November December Newsletter 2016
Gail Borden Public Library
Gail Borden Public Library
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Board of Trustees:<br />
Jean Bednar, President<br />
Elizabeth Kruger, Vice President<br />
Sue Moylan, Treasurer<br />
Patricia Harkin, Secretary<br />
Herb Gross<br />
Donna Kline<br />
Penny Wegman<br />
Library Director - Carole Medal<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong> Editor - Denise Raleigh<br />
Graphic Designer - Laura Espinoza<br />
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Main Library<br />
270 N. Grove Ave.<br />
Elgin, IL 60120<br />
847–742–2411<br />
Hours<br />
Monday – Thursday<br />
9 am – 9 pm<br />
Friday – Saturday<br />
9 am – 6 pm<br />
Sunday<br />
Noon – 5 pm<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
2751 W. Bowes Rd.<br />
Elgin, IL 60124<br />
847–531–7271<br />
Hours<br />
Monday – Thursday<br />
9 am – 8 pm<br />
Friday – Saturday<br />
9 am – 5 pm<br />
Sunday<br />
Noon – 5 pm<br />
South Elgin Branch<br />
127 S. McLean Blvd.<br />
South Elgin, IL 60177<br />
847–931–2090<br />
Hours<br />
Monday – Thursday<br />
10 am – 7 pm<br />
Saturday<br />
10 am – 4 pm<br />
Sunday<br />
Noon – 4 pm<br />
ECRWSS<br />
LOCAL POSTAL PATRON<br />
Non-Profit Organization<br />
U.S. Postage<br />
PAID<br />
Elgin, IL 60120<br />
Permit No. 164<br />
Carrier Route Sort<br />
Thank you<br />
community.<br />
Due to our work with<br />
many partners, your<br />
library received the<br />
nation’s highest honor<br />
conferred on museums and libraries<br />
for service to the community:<br />
the National Medal for<br />
Museum and Library Services.<br />
¡Programas en Español!<br />
Vea las páginas 18–19.<br />
Photo Release - All program<br />
participants agree to be photographed<br />
during library activities and programs<br />
for use in future library publications.<br />
This newsletter contains recycled<br />
paper and soy-based inks.<br />
Holiday Closings<br />
The Main Library, Rakow Branch and<br />
South Elgin Branch will be closed:<br />
• Thursday, <strong>November</strong> 24 for<br />
Thanksgiving (closing at 6 pm on<br />
Wednesday, <strong>November</strong> 23)<br />
• Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 24 and<br />
Sunday, <strong>December</strong> 25 for Christmas<br />
• Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 31 and<br />
Sunday, January 1 for New Year’s<br />
Festival of Trees<br />
On display at the Main Library’s Second Floor <strong>November</strong> 1 – 11 at noon<br />
Kick off your holidays early by visiting the Ecker Center Festival of Trees. This is a<br />
perfect opportunity for a family holiday photo! More than 25 creatively decorated<br />
holiday trees, both traditional and whimsical, will be on display. Each is sponsored<br />
by a local business or organization to benefit the Ecker Center for Mental Health,<br />
which provides services to thousands with mental illnesses. For more information,<br />
visit www.festoftreeselgin.org.<br />
½<br />
OFF<br />
Small Business<br />
Saturday<br />
at Gail Borden<br />
Public Library<br />
½ off purchases<br />
at Gail’s Sales<br />
At the Main Library,<br />
270 N. Grove Ave.<br />
Saturday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 26<br />
Small Business Saturday <strong>November</strong> 26<br />
Shop Small on Saturday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 26 by shopping at<br />
Elgin-area businesses. Use the<br />
coupon on the left to receive<br />
half off your purchases at<br />
Gail’s Sales at the Main Library.<br />
Small Business Saturday is a registered<br />
trademark of American Express corporation and<br />
is being promoted locally by Gail Borden Library,<br />
the Elgin Area Chamber and the Downtown<br />
Neighborhood Association.<br />
A list of participating businesses are at<br />
www.gailborden.info/business.
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