CoVid-19 Resources

Free Academic Resources

Here are just a few of the many free online resources for students out of school. There is also always the Library’s regular online resources list, but you may need your library card number to access the paid-for resources. All of these below are currently free! Preschool PBSkids.com Scholastic  Starfall Education TumbleBooks  Storytime: check out our earlier blog post Elementary […]

CoVid-19 Resources

Get Your Storytime Fix Here

All times are listed in the Central Time Zone. Wednesday, March 18 9:00am Shark Storytime 9:30am Weekday Livestreams With Mr. Jon & Friends 10am Brooklyn Public Library Live Storytime 12pm Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems 12pm Emily Arrow storytime 12:30pm Daily Singalong with Erin Mae 1pm Draw Every Day with Jarrett Krosoczka 1pm Draw with Narwhal and Jelly 1pm Oliver […]

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JiggleJam Storytime “Live”

Jodi Koplin will be hosting a Facebook livestream of JiggleJam from 10am-10:30am (CNT) on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. If you like AAPLD’s Music & Movement storytimes, this is perfect for you! Miss Jodi works with Chicago area libraries and is a local children’s performer. Have your instruments ready at home to play along! If you have song requests, please send […]

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Closing to the Public Beginning March 14

We will still be circulating materials via the drive-thru window at the Harnish Main location from 9 am – 5 pm Mondays through Saturdays, and Sundays from 12 pm – 5 pm. If you or someone in your household is sick, please do not return materials; call to have your loan period extended. Are the buildings open? No. At this […]

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Library Programs Cancelled from 3/13 to 3/31

In the interest of public health, we are cancelling all of our programs starting the night of Thursday, March 12 and going until Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Given the recommendation of social distancing to slow the spread of CoVid-19, the library is taking the preventative and proactive measure of cancelling all programming from March 13-31.  There are no known cases […]

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What are we doing about COVID-19?

On Tuesday, March 10, 2020 it was announced that one individual in McHenry County and one individual in Kane County tested positive for COVID-19 (aka The Coronavirus).  On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 the superintendent of School District 300 released a statement announcing the closure of Dundee Crown High School and Perry Elementary School.  The Algonquin Area Public Library District includes […]