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Previous Exhibits
2009 (May 19 – Aug. 8) |
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Daniel Burnham made “no little plans” when he created the groundbreaking 1909 Plan of Chicago. Many principles of the Chicago Plan were used when Burnham’s partner Edward Bennett formulated a plan for Elgin in 1917. Discover this design and others including the latest Elgin plan for sustainability. The traveling exhibit will be on display at the library through August 8. |
2009 (May 1 – Aug. 31) |
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These tumultuous financial times require everyone to be pro-active about financial and retirement planning. Test your financial literacy and visit this exciting new exhibit on the second floor through August 31. Look for upcoming programs about handling financial matters and preparing for the future at www.gailborden.info or inquiring at the second floor information desk. The exhibit is on loan from the Schaumburg Township District Library, which created the exhibit with a Smart Investing @ Your Library grant. |
2008 (Dec. 18 – Feb. 13) |
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A groundbreaking exhibition that tells the remarkable story of Alexander Hamilton, whose face graces our ten-dollar bill and who, as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, kept the weak new nation from bankruptcy. His ideals are still pertinent to our modern banking system. On display through February, 2009, the exhibit will show how Hamilton (1757-1804) rose from immigrant to aide to George Washington and pivotal figure who helped shape young America by writing most of the Federalist Papers (instrumental in gaining support to ratify the Constitution) and becoming the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury at age 32. |
2008 (Feb. 2 – May 30) |
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A Tapestry of Freedom spotlights the faces, expressions and histories of freedom. This four-month endeavor, promoting harmony, respect and unity, begins in February, bringing people together to celebrate black history, women’s history, cultural diversity and preservation. A Tapestry of Freedom is a four-month long endeavor encompassing Black History Festival (February), Women’s History (March), Cultural Diversity (April), Preservation Month (May), culminating with the National Endowment for the Humanities / American Library Association traveling exhibit “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation”. A Tapestry of Freedom is a multifaceted collaborative project that incorporates digital storytelling, hands-on activities, a replica miniature log cabin, lectures, author appearances, re-enactments, concerts, discussions, temporary displays, and collection development. It will heighten understanding of the local area’s historic role. Bilingual materials, developed for all age levels, will appeal to our diverse community. |
2007 (Jun. 2 – Sep. 23) |
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Dare to Dream is an exhibit created to ignite your desire for discovery, sparking imaginations and inspiring new generations of explorers to dream of the possibilities that lie ahead. Created in collaboration with NASA and funded by General Motors and Lockheed Martin, this exhibit has inspired audiences at Pacific Science Center in Seattle, St. Louis Science Center, MOSI in Tampa, Cincinnati Museum Center, and the new Detroit Science Center. The dynamic educational exhibit comes from Evergreen Exhibitions. Featured: The mammoth Saturn V will allow children and adults alike to experience the rumble and pulsing of a pre-launch rocket simulating a view from hundreds of feet above the ground (Lobby). Galileo’s Studio will enable visitors to meet a costumed Galileo and peer through Galileo’s telescope that will provide a conceptual link between the “human” visible sky of stars, moon and the expansion of our concept of the universe (Youth area). Take a spin on a Centrifuge that you power like a bicycle to experience gravity (Youth area). Forest of Dreams, a multimedia presentation where the night sky inspires dreams (2nd floor). Ancient Cosmology invites one to step back in time to see how early civilizations viewed our place in the universe (2nd floor). The multimedia Space Exploration (Lobby walls), War of the Worlds (Youth Gateway walls), and Mission to Moon (2nd floor) timeline walls educate through stunning graphics and enticing video.
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