The Algonquin Library is "Wild About Reading" This Summer

AAPLD cardholders of all ages are invited to explore the rain forest and earn prizes just for reading, attending Library events, and having fun.

Adults can register for “Wild About Reading” in person and pick up a passport and water bottle. Passports can be completed by choosing any 6 of 10 activities, such as reading a book or attending Library events. Completed passports must turned in by July 31 to receive a coupon for a free Kona Ice during the August 1 End-of-Summer-Reading Party. The first 250 adult finishers receive a T-shirt; all finishers will be entered in drawings for a Kindle Fire, $100 Algonquin Commons gift card, and more.

High school students can register in person with their AAPLD card to get their passport and water bottle. Students who complete a page in their passport and bring it to either Library location by July 31 get a stamp and a prize. The first stamp earns students a paperback book and an entry into the Grand Prize Drawing for a $100 Target gift card or one of two 7" Kindle Fires! Get more stamps and win more prizes: visit ya.aapld.org/SummerReading2016 for more information.

Children can register for “Wild About Reading!” at either Library location starting June 1. Summer reading programs are helpful in maintaining literacy levels between school terms—and they are lots of fun! Earn a water bottle, water-squirt toy, tie-dye shirt and a book as prizes. Register on June 1 to receive a special prize!

Our special summer events include Star Wars Outdoor Movie & Concert Night on July 26, the Fox Tails Storytelling Festival on August 1, and National Night Out on August 2. More details in the June/July issue of the AAPLD Program/Event Guide coming to mailboxes by May 31. Learn more at www.aapld.org.

The Algonquin Area Public Library District has 23,049 cardholders and serves more than 40,000 residents in a 30-square-mile area including portions of Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Cary, and Barrington Hills.