Library News

RB Digital Magazine Access

Beginning in January 2020, our catalog of magazine titles available on the RB Digital platform will expand to more than 3500 titles when RB Digital Unlimited Magazines becomes available.  Unfortunately, this service is not available until January, and our digital […]

Youth

1001 Books Before Kindergarten

1,001 Books Before Kindergarten is an early literacy initiative for children through age 5. Designed to inspire parents to read to their children from birth and support them in their efforts, this innovative program creates a foundation for early literacy […]

All Ages

Hoopla

Hoopla is your one stop shop for all things digital media. A diverse library of e-Books is waiting for you to read through. Want to finally get that book off your reading list? Do it with Hoopla. Hoopla also offers […]

Adult Classes

What’s a Makerspace?

Have you seen that new space that we have in our library, and ever wondered to yourself: “what is a makerspace?”. A makerspace is a collaborative place that encourages exploration, creativity, design, and building, using a variety of media, tools, […]

All Ages

Show Your Card this September

From September 1-30, your AAPLD library card is more powerful than ever before. In celebration of Library Card Signup month, you’ll be able to show your card to local businesses to redeem some awesome rewards. Check out these awesome offers: […]

Book Clubs

Youth Book Clubs

Looking for a book club for your child to join? We’ve got you covered with our Cover to Cover Book Club and our Pageturners Book Club. Cover to Cover Grades 3–5 Next Meeting: Thurs, Sept 12 | 7 pm We […]

All Ages

PressReader

Unlimited access to over 6,000+ newspapers and magazines from around the world, in 60+ languages, all on your smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Community Events

Join us at National Night Out

See us out in the community this August at the National Night Out events in both Algonquin and Lake in the Hills! National Night Out is an annual, community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. We’ll be doing […]