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Makerspace 3D Printing

3D Printing On Demand!

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August 7, 2025
Don’t miss your chance to 3D print independently this August! Visit the Makerspace, choose a small design from our menu, and print it yourself. This drop-in project is for ages 14+ and can be completed anytime Tuesday through Sunday during Makerspace open hours in August. Current designs include: Mini Trellis Toothpaste Squeezer Pen Clip Each design will finish printing in [...]
2025 Strategic Planning Survey

Let’s Write the Next Chapter Together

Library News
August 4, 2025
The Algonquin Area Public Library is preparing a new Strategic Plan, and your voice plays a vital role in guiding the direction of the library over the next several years. The survey takes just a few minutes to complete, but your input can make a lasting impact, from the services we offer to the programs you value most. In the [...]

Adult Services

Meet This Month’s Featured Artist Robin Morgan
Meet This Month’s Featured Artist Robin Morgan

You could describe Robin Morgan's work as a breath of fresh air! As a "plein air"  painter Robin's studio is the great outdoors. She paints exclusively outside, sometimes even in [...]

Meet This Month’s Featured Artist Drew Kristoff
Meet This Month’s Featured Artist Drew Kristoff

Super Hero fans won't want to miss this month's exhibit on the AAPLD Art Wall. Local artist (and AAPLD staff member) Drew Kristoff's love for art and comics is on [...]

Level Up Your Writing This Summer: Join Our 2025 Summer Writing Workshop Series
Level Up Your Writing This Summer: Join Our 2025 Summer Writing Workshop Series

Aspiring writers, mark your calendars, our popular Summer Writing Workshop series is back for its third year! Presented in partnership with the Algonquin Area Writers Group, this annual event is [...]

Teen Services

2026 IL High School Booklist: Read for a Lifetime
2026 IL High School Booklist: Read for a Lifetime

Read for a Lifetime is a statewide reading program that targets high school students. This initiative promotes the enjoyment of reading by encouraging students to read both classic and contemporary [...]

2026 IL High School Booklist: Lincoln Award
2026 IL High School Booklist: Lincoln Award

Each year Illinois students in grades 9-12 can vote for their favorite book from the Lincoln Award Master list of 20 titles. The Lincoln Award is given to the book [...]

Teen Summer Programs
Teen Summer Programs

LEVEL UP AT YOUR LIBRARY WITH THESE SUMMER PROGRAMS! Teen Tabletop Games – RO Tuesday, June 10th 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Harnish Main Teen Center Level up your tabletop [...]

Youth Services

Summer Reading Wrap-up
Summer Reading Wrap-up

Algonquin Area, we love ya. Our Summer Reading Program numbers did indeed Level Up this year! We had a record number of signups: 2,455 children from birth to 8th grade [...]

Summer Reading: One Week Left!
Summer Reading: One Week Left!

Hello friends! We have ONE WEEK left to complete our Summer Reading Program and Level Up at Your Library! So far we have had 2,420 children from birth-8th grade sign [...]

Summer Reading: Halfway!
Summer Reading: Halfway!

Hello friends! Summer Reading is about halfway over (last day is 7/31!) and we are SO happy to let you know that we have 2,278 kids from birth-8th grade signed [...]

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