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5th Annual Student Art Exhibit

April 12, 2016
In April 2016, the Village of Algonquin’s 5th annual Student Art Exhibit took over the Harnish Main Library. Organized by the Village’s Public Arts Commission, the exhibit featured 90+ artworks created by local middle school students in various different media, […]
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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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Get Your ACT Practice @ the Library

January 14, 2016
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 […]
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Gallery Features Local Photographer

January 8, 2016
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 […]
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A big thanks to our community!

December 17, 2015
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 […]
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Meet Lynda.com at the Library

November 24, 2015
As part of our commitment to online learning, the Library now subscribes to Lynda.com, a website with more than 3,000 courses and 130,000 videos from web design, media production and photography to management, accounting, and marketing. Algonquin Area Public Library cardholders can get all […]
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New Youth Anime Club

October 21, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 4-5:30pm. Do you love Anime, Comics, and Manga? We’re starting a new club for fans of graphic art and animation. We meet monthly to watch new and old favorites, discuss books, play games, and make crafts. This month’s topic […]
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Veteran’s Day Flag Ceremony

October 21, 2015
November 11, 10:30am. Join us in a salute to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces. The parade of colors is presented by the American Legion Post 1231. The flag ceremony will be outside in […]
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Music and Movement

October 21, 2015
Tuesdays, November 3, 10, 17 and 24 at the Eastgate Branch. Singing is a fun and easy way for young children to learn about language. Enjoy singing and dancing with new songs each week and some old favorites.  
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Saving America

October 20, 2015
Sunday, November 8, 2 to 3:30pm. No military action in the bloody Civil War was probably more controversial than Sherman’s March to the Sea. It’s the reason that Southerners who were inclined to respect Grant and revere Lincoln were undivided in […]