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Previous Exhibits
2021 (May 1 – May 31) |
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Elephants play a key role in Asian cultures, symbolizing power and strength. This exhibit is an exciting interactive exploration of Asian-Pacific culture, stories and performances. Our partners and community leaders gather to interact on the APAHC webpage that flows with artists, authors, educators and dancers unfolding online as we celebrate Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Panels highlighted local Asian Pacific history, focusing on the Laotian Americans in Elgin. The panels were created with help from the Elgin History Museum and individuals from the Laotian community. |
2021 (March 3 – March 31) |
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This historic pandemic has brought the importance of health to the fore. It seems fitting that during Women's History Month we highlight women healthcare leaders within the community who worked to ensure that local residents had the proper healthcare. Learn about these leaders who established and ran AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Advocate Sherman Hospital, the Community Crisis Center and more. |
2021 (January 18 – February 28) |
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This virtual, multimedia exhibit honors some of the most influential African Americans and their contributions to humanity. Experience the stories of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Barack Obama and many more notable leaders brought to life with historical video and audio clips and other media. Elgin historian and advocate Ernie Broadnax will be among those featured. Celebrate local leaders making a difference in our community. |
2020 (January 9 - February 28) |
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Try your hand at Chuck Jones Center for Creativity Chicagoland art and science hands-on activities with Looney Tunes™ characters. Learn about animation, visit Marvin the Martian’s space ship and Duck Dodgers Multi-Plane photo op. Discover the animation of Oscar®-winning director Chuck Jones, creator of Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote and Marvin Martian along with more than 300 animated films during the “Golden Age of Animation.” Visit Chuck Jones’ animation desk and museum archive art. |
2019 (October 4, 2019 – January 5, 2020) |
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A collaborative exhibition by Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Aurora Public Library, Gail Borden Public Library District, and Schaumburg Township District Library. For centuries, humans have used unique tools and gadgets to create delectable food for friends, family and customers. From a Hindu Water Ewer to a Beehive Smoker and all other manner of other cooking implements, the Culinary Curiosity exhibition celebrates the technical innovation in the world of food. The culinary tools were drawn from the personal collections of food industry veterans, Mel and Janet Mickevic. The exhibit was originally on display throughout the Kendall College at National Louis University. Over 250 objects are viewable by the public for the very first time in this exhibit. |
| 2019 (July 1 – August 13) | |
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Slide into the national pastime and discover Major League Baseball’s oldest city rivalry: the White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs. This interactive exhibit, will let you explore ballparks, the history of this epic rivalry, the teams’ logos and uniforms, and more. Also learn about the women's professional team Rockford Peaches as well the accomplishments of the Negro Baseball League! |
2019 (Jan. 14 - Mar. 14) |
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Discover the principles and forces that make flight possible for airplanes, helicopters and rockets with this interactive exhibit from Science Works Hands-On Museum. |
2018 (Oct. 15 - Dec. 30) |
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Kids will design and create any kind of LEGO structure for the future like a restaurant, theater, museum, library or school and then show off their creations and say a few words about them. |
2018 (Mar. 15 - August 13) |
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Families will dive into deep-sea adventures when the Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss exhibit visits Gail Borden Public Library from March to July, 2018. The 3,000-square-foot exhibit is designed for children ages six years and older and their families. Extreme Deep highlights the importance of geology, history, biology and chemistry as well as technology in deep-sea exploration. Interactive activities will give visitors an opportunity to learn about life at the bottom of the sea. The exhibit will focus on hydrothermal vents and the creatures they support including white sea anemone, Pompeii worms, eelpout fish and giant white clams. Visitors will enter a partial replica of a deep-sea submersible called Alvin, which has made about 4,000 dives to the ocean floor to gather information about ocean life as well as explore shipwrecks such as the Titanic. Like the scientists aboard the real Alvin, visitors will test their own skill in gathering lava rocks, clams and other items from the ocean floor using a scale robotic arm. Other interactive activities include flying a remotely operated vehicle over a model of the Titanic’s deck and building a 3-D submarine. |
2017 (Sep. 27 – Jan. 3) |
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In collaboration with Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, Congregation Kneseth Israel, St. Mary’s Church and Zion Lutheran Church. The Main Library will host two hand-bound volumes of the Saint John’s Bible. Originally hand-drawn, this work of art is a replica that features real gold and silver leaf and was created on 15 different presses. On display will be the artistry of two volumes: Pentateuch, which is the first five books of the Bible also known as the Torah, and the Gospel & Acts volume. An extraordinary piece of art, the library will also display the many illustrations from the entire edition. |