A Quick History… Banned Books Week was launched in the 1980s by the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom. The 80s were a time of increased challenges, organized protests, and the Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) Supreme Court case, which ruled that school officials can’t ban books in libraries simply because of their content. Books are still […]
Join us for the Library Loop 5K on Sunday, October 27. The race will begin and end at the Algonquin Area Public Library, located at 2600 Harnish Drive in Algonquin, IL. Registration closes at 7:45am and the race begins promptly at 8 am. For our third annual race, we wanted to go bigger and better, which is why the race […]
Our Reading Patch Club is back for the 2019-2020 school year! This reading program was designed for K-8th grade students (if you’re currently participating in 1001 Books Before Kindergarten, this is not for you — yet!). All you need is your Algonquin Area Public Library card. This year we have new Patch Club bags, which you can earn after completing […]
