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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with AAPLD
Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with the Algonquin Area Public Library District! Take a look at upcoming Library programs, books, movies, and more!
Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with the Algonquin Area Public Library District! Take a look at upcoming Library programs, books, movies, and more!
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale @ Eastgate
Eastgate Branch Library – 115 Eastgate Drive, Algonquin, Illinois
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Thursday, March 14: 4-7 pm ($10 entry fee this day only), Friday, March 15: 4-8 pm, Saturday, March 16: 10 am – 2 pm, and Sunday, March 17: 1 – 4 pm.
With over 30,000 books @ great prices, search for a book relating to spring or in theme with Saint Patrick’s Day! All fiction books are in alphabetical order and all other categories are organized to make shopping easy. For more details phone 847-458-4343 x 207 or visit www.aapld.org/about-us.
Find out what's happening in Algonquin-Lake In The Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Hardcovers -$1.00, Softcovers- $.75, Paperbacks -$.50, Children’s books -$.25, Video Games $5.00-8.00, Audio Visual Material - $.50-$3.00, and other specially priced books.
Passport to Adventure – Ireland
Saturday, March 16: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Wear your green as we travel to Ireland in time for Saint Patrick’s Day! We will celebrate this country through stories, music and craft. For grades 2-3, registration is required. Register online @ www.aapld.org or in the Library.
Make it a movie night at home with a film from the Library fitting for Saint Patricks’ Day!
Leap Year, Call # DVD LEA
Inspired by an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Leap Day, Anna follows long-term boyfriend, Jeremy, to Dublin to propose to him. (PG, 100 min)
A Shine of Rainbows, Call # JUNIOR DVD SHI
An orphaned boy named Tomas is adopted by Maire O’Donnell to live on a whimsical Irish isle filled with new friends. (PG, 101 min).
Saint Patrick's Day Booklist!
St. Patrick's Day: Parades, Shamrocks, and Leprechauns by Elaine Landau
Discusses the history, legends and symbols of St. Patrick's Day and how it is celebrated in the United States today. Find it in the Children's Nonfiction collection @ Call #: JUNIOR 394.262 LAN.
A Catered St. Patrick's Day: A Mystery with Recipes by Iris Crawford
When Mike Sweeney is found floating in a vat of green beer and the nephew of one of their best customers is accused of the crime, Bernie and Libby Simmons, the owners of A Little Taste of Heaven, must find the real killer. Find it in the Mystery Collection @ Call #: MYSTERY CRAWFORD.
It's St. Patrick's Day, Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert
A boy and his pet dragon celebrate St. Patrick's Day by finding things that are green. Find it in the Children's Holiday Picture Books collection @ Call #: JUNIOR EASY HOLIDAY HIL.
Crafts for St. Patrick's Day by Kathy Ross
Presents twenty simple craft projects including a shamrock bird, a leprechaun face mask, a shillelagh, and other items featuring various symbols of the popular Irish holiday. Find this craft book in the Children's Nonfiction collection @ Call #: JUNIOR 745.59416 ROS.
The Algonquin Area Public Library District is all about finding and sharing information, so naturally the Library became a huge fan of Pinterest. As a result, the Algonquin Area Public Library District joined this social photo sharing site! Follow our boards and start pinning and organizing your favorite Library ideas and materials. Vist: www.pinterest.com/aapldpins and take a look at our Saint Patrick’s Day Board!
