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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Becoming Kareem by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Raymond Obstfeld An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he’s known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change This title is available in eBook format on Overdrive. Small Spaces by Katherine Arden After eleven-year-old Ollie’s school bus mysteriously […]
The Harnish Library will be open from 9:00am to 9:00pm on Monday, Februrary 17, 2020. The Eastgate Library will be open from 10:00am to 8:00pm. Happy President’s Day!
Ooops….We made a mistake this past newsletter cycle! We totally forgot to include this very important, brand new event: Homeschool Information Night. This will be on Thursday, March 19, 2020 from 6:30-8:00pm in the Large Meeting Room at the Main Library on Harnish Drive. Homeschool Information Night is modeled after our annual Preschool Information Night. There will be local area […]
John Newbery Medal New Kid by Jerry Craft After his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds. Randalph Caldecott Medal The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma […]
Starred Reviews from ALL FIVE Publishing Journals* Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life. A Place to Land by Barry Wittenstein The true story behind […]
