Sign-Up for Summer Reading Here Our Summer Reading Program is mostly virtual this year. There will still be prizes though, however we are waiting until July 1st to begin giving those out. As you may be aware, Curbside Pickup for Algonquin cardholders begins on June 8th so we are expecting to be very busy for that! This is why we […]
We have worked on plans to receive returns and offer curbside services in a way that provides materials to you and also keeps our staff and community safe. We are now ready to move forward and take the first steps in restarting limited library services at the Main Library (2600 Harnish Drive). RETURNS We will accept returns through our drive-thru window […]
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 […]
YES, we will have an online Summer Reading program through a product called Beanstack. This program will be similar to previous years, where you will read and do activities to earn prizes. There are paper logs in the June/July 2020 newsletter sent to your household through the mail. A more detailed FAQ (especially with technology how-to details) may be found here. […]
Do you like coloring? Do you like Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel? Well, he has introduced a new Bad Kitty Coloring Book that is about washing your hands (er…paws). It is free to download right here! The James Dyson Foundation has created engineering challenge cards for kids during the pandemic. Those are available here. The Google Arts project allows you […]
You may remember earlier this year when the Library had a Frozen singalong featuring Queen Elsa herself. It was pretty awesome! Well, Queen Elsa will be holding a Snow Queen Storytime on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:30am Central Time. Click this link to access the Facebook Princess Storytime Group!
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, wrote a short article about her pandemic experience here. eLearning is no joke and we do not want anyone to feel obligated to do extra online learning in addition to school with Girls Who Code. If you want to, that is totally fine. If you want to play video games, go outside, or […]
The music of Laurie Berkner is often featured in storytime at AAPLD. Our Youth Librarians love her! Tomorrow, she will be holding a virtual seminar on Facebook Live about educational play & music at home. This will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 13th at 5:30pm Central Time (6:30pm Eastern Time).
May 8th, 2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War 2 in Europe. VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day, which is understandably a much bigger deal in Europe than in the United States. The United States played a huge role in the Victory in Europe though. Before officially declaring war, the United States was sending war […]
May is National Pet Month, so here is a pet-themed podcast list curated by School Library Journal: Eat Your Spanish: Lesson 8, Pets Ages 5-12: Bilingual musicians and former Montessori teachers Evan and Vanessa speak mainly in English but select a couple of Spanish words to practice based on a theme. Here, they include words for common pets, including cat, […]
