To find a great read this September, start with Library Reads! Fresh, new releases chosen by librarians across the country as their favorites, Library Reads offers something for everyone. Whether [...]
When you stop by AAPLD during August, be sure to visit our Art Wall, upstairs in the Adult Services department. There, you’ll find forty works by area artist Michael Schmitt. [...]
It's new! It's free! AAPLD's newly expanded online resource collection puts thousands of facts at your fingertips. Just in time for the new school year, these resources provide access to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This year we have had more teens signup for Summer Reading than all of the library’s recorded history! Remember what we said during Week 2 about Gen Z using public [...]
The Algonquin Library is proud to offer our cardholders a new resource for learning and engaging with world languages. Starting on January 1st, 2024, we are offering access to LOTE4Kids, [...]
Get ‘yeti’ for some winter fun with our Winter Reading Program: “Yeti to Read”! The program begins on Saturday, December 9th and runs through Friday, January 26th. Register online through [...]
¡Celebramos! The Algonquin Library is proud to connect our patrons with the 2023 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, a virtual celebration of Hispanic children’s books, authors, and illustrators. The Festival will [...]