High School Advisory Board

Great Community Service Opportunity!

Make a Difference @ your Library! Get Involved!

Join the High School Advisory Board!

Do you have 90 minutes a month to help the library stay on top of high school teens interest? Help decorate the "Teen Scene" bulletin board, scrapbook our events, host programs, and plan activities! Local area students in grades 9-12 are invited to join the Algonquin Area Public Library High School Advisory Board.

We meet regularly 2nd Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 pm in the downstairs meeting room after school at the Main Library! Snacks and drinks are provided!

Visit our picture gallery of activities!

See what is happening @ the library!

2010-2011 Meeting Dates

September 14, 2010
October 12, 2010
November 9, 2010
December 14, 2010
January 11, 2011
February 8, 2011
March 8, 2011
April 12, 2011
May 10, 2011

Want more information?

Contact Ms.Claire Ritz at (847) 458-6060 x113 or email to her attention refdesk@aapld.org

2008-2009 Advisory Board Members

2007-2008 Advisory Board Celebration at Giordano's

Teen Advisory Group 2004-2005
2004-2005 Advisory Board Picnic

Teen Advisory Board, 2004
2003-2004 Advisory Board Teen Advisory Board, 2003-2004

2003-2004 Advisory Board dinner at Olive Garden

Teen Advisory Board, 2003
2002-2003 Advisory Board

History of the Teen Advisory Board

Students, Trixie Lahaydi and Nigel Vilches, from H.D. Jacobs High School came and asked about Community Service opportunities at the library in September of 2002. There interest was the catalyst that began our meetings! Through word of mouth to their friends and peers, our first "High School " advisory board of 8 members grew to 30 within one year!

First Teen Advisory Board
Our first "High School" Advisory Board 2002-2003

Many of our teens are members of Interact, National Honor Society, Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA) and home schooled students which can require up to 100 hours of community service as a prerequisite for college entrance!

Interesting Developments Portraits These highly motivated teens bring ideas, suggestions, enthusiasm, and energy to the library! They have planned and hosted free programs for high school age students to attend! Some of these programs were Break Dancing, Swing Dancing, card making, scrapbooking, knitting, ACT Prep classes, International Night, Library Teen Idol, Annual Library Trivia Bowl with student-teacher teams, After Hours Study Nights, Food Pantry drive, Indian Dance Revue, decorating the Teen Scene bulletin board and posing for professional portraits by Interesting Developments in Algonquin, to decorate the Teen Scene area!