It’s almost the weekend! What to do? Here’s a tried and true recipe for a fun Friday night: a movie pizza family friends THE LIBRARY Combine and VIOLA! You’ve got an After-Hours Movie at the Library! This Friday, April 13, at 6:30 pm we will be showing “Ferdinand” and serving pizza at the Eastgate Branch! Register for a family-friendly night out […]
National Library Week is coming up, April 8-14, and we are having fun celebrating! We clearly agree libraries are pretty fabulous, and we are lucky to have great patrons, too! So to celebrate the awesomeness of the library, we are doing extra fun things on top of our usual fun things. Youth Services has something especially sweet to do with […]
The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and spring break is almost here! We hope you have plenty of spring time fun, and we are here to help you make the most of your break! As always, you could check-out a Museum Adventure Pass to one of many area attractions, indoor and out. Come to the Youth Services desk with your […]
Raise your hand if you love hands-on learning! We love it, too! That’s why we recently started STEAM Time! Kids K-8 are welcome to drop-in at the Harnish Main Branch on Wednesdays from 4-6 pm for a variety of fun activities involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Create, build, play and learn with other kids in our new Creation Center! There […]
Construction has been ongoing at the Harnish Main Branch for months. Now we finally get to enjoy the results of all that hard work! We thank our patrons for their understanding and patience as all these changes have been taking place and hope they are as excited as we are about what’s new at the library! Our addition was recently opened […]
Dinosaurs vs. Robots! What an idea! Have you ever read a really cool picture book with dinosaurs or robots (or any creature, really) and thought how awesome it would be to make your own story? Well, this is a chance to test out your illustrator and storyteller skills. Design your own dinosaur and robot characters step-by-step with the guidance of our […]
We love reading and we love Algonquin! So we combined the two in the best possible way: Storytime at Historic Village Hall! This is a unique storytime with all the stories, songs and fingerplays that we offer in our regular storytimes at the library, but also gives you a little taste of Algonquin’s historic downtown area by the Fox River. […]
A big part of doing any craft is collecting all the supplies you need for it. This week, we’ve got you covered! At the Eastgate Branch Monday, February 12 through Friday, February 16, we will have the all the pieces you need to put together special crafts selected by our Youth Services staff (some may require your own glue). Just […]
We’ve reached the halfway checkpoint for our Winter Reading program, Game On! Many good sports have been earning BINGOs by reading, playing games, and participating in a variety of fun activities, and there’s still plenty of time for new players to jump in the game! The fun continues until February 28, and there are so many cool things to do […]
Step into our very own Life Size Candy Land game and be the first to make it to the Candy Castle! You won’t believe your eyes when you see the colorful path through Lollipop Woods and Peppermint Forest. In fact there is so much giant candy, you’ll wish it wasn’t just a game! There will be two dates and locations […]
