Featured
The Year in Review: AAPLD’s Top Checkouts of 2023
As we say goodbye to 2023 and hello to 2024, we are excited to reveal the titles YOU checked out the most last year!
Library News
All Ages
Winter Reading 2024: Get Yeti to Read!
Yeti for some winter fun? Our 2024 Winter Reading program for all ages begins on Saturday, December 9! Join our bingo challenge to earn rewards for reading and completing library activities. Sign up online through Beanstack, download the app (iOS/Google […]
Community Events
Contribute to Our Community Ofrenda
In celebration of Día de Muertos, AAPLD invites you to contribute to a community ofrenda to be housed in the display case on the main level of the Harnish Main Library. On Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead, […]
Library News
Limited Services September 1–4
Our network is getting bigger! Algonquin Library cardholders will soon have access to an additional 300,000 items as Warren-Newport Public Library joins our consortium. However, during the upgrade process, some features in our catalog and select online resources will not […]
Library News
On The Move at AAPLD!
There’ve been some changes to the Adult Services area at the Main Library on Harnish Drive. Biographies and Memoirs have moved from the Fiction area to Non-Fiction. They now reside in the first section of shelves, facing the West Windows, across […]
Library News
Get to Know our Trustee Candidates
April 4 is Election Day! Illinois will be holding a Consolidated Election for township, municipal, park district, library district, school district, and fire district officials. The Harnish Main Library is an early voting location for all McHenry County residents. Check […]
Library News
A Retrospective Look at the Most Checked-out Titles of 2022
The numbers are in! We have compiled a list of the most checked-out titles in our collection and are highlighting some of the most viewed materials from great resources like Libby and Kanopy from 2022. Which ones have you read? […]
Library News
Join Our Board of Trustees
We welcome residents of the Algonquin Area Public Library District (AAPLD) to complete and submit an election packet to run for a seat on the AAPLD Board of Trustees. 3 seats on the 7-member AAPLD Board of Trustees will be […]
Construction
Designing a Greater Future for AAPLD’s Eastgate Branch
At the July 27 board meeting, the Algonquin Area Public Library District’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to improve and expand library services at the Eastgate Branch by renovating the existing space instead of relocating library services on the east […]
Featured
Access Your Favorite Magazines– Instantly!
Looking for a new way to access digital magazines now that they’re no longer on Libby? PressReader offers AAPLD cardholders instant access to thousands of periodicals, including publications from other countries and written in other languages. Begin at the Library […]