new inside-the-library gaming option for the little ones! Ever since the library renovation, we have been without the old children’s game computers. Using a computer mouse requires a lot of hand-eye coordination that young children may or may not have developed yet. Now, we have two Kindle Fire Kids Editions available for 2-hour checkout […]
On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 10-11 am, Behavior Bear will be coming to AAPLD! At the program, children and caregivers will listen to a story and then paint a picture. Kids will have an opportunity to meet Behavior Bear at the end of the program. Behavior Bear teaches children that good behavior is a characteristic to portray at school, […]
