On Saturday, July 30, the Library won the Founders’ Days “Best Float Award 2016” for their “Future is Now” float. Volunteers worked diligently to represent this year’s parade theme “Turn of the Century” with a storytime scene imagined from 2501.An […]
In April 2016, the Village of Algonquin’s 5th annual Student Art Exhibit took over the Harnish Main Library. Organized by the Village’s Public Arts Commission, the exhibit featured 90+ artworks created by local middle school students in various different media, […]
As we began the 2015 holiday season, the Giving Trees went up at the Harnish Main Library and the Eastgate Branch library. In prior years, the Library put up trees to support Hearts of Gold out of Lake in the […]
Thank you for your patience during the library’s construction/renovation journey! We are delighted to serve our community in our new and improved spaces. Please join us Saturday, September 15, 10am to 4pm at the Harnish Main Library and Eastgate Branch […]
“It was a wonderful learning experience” – Dylka on her time with AAPLD In 1988, Sarah Dylka of DeKalb, IL was hired for a brand new position at Algonquin Area Public Library District, then located solely at 115 Eastgate Drive. […]
Take a tour with us as we walk through the addition! While the bricklayers are hard at work on the exterior walls and the roofers are laying shingles up top, the construction team is busy framing of interior walls, study […]
Next time you register for a library program or reserve a meeting room, you may notice that things look a little different! That’s because we’ve upgraded our online event and registration software to serve you better. This new, attractive interface […]
Our construction project is currently on schedule and coming along smoothly. Here are some highlights: Eastgate Branch The Board of Library trustees approved closing the Eastgate Branch for one week in April in order to complete a significant amount of […]
The Friends of the Library would like to THANK YOU! The Friends’ earned more than $6400 at their Spring Book Sale due to the enthusiastic response from shoppers of all ages.
We want to make sure you know the amazing online resources available to you with your AAPLD library card. You have free access to local and national magazines and newspapers; you can learn everything from animation to automobile design with […]
