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Teen Survey

We want to provide materials, services, and put on programs YOU want! Providing your thoughts and feedback during this quick survey will help the Teen Outreach and Programming Librarian and other staff members provide the best services and programs possible. Help make THIS library YOUR library by taking the survey HERE.   Upcoming Programs: Library Volunteens – RO Tuesday, May […]

A green graphic that says "Spring Break @ AAPLD" using the Algonquin Public Library Logo.
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Spring Break 2025 @ AAPLD

WHEN IS SPRING BREAK? Come to the library for a place to hang out or participate in some fun activities during your Spring Break! Study Spaces: Private Study Rooms Please call us directly at 847-458-6060 extension 143 to reserve your study room. Study rooms are open to the public. Reserve a study room for up to 2 hours a day, […]

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Finals Week @ AAPLD

Finals Week Survival Kits If you are in the library studying for finals this week, be sure to grab a survival kit from us in the teen room! Available from 12/15-12/20, or while supplies last. Winter Reading: Slow Down and Read Signup starts December 16th! You can sign-up online using Beanstack either as a website or as a mobile app. The […]

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Get Ready to VOTE!

How to register to vote The Algonquin Library is a voter registration location, so you absolutely may sign up to vote while checking out your books for the week. Click here for the Algonquin Library’s webpage about Voter Registration. Below is a screenshot of the documents you will need to show us in order to register to vote (from that […]

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Summer Reading Update 2: Halfway There

This year we have had more teens signup for Summer Reading than all of the library’s recorded history! Remember what we said during Week 2 about Gen Z using public libraries more so than any other living generational cohort? It tracks on a local level too. Once again, if you love data, here is more! These charts break those 241 […]

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Summer Reading Update

We are just shy of Week 2 of Read Among the Stars and Algonquin teens are shining bright! Just eleven days into the program and we already have 180 teenagers have signed up for summer reading. Last fall the American Library Association reported that Gen Z is using public libraries more than pervious generations (full article linked here). Aaannnd we […]

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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 menu.                     2.) Once the Online Resources page loads, scroll down to B for BrainFuse HelpNow. Click on it!     […]

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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 well as the McHenry County College and Elgin Community College districts. Little known fact for these local funds: many of them can’t find enough student applicants to take their free […]