Winter Reading Quick Links: Beanstack website to log your reading virtually Printable reading log as a PDF Teen Storytime Youtube Playlist Winter Reading 2024: Get Yeti To Read Saturday, December 9th, 2023 to Friday January 26th, 2024 Teens in Grades 9-12 Get Yeti to Read this winter with a library BINGO card….or should we say YETI card. Win a prize […]
The annual Jacobs High School Madrigals Performance will be Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 from 4-5pm in the downstairs meeting room. This shortened rendition of their Madrigal dinner experience is free to all members of the public. Don’t want to drive all the way across the Fox River? Completely understandable. Catch the Dundee Crown Varsity Choir for free at our Eastgate […]
This year, Banned Books Week is October 1st – October 7th. The Algonquin Library has a couple special things planned in September & October to celebrate the 1st Amendment, which can be seen at the end of this post. If you have witnessed book challenges, removals, or general censorship, please report it to the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual […]
Early Vote for a Volunteer Hour Email a photo with your “I Voted” sticker to teen@aapld.org Monday March 27th – Friday, March 31st Did you know that four spots on the District 300 School Board are up for election this spring? Help decide the future for your younger siblings and friends! If you are 18 years old and a registered […]
Dundee Crown High School Theatre will be preforming Into the Woods (music by Stephen Sondheim) next weekend. Click here to purchase tickets: $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for students and senior citizens. The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow […]
Crystal Lake South High School Theatre will be preforming Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber) this weekend and next. One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers, and the coat of many colors. Click […]
January is National Blood Donor Month so of course we have a community blood drive scheduled on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 from 3-7pm. The age of individual consent for blood donation is 17, although 16 year olds may donate with parental consent too. Another big factor for teen blood donors is weight: you must weigh at least 110 pounds (this […]
Monday, November 21st Card Game Cafe from 3:00-4:30pm Stop in for snacks, drinks, and fun card-based party games. There is of course always Uno, but the library has TONS of card games you have probably never even heard of! Movie Night: Mean Girls from 6:30-8pm A down to earth student joins a snobby clique in an effort to spy on […]
Sponsored by Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White, and the Illinois Center for the Book, Letters About Literature is a statewide reading and writing promotion. Students in grades 4 – 12 are invited to read a book of their choice, reflect on it, and write a personal letter to its author explaining the impact this work had […]
If you haven’t yet heard, Game of Thrones has a prequel series coming out on Sunday, August 21st, 2022 called House of the Dragon. Right around the corner on Friday, September 2nd, 2022 a Lord of the Rings prequel series called Rings of Power will also be released. The library has take & make kits during the week of August […]
