Kids can have a screaming good time at the Library’s many Halloween programs! Dress up in costume to dance, hear stories, and have a fiendishly fun time. Who knows? You might see a costumed character at one of the service desks! […]
Ready to enjoy in-person programs again? So are we! AAPLD is happy to announce a selection of programs held outdoors for adults and kids. Check our June/July newsletter for programs designated with a sun symbol. Please note that masks will […]
Celebrate comics and graphic novels by picking up a free comic book at both Library locations! We’ll have a costume contest for kids and teens, superhero craft stations, a comic-themed photo booth, a scavenger hunt, and much more! Open to […]
Celebrate everything libraries and library staff do for their community! Your library provides access to books, DVDs, online resources, vocational training, study rooms, technology programs, crafting workshops and more. Libraries offer opportunity to all. Libraries transform. First sponsored in 1958, […]
Join us at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 Jefferson St. in Algonquin, for entertainment, food, and fun as they host National Night Out with the Algonquin Police Department! Bring the whole family to see emergency vehicles on display, enjoy “Cookies […]
Monday, January 11, 2016, 7-8:30pm. Is your child almost ready to start preschool? Stop by the Harnish Main Library Meeting Room to meet with local preschool representatives, view their displays, and pick up literature.Come a little early and bring the kids […]
A flurry of books, programs, and prizes await you at the library this winter! Registration begins Saturday, January 5 for AAPLD’s 2019 Winter Reading Program, Read Up a Storm! Readers of all ages get a gift for signing up and […]
Let your imagination soar as the library takes you to exciting places in June and July with our summer reading program! Registration begins June 1; an Algonquin Area Public Library District (AAPLD) card is required to participate in summer reading. […]
Our popular storytimes return in January–just when freezing temperatures and falling snow are giving everyone a little cabin fever. We’ve got programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers that bring books to life and encourage a lifetime love of reading. Please […]
Celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 4 by participating in a guided 45-minute hike through the Lake in the Hills Fen at Barbara Key Park (1500 Jefferson Street, off of Pyott Road). Presenter Barbara Wilson, Land Conservancy Volunteer, will […]
