Everybody is welcome at our End-of-Summer-Reading Party this Monday, July 31, from 10am to 6pm! There will be a bouncy house, games, snacks, the chance to enter a drawing for prizes, and the Kona Ice Truck will be here from 11am-3pm!This is also the last day to turn in your Summer Reading log for prizes, including the finishing prize of […]
Jodi Koplin’s Jigglejam will be stopping by Algonquin Area Public Library for a fun outdoor show in this summer’s second installment of Lunchapalooza! Join us in our back patio area at the Harnish location with a picnic lunch and enjoy some music while you eat! The Jigglejam session is from 12:00-1:00 Friday July 28. Drop-in and start the weekend on the […]
Discover a new use for duct tape with Duct Tape Art! We all know that duct tape is a great fix-it tool, but did you know it also makes a great art medium?At this program you will learn how to make some really fun creations, like bracelets, spiders, dogs and flowers, with a bit of duct tape and a little […]
Summer at the library has been extra fun for the little ones, including the littlest ones! Our special Under Three Jamboree program gets kiddos age 1-35 months together for an interactive storytime! Listen to stories, sing songs, and bond with your baby!We have two more sessions this summer with plenty of spaces available:July 14, 1-1:30 pm July 26, 11:15-11:45 amRegistration […]
Our Summer Reading program, Reading by Design, is keeping us busy, how about you? July 31 is the last day and we are already half way there, with 1,285 sign-ups and 129 finishers! We hope to see many more finishers by July 31. Many of our young patrons have been coming in for their 1st and 2nd prizes, so we […]
Drop-in for summer fun at the library with a variety of special drop-in programs that do not require registration! Storytimes aplenty, gardening galore, dance parties, movies, and so much more! We have drop-in family, preschool and baby storytime each week, and even Milk & Cookies storytimes. You can swing by for programs with fun activities and crafts to do, or […]
Looking for a way to keep your child’s reading skills strong all summer long? Book Buddies can help with that! This program pairs student volunteers (going into grades 9-12) with younger students (going into grades 1-8) to practice their reading skills. The younger children will read to their teen book buddy for 50 minutes once a week for 6 weeks […]
We are excited to announce that AAPLD is joining in on celebrating National Pollinator Week, June 19-25, in a big way that can get the whole community involved! Of course, we are always here to provide resources for information about bees, butterflies and all of the many pollinators that we love. Now, this week, we will have special book displays […]
Summer Reading has only been under way for two weeks, but we have already had our first finishers! Jane beat her brother, Jack by a DAY! They read a lot and definitely earned those shirts. Way to go Jack and Jane! We only have 13 finishers total and really hope to see that number go way, way, way up. Be […]
If you and your family are looking for outdoor entertainment while you dine al fresco, join us on Friday, June 16, for this summer’s first session of Lunchapalooza, with our special guest Mary Macaroni! Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the sunshine, music and some laughs on the library’s lovely backyard patio on Friday, June 16, from 12:00-1:00 pm!We are […]
