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Ravinia Words and Music 2025 Tickets Available While Supplies Last

Library News
July 9, 2025
The Ravinia Words & Music Program provides patrons of Chicagoland libraries complimentary lawn passes to attend concerts featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and other classical artists every season. Algonquin Area Public Library patrons can receive tickets for the available concerts this summer. Tickets are limited to 2 tickets per household, to patrons who are participating in our Summer Reading Program. [...]

Level Up – The 2025 AAPLD Summer Reading Challenge

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June 1, 2025
Get ready to Level Up at the Library with our 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! Power up your skills, complete epic quests, and unlock fantastic prizes as you advance through reading challenges. Level up in gaming, health, knowledge, retirement, self-improvement, and more. With exciting programs and engaging events for all ages, this adventure has something for everyone. The challenge runs from [...]

Adult Services

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 [...]

Spice Club – June 2025 – Ginger
Spice Club – June 2025 – Ginger

Ginger, a flowering plant native to Southeast Asia, is widely known for its spicy, slightly sweet flavor and warming properties. Scientifically known as Zingiber officinale, it has been used for [...]

Teen Services

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 [...]

D&D @ AAPLD
D&D @ AAPLD

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS IS COMING TO AAPLD THIS SUMMER! Work with an experienced Dungeon Master to create your characters, forge your own path, and conquer all the lands! If the [...]

Teen Survey
Teen Survey

We want to provide materials, services, and put on programs YOU want! Providing your thoughts and feedback during this quick survey will help the Teen Outreach and Programming Librarian and [...]

Youth Services

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 [...]

Summer Reading Program: WOW!
Summer Reading Program: WOW!

Holy smokes, Library staff are blown away by the amount of people who have registered to Level Up at Your Library this summer! We have nearly 2,000 kids from birth-8th [...]

Level Up at AAPLD with Summer Reading!
Level Up at AAPLD with Summer Reading!

Are you ready to Level Up your reading this summer? Join our Summer Reading Program: Level Up at Your Library! The program begins on Sunday, June 1st and runs through [...]