Did you know that your library card can get you free or discounted admission to suburban museums? Our museum pass program has various special offers for 20 suburban museums. The most popular is of course the Brookfield Zoo (admits 2 people for free), but check out the rest of the museums here. Looking for deals on Chicago museums? This is […]
Check out the awesome stop motion animation videos we made on Friday, February 15, 2019! The videos have been uploaded to Youtube for ease of access purposes. No images of the children and none of their last names were published to Youtube.
Our 5-week storytime session ended last week and we are right in the middle of our usual 2-week break. However, on Friday, February 15th Miss Alexa will be holding a special storytime at Panera Bread in Algonquin (451 S. Randall Road) from 10:00-10:30am. Be sure to sign up here because they give out free milk and cookies to all attendees! […]
Our official, final re-scheduling of Preschool Information Night will be for Thursday, March 21, 2019 from 6:30-8:00pm. First it was snow, then frigid below zero temperatures, and finally freezing rain that cancelled the first three attempts at this program. Winter Tuesdays must be cursed!
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 […]
District 300 is still defrosting all of their buses, so come on down to the library for some snow day fun! Next time you register for a library program or reserve a meeting room, you may notice that things look a little different! That’s because we’ve upgraded our online event and registration software to serve you better. If you haven’t […]
The saga of Preschool Information Night continues onward! Due to the extremely cold temperatures and snowfall, we will be once again re-scheduling our Preschool Information Night for Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 6:30-8:00pm. We just can’t seem to catch a break with this weather. Stay safe and warm, everybody!
In an unprecedented turn of events, Minecrafters has six spaces open tomorrow night – Sign up here! This program is for 3-8th graders with an Algonquin library card. There is also room in Little Scientists: Winter Explorations, which is tomorrow morning from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm for 3-5 year olds – Sign up here! As for today, Miss Emily will […]
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!
After the early dismissal announcement came from District 300, we decided that we should probably follow suit and cancel our Preschool Information Night program this evening due to the weather conditions. That being said, we fully intend on holding the program next Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 6:30-8:00pm. Sorry for the inconvenience and stay safe out there tonight!
