Archived Library News – Page 32 – Algonquin Area Public Library

“Coffee with a Cop” Comes to Eastgate

January 29, 2016 All Ages, Community Events

On Tuesday, March 29, 11 am to 12 noon, the Eastgate Branch welcomes Chief of Police John Bucci with other members of the Algonquin Police Department to chat with community members. This will be an informal gathering to discuss the goals […]

Donate Blood & Save a Life

January 21, 2016 Library Events

On February 22 from 3 to 7pm, the Algonquin Area Public Library District will host a blood drive at the Harnish Main Library, 2600 Harnish Drive (west of Randall Road). This blood drive is conducted in partnership with Heartland Blood […]

Get Your ACT Practice @ the Library

January 14, 2016 Library Events, Library News, Teens

Saturday, January 30 at Harnish / Saturday, February 6 @ Eastgate. Student in grades 10-12 can practice taking the ACT with a Sylvan Learning testing proctor. Your $15 registration fee includes the test, study guide, and detailed score report. Doors […]

Without a Mask: Hockey’s Daredevil Goalies

January 12, 2016 Adult Programs, Library Events, Teens

Tuesday, January 26, 7-8:30 pm: Wooden sticks, shabby equipment and goalies who didn’t wear facemasks made up the the rough-and-tumble days of early hockey. And you thought Corey Crawford was tough! Don’t miss this action-packed presentation filled with glory, guts […]

Spheros are Here

January 12, 2016 Youth

Maybe you saw BB-8 in The Force Awakens? Well, come play with the original Sphero, an app-enabled robotic ball that we will drive, code, play tag, and race around. Sphero is the ball revolutionized. It is an app-enabled robotic ball […]

Gallery Features Local Photographer

January 8, 2016 Library News

Now appearing at the Harnish Main Library gallery: the work of Frank Freimuth, a hobby photographer from Lake in the Hills. Freimuth has been taking photos since high school and nature photos are his favorites. His subject’s sites range from […]

Be a part of winter reading!

December 18, 2015 All Ages, Library Events

Monday, January 18–Monday, February 29. Love your library this winter and participate in our Winter Reading Program “We Love Reading”! Readers of all ages can celebrate their love of reading and earn prizes, enter drawings, and more! We’ll kick it off […]

A big thanks to our community!

December 17, 2015 Library News

As we began the 2015 holiday season, the Giving Trees went up at the Harnish Main Library and the Eastgate Branch library. In prior years, the Library put up trees to support Hearts of Gold out of Lake in the […]

Storytimes Return in January

December 9, 2015 Family, Youth

Our popular storytimes return in January–just when freezing temperatures and falling snow are giving everyone a little cabin fever. We’ve got programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers that bring books to life and encourage a lifetime love of reading. Please […]

Preschool Information Night

December 9, 2015 Family, Library Events, Youth

Monday, January 11, 2016, 7-8:30pm. Is your child almost ready to start preschool? Stop by the Harnish Main Library Meeting Room to meet with local preschool representatives, view their displays, and pick up literature.Come a little early and bring the kids […]