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Eastgate Renovation Project Update #6

Eastgate Renovation
🚧 Construction continues at the Eastgate Branch, and while the rumbling and roaring of machines and progress takes place, we will need to adjust our hours a bit while the removal of some plumbing fixtures and the installation of steel [...]

Adult Services

Outdoor Adventure Begins at the Library!

This summer, Algonquin Area Public Library and the McHenry County Conservation District are teaming up for the Find Your Wild challenge! Explore MCCD sites to earn points that can be [...]

Spring Photo Contest – May Voting

Here are the fabulous entries we received for the AAPLD Spring Photo Contest!  Please take a look at the photos below (click to enlarge) with the May theme of "Flowers" [...]

April’s Mother’s Day Poetry Contest Winners Are…

Congratulations to the winners of the AAPLD Mother's Day Poetry Contest. Winners each received a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card and a custom made medal created in the library's [...]

Teen Services

How to Find Practice AP Exams on AAPLD.org

Video Tutorial: (keep scrolling down for non-video step-by-step instructions)   Non-Video Step-by-Step Instructions: 1.) Go to www.aapld.org. Hover over the Virtual Library toolbar and select Online Resources from the drop-down [...]

Local Scholarship Opportunities

This list of local scholarship opportunities is specific to the boundaries of the Algonquin Area Public Library District. This includes high schools in School Districts 155, 158, and 300 as [...]

And the Award goes to….

Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media [...]

Youth Services

Explore World Languages with LOTE4Kids!

The Algonquin Library is proud to offer our cardholders a new resource for learning and engaging with world languages. Starting on January 1st, 2024, we are offering access to LOTE4Kids, [...]

Are you ‘Yeti’ to read? Winter Reading is here!

Get ‘yeti’ for some winter fun with our Winter Reading Program: “Yeti to Read”! The program begins on Saturday, December 9th and runs through Friday, January 26th. Register online through [...]

Check out the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival!

¡Celebramos! The Algonquin Library is proud to connect our patrons with the 2023 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, a virtual celebration of Hispanic children’s books, authors, and illustrators. The Festival will [...]