Adult Programs

Adult Programs

Your Chance to Write That Book

October 20, 2016
November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, which challenges participants (known as “Wrimos”) to write that book they’ve always meant to write. NaNoWriMo helps writers track their word counts and get to 50,000 words in a mere 30 days. As […]
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Adult Programs

Your Research Starts Here

September 23, 2016
Whether you’re serious genealogist or just dabbling in family history research, the Library has everything you need. We offer online resources as well as materials for checkout. If you need one-on-one assistance, our genealogy librarians Kristen McCallum and Virginia Donahue […]
Adult Programs

Get a Pint for a Pint

July 7, 2016
Give back to your community and give blood in July! AAPLD will host a Heartland Blood Center blood drive on Monday, July 25 from 3 to 7pm in the Harnish Main Library Meeting Room. Did you know that blood donations […]
Adult Programs

Spend Your Summer in the Garden

June 1, 2016
Gardeners of all ages are welcome to actively participate in the first season of AAPLD’s new Teaching Garden! We have classes, workshops, and hands-on experiences happening throughout the summer, as well as weekly drop-in office hours staffed by a University of Illinois […]
Adult Programs

Take a Genealogy Road Trip!

June 1, 2016
Get on the bus with AAPLD for the opportunity of a lifetime: to explore one of the largest genealogy collections in the United States. Genealogy Librarians Kristen McCallum and Virginia Donahue will accompany you to the Wisconsin Historical Society Library […]
Adult Programs

Money Smart Week is April 23-30

April 18, 2016
Get a grip on your personal finances with Money Smart Week programs at the library! From a tax-free saving and investing workshop to a College Illinois 529 Prepaid TuitionPlan seminar, we have the programs you need to improve your money […]
Adult Programs

Celebrate May in AAPLD’s Teaching Garden

March 1, 2016
Spring is here…and so is our new Teaching Garden at the Harnish Main Library!  With four raised beds, each planted with a unique garden plot, the Teaching Garden will be an active outdoor learning laboratory.  It will offer learning, gardening, and programming […]
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Without a Mask: Hockey’s Daredevil Goalies

January 12, 2016
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 […]