Registration is now open for August and September Programs! Here’s a PDF of all of our August programs for kids. This Week’s Kits & Activities Registration for September Book Boxes This Week’s Programs Monday, 8/15 Babies and Beans, 10-11am. 0-23 months. Tuesday, 8/16 No Programs today. Wednesday, 8/17 No Programs today. Thursday, 8/18 Middle School Volunteers, 6-7pm. Grades 6-8. Friday, 8/19 […]
Thanks so much for participating in Summer Reading with the Algonquin Library! We had over 1400 children from birth to 8th grade signed up for Summer Reading this year, with 895 finishers. Do you still have logs to turn in? Good news–prize pickup runs until Sunday, August 7. All finishers ages birth-8th grade can still come pick out a paperback […]
YOU DID IT! We have over 1400 children from birth to 8th grade signed up for Summer Reading this year! So far (as of Monday morning) 785 kids have finished the program and several hundred more have earned their first and second prizes. Keep reading, keep logging those books, and come in for your prizes! Children in Pre-K to 8th […]
ONE WEEK LEFT! We have over 1300 children from birth to 8th grade signed up for Summer Reading this year! So far 455 kids have finished the program and several hundred more have earned their first and second prizes. Keep reading, keep logging those books, and come in for your prizes! Children in Pre-K to 8th grade will earn small […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
