Discover Newsletter May June 2016
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Three Ways to Register:<br />
• Online at gailborden.info/register<br />
• Call 847-429-4597<br />
• In person at Registration Desk<br />
Veterans Information<br />
Networking Sessions<br />
Coffee and tea will be served.<br />
No registration.<br />
The Importance of Belonging to<br />
a Veteran Service Organization<br />
Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 19 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
South Elgin Room<br />
Development and Creation of<br />
the POW/MIA flag<br />
Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 16 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
South Elgin Room<br />
Writers on the Fox<br />
Mondays, <strong>May</strong> 23, <strong>June</strong> 27 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Conference Room<br />
No registration.<br />
This writer’s peer group will inspire and<br />
motivate you with thought-provoking<br />
writing prompts and constructive<br />
critique.<br />
We Need<br />
Your Books!<br />
Book, movie and CD<br />
donations for Gail’s Sales can be<br />
dropped off in the donation bin<br />
located at the north side<br />
of the Main Library.<br />
Remind your friends and<br />
neighbors to do the same!<br />
Walking<br />
Book Club<br />
Wednesdays 7 pm<br />
Join us for a 45-minute walk through<br />
downtown Elgin and then back to the<br />
library for a 45-minute book discussion.<br />
For more details, contact Nancy at<br />
847-289-5840.<br />
<strong>May</strong> – To Kill a Mockingbird<br />
by Harper Lee<br />
<strong>June</strong> – Midnight in the Garden of Good<br />
and Evil by John Berendt<br />
Gail’s Sales<br />
Galactic Sales<br />
Continued from cover.<br />
1/2 Price off<br />
Children’s Books<br />
<strong>May</strong> 15 - July 30<br />
StarLab Planetarium<br />
Tuesdays, 4, 4:30, 7 & 7:30 pm<br />
Second Floor<br />
Take a tour of the constellations<br />
and hear stories from different<br />
cultures. Thank you Sue Domeier,<br />
Immanuel Lutheran School and<br />
Kane County Regional Office of<br />
Education for the training and the<br />
loan of Starlab during the exhibit.<br />
Lunar Excursion Module<br />
People may board the lunar excursion module Monday – Thursday<br />
from 4 – 5 pm and Friday – Sunday from 3 – 4 pm as Space Rangers<br />
(docents) will be there as guides. Thank you volunteers.<br />
For information about volunteering at the StarLab, please contact<br />
Nancy Haggard at nhaggard@gailborden.info or at 847-289-5840.<br />
LEGO® Space Showcase for Kids<br />
Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 2 4 – 5 pm Lobby<br />
Do you have a space-themed LEGO creation such as a<br />
rocket, robot, alien or astronaut? Share your creation<br />
with others at this out-of-this-world showcase.<br />
Participants will have an opportunity to say a few<br />
words about their projects to an audience and<br />
stand by their projects for the hour to answer any<br />
questions. To reserve a space, call Liz Clemmons at<br />
847-429-4698 by <strong>May</strong> 23.<br />
<strong>Discover</strong> Space: A Cosmic Journey, a traveling exhibition<br />
for libraries, is part of the STAR Library Education Network<br />
(STAR_Net) led by the National Center for Interactive<br />
Learning at the Space Science Institute. Exhibit partners<br />
inlcude the American Library Association, the Lunar and<br />
Planetary Institute, and Afterschool Alliance. <strong>Discover</strong><br />
Space is supported through a grant from the National<br />
Science Foundation.<br />
GRAND<br />
VICTORIA<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
www.gailborden.info<br />
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