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Gail Borden Public Library District - Elgin, Illinois
  • Events & Classes
    • All Events
    • My Events
    • Newsletter
    • Virtual Programs
    • Watch More Virtual Programs
    • Virtual Live & Recorded Author Talks
  • Books & More
    • Library Catalog
    • New at the Library
    • Movies, Music & More
    • Media Dispensers for Movies & Games
    • World Language Collection
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    • Book Lovers
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    • Interlibrary Loans
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    Note: You may have a better experience through the app. A Zoom account is not required
  3. For programs in a meeting format, it will be optional for you to be seen and heard.
  4. For programs in a webinar format, you will not be seen or heard, but there will be an option for entering questions.
  5. Please be aware some of our virtual programs are being recorded so that we can offer them at later dates.

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Events

[Note: You can learn more about upcoming events by reading our latest newsletter.]

  • Main Library

  • Summer Story Mix for Birth-6

  • Thursday, July 17 - 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Main Library- Meadows Community Rooms ABC
  • Piano Performance

    Steve Yoder
  • Thursday, July 17 - 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Main Library- Lobby - Piano
  • Patio Playtime

  • Thursday, July 17 - 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Main Library
  • Cut the Cable Cord Register

  • Thursday, July 17 - 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Main Library- Elgin Room
  • Summer Art Explorers: Sandy's Circus! Register

    Grades K-6 (In Person)- Registration required.
  • Thursday, July 17 - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Main Library- Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
  • Click here for more »
  • Rakow Branch

  • Device Advice

  • Thursday, July 17 - 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Rakow Branch- Rakow - Computer Cafe
  • Summer Discover: Doodle & Drop- Grade: 1-5

    Rakow Branch
  • Thursday, July 17 - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Rakow Branch- Rakow - Shales Living Room
  • Duct Tape Crafternoon (Grades 7-12) Register

    Rakow Branch
  • Thursday, July 17 - 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Rakow Branch- Rakow - Shales Living Room
  • Bounce & Rhyme Storytime Register

    Ages 1-3 years old
  • Tuesday, July 22 - 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Rakow Branch- Rakow - Large Exhibit Area
  • Summer Discover: Nature Rangers presents Nature Mandalas Register

    Grades: K-6 - Rakow Branch
  • Wednesday, July 23 - 2:00 PM-2:45 PM Rakow Branch- Rakow - Lawn
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  • South Elgin Branch

  • MS Excel Series Register

  • Thursday, July 17 - 6:30 PM-8:00 PM South Elgin Branch
  • Medicare with VA Benefits Register

  • Saturday, July 19 - 10:00 AM-11:00 AM South Elgin Branch- South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
  • Canceled: Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch Register

    South Elgin Branch
  • Sunday, July 20 - 1:00 PM-1:15 PM South Elgin Branch
  • Canceled: Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch Register

    South Elgin Branch
  • Sunday, July 20 - 1:15 PM-1:30 PM South Elgin Branch
  • Canceled: Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch Register

    South Elgin Branch
  • Sunday, July 20 - 1:30 PM-1:45 PM South Elgin Branch
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  • Virtual

  • Discerning the Truth with Marie Lu Register

    K-12 Summer Series Author (9th-12th Grade)
  • Thursday, July 17 - 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Virtual
  • Illuminating Hope & Grace in the Face of Hardship w/Rex Ogle Register

    K-12 Summer Series Author (5th-8th Grade)
  • Wednesday, July 23 - 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Virtual
  • On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand Register

  • Thursday, July 31 - 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Virtual
  • The Bird Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Birds Register

    with Smithsonian Biologist Jay Falk
  • Tuesday, August 5 - 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Virtual
  • Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction Register

    with Casey McQuiston
  • Wednesday, August 20 - 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Virtual
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Main Library

270 N. Grove Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
847-742-2411 
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Rakow Branch

2751 W. Bowes Rd.
Elgin, IL 60124
847-531-7271
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South Elgin Branch

127 South McLean Blvd.
South Elgin, IL 60177
847-931-2090
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