On Monday, December 3, 2018 at 4:30 pm the Harry D. Jacobs High School Goldenaires will be visiting AAPLD for their annual holiday performance. This year the performance will be held in the large meeting room on the lower level at the Harnish Library. Jacobs students will be dressed in Renaissance costume while singing madrigal music favorites in the a cappella […]
Hour of Code is a computer science education initiative celebrated during Computer Science Week, which is the first full week in December. This year it will be December 3-9 and AAPLD is ready for some coding! Monday, December 3 from 4-5 pm we will be learning about the basics of cryptography. Cryptography is the art of solving codes and is […]
Students are lucky to have a Thanksgiving Break extension this year! With all of the snow, the library had to close this morning too. Due to the emergency snow closing, the Mr. Kipley’s Fairy Tale Forest program was cancelled. We ARE planning on re-scheduling the program though! Stay tuned for an official re-scheduled date and time. There is plenty of […]
District 300 and District 47 students have off from Saturday, November 17 until Sunday, November 25. Get them out of your house and into the library! Here is what can they do during the week FOR FREE. Besides checking out all of our awesome stuff, that is. Monday, November 19 Babies and Beans is a drop-in program for first time [or […]
Tween Art will be Thursday, November 15 from 4-5 pm. This program is for kids in grades 4-8. Tweens do not need a library card but should sign up here, just so we know how many supplies we will need. This month we will be creating yarn orbs using balloons. Storytime at Panera will be Friday, November 16 […]
This weekend is the Friends of the Algonquin Area Public Library District’s fall used book sale. It will be held at the Eastgate Branch Library, which is at 115 Eastgate Drive in Algonquin. There will be children’s books, movies, and video games for sale. Friday, November 9 from 4:00-8:00 pm Saturday, November 10 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Sunday, […]
World War I came to a close on November 11, 1918 at 11:00 am and was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1938. This Monday, November 12, 2018 the library will be holding two events: Veteran’s Day Ceremony presented by the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills American Legion Post 1231 in front of the Library’s flag pole from 10:30-11:00 am. […]
This week we are rolling out a brand-new collection: Playaway Launchpads. You may be familiar with Playaway’s audio book devices but this is something entirely different. The Launchpads are tablets with pre-loaded educational games and activities. They come in three different age groups: 3-5 years old, 5-7 years old, and 8-10 years old. These will be located in the Youth […]
Eric Litwin, the original author of the Pete the Cat books, will be visiting Algonquin next month! He will be giving 2 performances at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Algonquin on Thursday November 8, 2018. St. John’s is located at 300 Jefferson St., Algonquin IL 60102. The first performance will be from 1:15-2:00 pm and the second performance will be […]
Zombie Barbies – Monday, October 29 @ Harnish – 4:00-5:00pm Get ready for Halloween by transforming your childhood Barbie or Ken into a zombie. Dress them up with spooky LED-infused clothing. For grades 4-8, registration required. Harry Potter Trivia Night – Thursday, November 1 @ Harnish – 6:00-7:00pm The Chamber of Secrets has been opened! You will be sorted into a […]
