You’re invited to our once-a-century blow-out birthday celebration! Rockin’ Rollick, Algonquin Area Public Library’s 100th Birthday Bash, will be held Saturday, July 31, 11 am to 7 pm, at the Main Library on Harnish Drive. This family-friendly, socially-distant event will […]
Starting June 1, the Library will be expanding our daily hours and bringing back more of our popular services. Our drive-thru and curbside services will continue to be available. By state mandate, masks are REQUIRED for all people 2 years […]
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 […]
Our 100th birthday celebration continues with the Centennial Passport! Every month, we offer “Centennial Happenings;” special activities, programs and events for adults, teens and kids, which celebrate a century of Algonquin Area Public Library. Each time you participate in one, […]
Crafters have a reason to celebrate, as the Makerspace at the Main Library on Harnish Drive reopens to the public, Sunday, August 1. The Makerspace will be open: Tuesday – Thursday, 10 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday, 10 […]
The theme for National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021), “Welcome to Your Library,” promotes the idea that your Library extends far beyond the four walls of our buildings – and that everyone is welcome to use our services. During the […]
December 10 is National Nobel Prize Day, recognizing the legacy of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, whose will established the Nobel Prize. Nobel was the inventor of dynamite. After reading his own premature obituary, proclaiming that “the merchant of death is […]
Stretch your reading habits with this fun, monthly challenge. Sign up with Beanstack, then read a book that fits each month’s theme. You’ll be eligible for a monthly drawing and entered to win a $100 or $50 gift card at […]
It wouldn’t be summer without a summer reading program. This year, our birthday party keeps going as we celebrate the century with “Happy 100th”. Read, complete activities, and log your progress, either through Beanstack or on a paper log, and […]
Did you know that Algonquin Area Public Library District offers our cardholders a way to download FREE music- and keep it in a personal collection? We do, and it’s called freegal, a database which offers access to about 15 million […]
