Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access to information. One of the more surprising books to get frequently challenged throughout history is The Diary of […]
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access to information. Like Harry Potter, the Captain Underpants book series by Dav Pilkey is also one of the […]
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access to information. Harry Potter is one of the most challenged children’s books of the 21st century! Many parents, […]
This Saturday, September 22nd from 1-2pm, The Discovery Center Museum of Rockford will be at the library! Explore the world through a variety of fun activities including magnet manipulation, comparing colors, and fooling around with physics. This program is geared towards preschool-2nd graders. We look forward to seeing you this Saturday!
Do you have an old computer that has been sitting in your garage or basement for the past ten years? AAPLD’S Youth Technology Librarian would love to take that old dusty thing off your hands! Kiddos will get the opportunity to dissect unwanted computers on Thursday, October 18. The library has some old computers that were otherwise scheduled for recycling […]
In addition to the Community Helper Storytimes, we will also be hosting various activities in the new Creation Center for our Renovation Celebration on Saturday, September 15th. Here is the day’s schedule for that: 10:00am to 11:00am – Robot Zoo Come see what types of robots live at the library! Our robots are available for check-out in STEM Kits and […]
We just gained access to a brand new database! Tumble Math is the most comprehensive math picture book collection online. Along with access to books, this database also provides math quizzes and math lesson plans. Access TumbleMath here!
This upcoming Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 10am-4pm is our Renovation Celebration! We are very excited to celebrate the completion of our big construction project with the community. Part of the fun down in the Youth Department will be Community Helper Storytime. We have a full day of storytimes planned! Stay tuned for more posts about more Renovation Celebration activities […]
Here are some photos from our Locked in the Library Selfie Scavenger Hunt on Friday, August 24th, 2018. The next Locked in the Library will be Friday, October 26th, 2018 from 5-8pm and the theme will be Zombies! Stay tuned for registration information.
Have you been thinking about getting a 3D pen to create cool projects? Try them out here first! We have two STEM Kits that will be circulating very soon where you can check out a 3D pen to test and play with! Included in the kit is filament, a project book, and instructions. We will be having more 3D printing […]
