John Newbery Medal New Kid by Jerry Craft After his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds. Randalph Caldecott Medal The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma […]
Starred Reviews from ALL FIVE Publishing Journals* Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life. A Place to Land by Barry Wittenstein The true story behind […]
During your first week back in school, we will be hosting an Escape Room at the Eastgate Library building. The escape room will have a “Famous Failures” theme, featuring famous people that were not always so successful. The program will be on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 from 4:30-5:30pm downstairs in the big meeting room. Teams of four will have to […]
Stuck in Algonquin for Winter Break? Do not fear, the Library is here! Note: The Library will be closed on 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, and 1/1 for the winter holidays. First Week 12/22 to 12/28 STEM Table: Quiver Vision Augmented Reality (AR) App & Coloring Pages – All day, everyday, all ages QuiverVision is a cool app that allows kids to […]
The Algonquin Area Public Library is an official Girls Who Code Club affiliate starting in January 2020! Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, January 7 from 5-6pm and is for 3-5th graders. After that, we will be meeting every other Tuesday until May 2020. The 3-5th grade clubs focus on the Girls Who Code book, Learn to Code and Change […]
Feed Your Need to Read: 12/16/2019 to 2/7/2020 Winter Reading will be starting a little earlier than usual this year on December 16th, so you should have plenty of time during your Winter Break to log your hours — especially if you will be travelling for the holidays. School Districts 47, 158, and 300 all start Winter Break on Saturday, […]
Hour of Code Week will take place from December 9th to 15th. This is a national initiative in computer science education — the week was formerly known as Computer Science Education Week. As Heidi Partovi, CEO of Code.org says, “The Hour of Code is designed to demystify code and show that computer science is not rocket science—anybody can learn the […]
Kanopy is a “thoughtful entertainment” streaming service for both adults and children. Kanopy is completely free with your library card — you just have to create an account using your email address upon first logging in. Kanopy supports a variety of documentary, indie, and foreign films but has popular titles as well. Kanopy Kids just added the complete Sesame Street […]
This Thursday, November 7 at 10:00am we will be doing a special storytime called Read for the Record! Read for the Record is a national literacy initiative from JumpStart Children First. The goal is to get as many kids & adults as possible to all read the same book on the same day. This year’s book will be the Caldecott […]
Our Halloween Storytime series begins tomorrow morning! We are so excited for this fun time of year! Take a look: Friday, October 25 – Baby (0-23 months old) Storytime at Harnish from 10:00-10:30am Saturday, October 26 – Family (all ages) Storytime at Harnish from 10:00-10:30am Tuesday, October 29 – Music & Movement at the Eastgate Branch from 11:30am-12:00pm Wednesday, October […]
