Library News
The library's Roku Streaming Media Players now have Amazon Prime Video, in addition to Netflix and Acorn TV. Check out a Roku, plug it into your TV and stream popular Amazon Prime exclusives like Transparent, The Man in the High Castle and Sneaky Pete as well as Amazon Prime's entire catalog of movies and TV shows. For more information, or to place a hold on a Roku player, stop by our Tech Learning Center on the first floor or visit ahml.info/downloads.
Stream videos from Acorn TV and IndieFlix
The library has also expanded its streaming
The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is a recipient of the 2018 John Cotton Dana Award, provided in conjunction with the H.W. Wilson Foundation, the American Library Association and EBSCO. This national award honors outstanding library public relations and marketing.
The library took creative inspiration from social media themes in its 2017 One Book, One Village (OBOV) community read selection, The Circle by Dave Eggers, and built #beinthecircle, a communications campaign combining traditional marketing with a heightened emphasis on social media. Key to the success of the program was using “influencer” marketing to promote the program. The communications and marketing
The Arlington Heights Memorial Library celebrated its biggest FanCon yet as more than 900 residents of all ages stopped by the library's third annual comic book and pop culture convention on Saturday, June 14.
The convention gave fans an opportunity to see and dress up as their favorite characters from Marvel, Star Wars, Pokémon, Harry Potter and more.
"It's fun seeing a bunch of people into the same thing as you," said 12-year-old Colin Ryan, who was one of the runner-ups in the Super Smash Bros. tournament hosted by the cosplay group, The Age of the Geeks.
Dreams come through under the red, white and blue was the theme of this year's annual Fourth of July Parade and we helped celebrate this year with a variety of your favorite characters including Batman, Wonder Woman and those from Star Wars. Our parade entry also included the library's bookmobile and a replica 1960s Batmobile. Special thanks to all of the library staff, library board members, Kids' World interns, our Summer Volunteer Squad and our special superhero and Star Wars guests who helped represent the library during the parade and passed out nearly 5000 superhero masks to parade goers
You’re never too old to travel! That’s the idea behind a new library outreach program for seniors that utilizes Google Expeditions, a virtual reality experience to give older adults the thrill of visiting virtually anywhere in the world.
“It was an out of body experience,” recounted Ida, a resident at The Highlands at The Moorings of Arlington Heights, who at 91-years-young recently experienced virtual reality for the first time. Ida, along with 30 other residents, donned a pair of virtual reality goggles and was soon transfixed with a 360-view of Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello. She explored room after room
"What would happen if I took all those colors, turned them into a song and then turned it into a book" asked acclaimed children's book author and illustrator Chris Raschka as he used a color wheel and his book, Mysterious Thelonious, to introduce an audience of eager children to music as a form of storytelling.
The kids held onto the colorful pages of Raschka's book as it stretched across the Hendrickson Room floor while Raschka performed a song using his concertina, a musical instrument that bears a resemblance to an accordion. This was all part of an
A warm and sunny afternoon on the soccer fields at Sunset Meadows feels a world away from the cold and snowy night last February when Genevieve Hill joined 400 other area teens to check out the library’s Sixth Annual Teen Job Fair and the more than two dozen area businesses and organizations looking to hire students.
“I checked out a lot of the tables and there were so many different options that I didn’t know about,” says the 16-year-old Arlington Heights resident. “I liked the Park District because I thought it would be so nice to work outside.”
Struggling with a class or need homework help? The Hub's Homework Helpers can assist with completing homework assignments or practicing skills for improved mastery. High School students proficient in specific subjects are available throughout the week. Drop in for help from our Homework Helpers!
Interested in becoming a Homework Helper? More information on our Volunteer page.
There are tonnes (metric tons) of awesome digital media stuff available for you to use in the Studio.
• DSLR, HD Camcorder, lighting, and backdrops
• Microphones, vocal booth, drum kit, and audio recording software
• Photoshop, Illustrator, and digital drawing tablet
• Practically all of the everything else in the universe…
Don't forget to ask the Tech Learning Center about the recording kits, cameras, and other equipment available to take home!
Visit www.ahml.info/studio/equipment to see a full list of equipment or to make a reservation.
Available for anyone 12 and older. A library card or school ID is required
Don't have the internet at home? Going on vacation and need a reliable connection? Working out of the office and want offsite internet? The library is excited to begin lending its ten new Mobile Hotspots to Arlington Heights cardholders.
What is a Hotspot?
- A hotspot is a device that uses a cellular connection to provide internet access to your devices.
- Connect your device to the hotspot via Wi-Fi and browse the internet with up to 4G LTE speeds.
- Franklin R910 Mobile Hotspots:
- Allow multiple users/devices to connect to internet.
- Have up to 12