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This Week at AAPLD: 7/17-7/23

Has the new Library newsletter arrived in your mailbox yet? We can’t wait to see you at all of our cool August and September programs. Here’s a PDF of all of our August programs for kids. Registration opened on 7/15, so hurry and reserve your spots! We are in the home stretch of Summer Reading! Readers have two weeks left […]

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This Week at AAPLD: 7/10-7/16

We have over 1300 children from birth to 8th grade signed up for Summer Reading this year!  So far 198 kids have finished the program and several hundred have earned their first and second prizes. There are 24 days left to Read Beyond the Beaten Path and earn your prizes! Haven’t signed up for Summer Reading yet? There’s still time–the […]

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Read Beyond the Beaten Path with these great books!

With over 1200 babies and children signed up for Summer Reading, it’s safe to say that our community is embracing the theme of Read Beyond the Beaten path. Are you or your child wanting to really dig in and explore some great wilderness-themed books? Well, if you know anything about your Youth Services librarians, you know that we’ve got suggestions for […]

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This Week at AAPLD: 7/3-7/9

Happy Independence Day! We hope you got some reading in during the long weekend. Remember, listening to audiobooks counts as reading! Audiobooks are a great way to get some reading done as a family during a road trip. Over 1200 children from birth to 8th grade have joined us this year in Reading Beyond the Beaten Path! So far 129 […]

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This Week at AAPLD: 6/26-7/2

WOOHOO! Over 1200 children from birth to 8th grade have joined us this year in Reading Beyond the Beaten Path! So far 75 kids have finished the program and several hundred have earned their first and second prizes. We are SO EXCITED about all of the reading we see going on in our community! Haven’t signed up for Summer Reading […]

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Great Reads for Pride Month

Happy Pride! Libraries are for everyone, and the Algonquin Library has lots of books and materials to celebrate our friends in the LGBTQIA+ community.  Click here for picture books and easy nonfiction to read with your child. There are SO MANY great stories and picture book biographies on this list! Older kids can enjoy graphic novels, biographies/memoirs, and novels on this […]

Summer Reading

This Week at AAPLD: 6/19-6/25

Algonquin and Lake in the Hills, you are amazing! Over 1100 children from birth to 8th grade have joined us this year in Reading Beyond the Beaten Path! So far 50 kids have finished the program and several hundred have earned their first and second prizes. We are SO EXCITED about all of the reading we see going on in […]

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This Week at AAPLD: 6/12-6/18

Holy cow! Over 900 children from birth to 8th grade have joined us this year in Reading Beyond the Beaten Path! Children in Pre-K to 8th grade can read to earn small prizes, and when they complete the program they will receive a free t-shirt and a paperback book of their choice. Babies and toddlers will earn small prizes, and […]

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This Week at AAPLD: 6/5-6/11

Have you signed up for Summer Reading yet?! Over 500 children from birth to 8th grade have already registered for and are working on completing their reading logs! This year’s theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path. Children in Pre-K to 8th grade can read to earn small prizes, and when they complete the program they will receive a free […]

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This Week at AAPLD: 5/29-6/4

  It’s finally here! The Summer Reading Program kicks off THIS WEEK on June 1st! This year’s theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path. Children in Pre-K to 8th grade can read to earn small prizes, and when they complete the program they will receive a free t-shirt and a paperback book of their choice. Babies and toddlers will earn […]