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The Seed Library Is Open for 2024!

Community Events
Just in time for spring planting, Algonquin Area Public Library, in cooperation with the University of Illinois Agricultural Extension, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Illinois Master Gardeners of McHenry County, is excited to offer the Seed Library,  that [...]

AAPLD Welcomes Author Charlie Donlea

Library Events
Join us for an evening with bestselling thriller author Charlie Donlea in a special multi-library event. This in-person live presentation will be held at McHenry County College’s Luecht Auditorium on Wednesday, April 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. Registration is [...]

Adult Services

Enter AAPLDs Spring Photo Contest!

Show off your photography skills with AAPLD's Spring Photo Contest! No photography experience is necessary, and you can use any type of camera. The contest is open to everyone, and [...]

The Seed Library Is Open for 2024!

Just in time for spring planting, Algonquin Area Public Library, in cooperation with the University of Illinois Agricultural Extension, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Illinois Master Gardeners of [...]

AAPLD Welcomes Author Charlie Donlea

Join us for an evening with bestselling thriller author Charlie Donlea, in a special multi-library event. This in-person live presentation will be held at McHenry County College's Luecht Auditorium, on [...]

Teen Services

Local Scholarship Opportunities

This list of local scholarship opportunities is specific to the boundaries of the Algonquin Area Public Library District. This includes high schools in School Districts 155, 158, and 300 as [...]

And the Award goes to….

Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media [...]

My Sister’s Dress

The Algonquin Area Public Library District is accepting donations for the 2024 My Sister’s Dress sale program from January 2nd to February 26th, 2024. This includes gently used formalwear like [...]

Youth Services

Explore World Languages with LOTE4Kids!

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, [...]

Are you ‘Yeti’ to read? Winter Reading is here!

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 [...]

Check out the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival!

¡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 [...]