Hour of Code Week will take place from December 9th to 15th. This is a national initiative in computer science education — the week was formerly known as Computer Science Education Week. As Heidi Partovi, CEO of Code.org says, “The Hour of Code is designed to demystify code and show that computer science is not rocket science—anybody can learn the […]
Volunteering the Youth Department The library offers two middle school volunteering programs each and every month. One program takes place on a Saturday afternoon and the other takes place on a Wednesday evening. These programs require registration, however you do NOT need an Algonquin Library Card to do so. Middle school volunteers must be in grades 6, 7, or 8. […]
Kanopy is a “thoughtful entertainment” streaming service for both adults and children. Kanopy is completely free with your library card — you just have to create an account using your email address upon first logging in. Kanopy supports a variety of documentary, indie, and foreign films but has popular titles as well. Kanopy Kids just added the complete Sesame Street […]
This Thursday, November 7 at 10:00am we will be doing a special storytime called Read for the Record! Read for the Record is a national literacy initiative from JumpStart Children First. The goal is to get as many kids & adults as possible to all read the same book on the same day. This year’s book will be the Caldecott […]
