Annual Report 2015-2016

Gail Borden Public Library Foundation
The Library Foundation was the rocket that propelled the
South Elgin Branch. The Hoffer Foundation made a significant
donation to the Gail Borden Public Library Foundation that
enabled the new branch library to move forward. Additional
donations and impact fees from South Elgin combined to
assist this wonderful new library location to become a reality
for South Elgin. Foundation proceeds also assisted with
Summer Reading prizes and the Discover Space Exhibit. The
Gail’s Sales and the Annual Book Sale are also significant
contributors to the enhancements that make Gail Borden a
part of this wonderful intergalactic community.
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Mission Social Media
Fiscal Year 2015 – 2016 saw a significant increase in the use of social media to get
the Library’s message out to the community and to engage users. Establishing a
social media swat team composed of representatives from different departments
and establishing a social media specialist have helped bring the Library’s messages
to the public in real time.
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116%
increase in visitors
to the Facebook
page from January
to February
11,000
people engage
with Social
Media posts
in May
7,000+
people
connected to
the library
for the ISS
Live Event
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