Are you ready to celebrate planet Earth? Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22nd. All over the world, people come together to clean up, plant a tree, and learn about how to better care for our planet. The first Earth Day was established in 1970 and has grown to include over 190 countries, with over 1 billion people […]
Registration is now open for April and May programs! This Week’s Kits & Activities Take and Make: Weekly Kids’ Craft Take and Make: Family Nature Club: Bugs (Algonquin Card Required) Take and Make: My Very Own Flannelboard: Shapes (FULL) Take and Make: Teacher Day Kit (FULL) This Week’s In-Person Programs Monday, 4/11 Outdoor Music and Movement, 11-11:30am. Ages 0-5. (FULL) […]
Roses are red Violets are blue We love a good poem And we hope you do too! April is National Poetry Month! Come on down to Youth Services to check out a book of poems or a novel in verse. Don’t know where to start? We put together this list to get you started. In April 2020, the AAPLD staff […]
Registration is now open for April and May programs! This Week’s Kits & Activities Take and Make: Weekly Kids’ Craft BookFix Subscription Box: April National Library Week Activities Stop by the Youth Services department this week to participate in some National Library Week activities! Guess how many candies are in the jar, go on a hunt for the Hidden Book, […]
It’s an exciting day in the Illinois Youth Librarian World: the winners of the 2022 Illinois Book Award lists have been announced! There are four Illinois Book Awards: The Monarch (grades K-3), the Bluestem (grades 3-5), the Rebecca Caudill (grades 4-8), and the Abe Lincoln Award (grades 9-12; these titles will be located upstairs in our Teen section). Each year, […]
The days are getting longer, the temps are getting higher, and little green buds are starting to appear. Spring is coming! Celebrate the change of the season with your tiny humans by reading some great spring stories together. Youth Services staff has put together a list of 35 fun fiction and nonfiction titles for you to enjoy. Spring Picture Books […]
March is Women’s History Month, and the Library has some suggestions of great reads to help you celebrate! The past few years have seen a slew of excellent biographies about fascinating and inspiring women. Youth Services staff put together two lists of books about women from diverse backgrounds. There’s something for everyone here! Women’s History Month Picture Books Women’s History […]
We are VERY excited to announce that the Play Area in Youth Services will re-open on Monday, 2/28! The Youth Services staff hopes that our youngest patrons will have a blast playing with the toys, creating pictures on the the light wall, and using their imaginations. Here are some reminders about using the Play Area: Recommended capacity of 30 people. […]
The Algonquin Area Public Library turned 100 years old in 2021! To close out AAPLD’s Centennial celebration, we are celebrating Library 2121 all through the month of February. Enjoy our space-themed décor and participate in some futuristic activities throughout the building and online. While you’re enjoying all of the space-age fun, think about what the Library might look like 100 […]
Do you have a little one who is ready to go to preschool? There are a lot of great choices for early childhood education in the Algonquin area! Stop by the Main Library from February 6th-12th to visit our Preschool Information Week booths and learn more about the excellent preschools in our area. Tables will be set up around the […]
