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Helping Bring Food to Families<br />
The Library hosted and assisted the with the Dr. Martin Luther King,<br />
Jr. Food Drive, partnering with the City of Elgin Human Relations<br />
Commission. In just 5 hours more than 4,000 pounds of food and $2000<br />
were collected for area food pantries.<br />
4,000<br />
pounds of food<br />
Keeping Library Customers Informed<br />
We created a COVID response blog-style page to keep the<br />
community updated on changes to library services as they occurred.<br />
gbpl.info/covid<br />
Supporting Families<br />
In the Library-created video Coping with Childhood Anxiety/<br />
Stress: Building Resiliency for Parents, Bernadette May, the<br />
Executive Director of Family Services Association, and Library staff<br />
discussed ways for parents of children and teens to recognize anxiety<br />
and stress in a world that can be scary and uncertain. The group offered<br />
tips for anxiety and stress relief. gbpl.info/copingstressanxiety<br />
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