Library News – Page 13 – Algonquin Area Public Library

The Board makes their mark

November 3, 2017

Fall is upon us! The air is crisp and the leaves are falling and we have turned off the AC for the year. Time to remove the old compressors at the Harnish Main Library and replace them with new compressors […]

Roofing, framing, and more

October 27, 2017

You may have heard shingles being delivered this week. There was certainly a lot of booming from above, but the stock has been placed so that the roof replacement can begin the week of October 30. Please be prepared for […]

Building Excitement

October 20, 2017

Progress continues on the Harnish addition, as wall studs continue to go up and roofing trusses are added. We’re grateful for the nice weather, which has allowed construction to stay on track and on schedule. Every day brings subtle but […]

Family Game Day November 4

October 18, 2017

Bring the fams and enjoy an afternoon of “gaming” on Saturday, November 4 from 1 to 4pm at the Harnish Main Library. You’ll find classic, traditional, and newer tabletop games like Giant Jenga, Pictionary, sorry!, Zombie Dice and Mario Party. […]

Thank a Friend today

October 16, 2017

October 15-21 is National Friends of Libraries Week, honoring the volunteers who contribute their time to help enhance library services, materials, and facilities. At its last meeting, the Board of Library Trustees proclaimed the week National Friends of Libraries Week […]

The walls go up

October 13, 2017

Not even rainy days can stop construction progress at Harnish! We know it’s been a little noisy, but we promise it will be worth it. Work on the addition focused mainly on getting metal studs in place in order to […]

Construction Continues at Harnish

October 5, 2017

Over the last few weeks, library visitors and staff have watched as the main library’s 8,000-square-foot addition took shape. We’ve all enjoyed watching concrete forms go into place, the pouring of the foundation wall, steel floor forms being laid down, the […]

Now appearing in the Harnish gallery

October 1, 2017

The library is pleased to present photographic works of Kristina Hlavac, resident of Algonquin. Please stop by and enjoy her collection of scenic and meditative photography. Kristina notes that she hopes people enjoy her photographs and that “they inspire you […]

Celebrate our graduates!

October 1, 2017

On Tuesday, September 26, the 9th graduating class of the library’s 1,001 Books Before Kindergarten program received their “diplomas” to recognize their wonderful accomplishment. Youth Services Department Manager Alicia Parmele noted at the ceremony the current class had read approximately […]

Materials Shifting: Youth Services

September 25, 2017

On Friday, September 22, Harnish closed so that staff could collect and box duplicate and low-circulating Youth Services books for storage during construction. It was a very productive day, with thousands of books placed carefully in storage boxes and labelled […]