Woohoo! Once a year we have a party for the children who read over 1,000 books before kindergarten. Kids decorated hats, enjoyed a treat, and posed for pictures. Next, we hopped, skipped and twirled to dance music. Great job everyone! Stop by the Children’s Desk to sign up your Little Bookworm the next time you are at the library. There are fun incentives along the way: stickers, a Starbucks gift card, a book tote and … Read more
Don’t miss the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club display happening this weekend, Saturday until 4:30pm and Sunday from 12 – 4:30pm. Over 500 people have visited already and here’s what they said: “Wow!” “Completely amazing!” “So big!” “Cool!” “It’s epic!” “It’s awesome!” “That was fun!” See you soon!
Who loves Legos? Everyone! Lego Play Day was a huge success! Kids enjoyed playing with friends and with Legos. Enjoy all the smiles!
WOW! Kids practiced with a 3D plastic melting pen and created a small object to keep. Looks like fun!
Roar! We read Eggasaurus by Jennifer Wagh about a child who received dinosaur eggs in the mail. Then we made our own dinosaur egg to take home, let dry, and break open later. Some kids sent us photos of their egg opening at home. What kind of dinosaur is your favorite?
Love slime? So do we! Children learned how to make their own spooky, gooey slime with kid-friendly ingredients. Check out the pictures if you dare!
Over 100 people came to the library to see hawks, owls and falcons from Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education. We met the fastest flying animal (a falcon) and an owl that likes to eat skunks. We also learned many amazing facts about how to help keep our environment safe for animals. At one point, the audience had to act like birds of prey. Enjoy the cool photos!
Here are some of the smiley winners of our grand prizes. Thank you again to our AMAZING HAPL Friends Foundation and business donors. Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who participated in our Sounds Like Summer reading program!
Families enjoyed our first Halloween Parade around our newly renovated building! Multiple trick or treat stations were staffed by library workers eager to see all the wonderful costumes.
Our Eye Spy 2020 Summer Reading Program finished with some lucky kids walking away with a Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart or Game Stop gift card or even a Nintendo Switch! Here are some of our winners. Congratulations! For more details, dates and times for upcoming children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website.