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Local and Community History Month Celebration

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May is Local and Community History Month and the library has a fantastic program featuring the Friendly Village with Country Charm — Huntley. Our Local History Associate Nancy Bacheller will host Looking Back at Huntley in May, and next, the Friends Foundation have a wonderful fundraiser for those loving vintage Huntley photos. These 24×36 vintage photos must be seen upclose to truly appreciate their age, beauty, and historical importance. Read on to see what’s in … Read more

Friends Foundation Create GoFundMe For New Library Mini-Van

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The HAPLD Friends Foundation have created a way for you to help the library continue to provide some important services through a GoFundMe campaign. We hope you will support their GoFundMe by making a donation and then sharing it with your friends. The current library van is a 1998 Pontiac with over 110,000 miles. As it has aged, parts have become more difficult to find and it is getting more costly for repairs. Bottom line, … Read more

Lemonade for the Library

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Sign up at the Children’s Desk to hold a lemonade stand fundraiser in your neighborhood during the month of July.  Donate proceeds to the Huntley Area Public Library to purchase more new library materials!  Bring in your proceeds by the end of the month and get your photo taken for display.  If you’d like to get involved without hosting a stand, you can join the ranks of lemonheads for a $20 donation.  Keep your eyes … Read more

Friends Foundation Culver’s Night Recap

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The HAPLD Friends Foundation gathered on April 8, 2014 for a Culver’s Night to help raise money for the Huntley Area Public Library. In conjunction with Culver’s of Huntley and the local community, the organization brought in over $600 for the evening. During the hours of 4-8 p.m. the Friends received a percentage of sales from Culver’s. In addition, the Friends Foundation held a 50/50 raffle drawing, and several Friends members were tipped for delivering … Read more