January February Newsletter 2019
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Adults<br />
Book Clubs<br />
gailborden.info/bookclubs<br />
Illinois Speaks! Current Issues<br />
Discussion Group<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Tuesdays, 1/8, 2/12 • 10 – 11:30 am<br />
Share your viewpoint and hear different<br />
perspectives on timely topics.<br />
Co-sponsor: Illinois Humanities Council.<br />
Armchair Generals: A Brown<br />
Bag Civil War and Lincoln<br />
Interest Group<br />
Main Library Grove Room<br />
Tuesdays • 11:45 am – 1:15 pm<br />
1/8 Film Screening: Ken Burns'<br />
The Civil War: The Cause (Part 1)<br />
Questions of Union and States' rights,<br />
John Brown's actions at Harper's<br />
Ferry, the election of 1860 and more.<br />
2/12 Spies of the Civil War<br />
Presenter: Bill Kolanski.<br />
Kane County Sheriff Series<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Tuesdays • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
1/8 Human Trafficking<br />
Making Waves, Homeland Security,<br />
Kane County Sheriff's Department.<br />
2/12 Implicit Bias<br />
Dr. Adrienne Coleman<br />
Elgin 360 Photography Club<br />
Learn, share, teach and photograph life.<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Thursdays • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
1/10 The Basics of Exposure<br />
2/1 Great Photos in Low Light<br />
Government 101<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Thursdays, 1/24, 2/21 • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Find out how different elected offices<br />
function and what they can do for you.<br />
Presenter: Elgin Township Supervisor Franklin Ramirez.<br />
Walking Book Club • The Edward Schock Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin<br />
(formerly known as The Centre of Elgin)<br />
Wednesdays Jan. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah<br />
7 – 8:30 pm Feb. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict<br />
Great Books Discussion Group • Main Library Conference Room<br />
For more information, call Jeanne Hebeisen at 847-741-6264. Co-sponsor: AAUW Elgin Area Branch.<br />
Mondays 1/14 Anthropology and the Abnormal by Ruth Benedict<br />
7 – 8:30 pm 2/11 Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa<br />
Contemporary Fiction Book Group • Main Library Grove Room<br />
Wednesdays 1/23 Educated by Tara Westover<br />
7 – 8:30 pm 2/20 American Marriage by Tayari Jones<br />
Rakow Readers • Rakow Branch<br />
Mondays 1/28 Radium Girls by Kate Moore<br />
1:30 – 2:30 pm 2/25 Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn<br />
Rogue Reads from the Outer Edge NEW • Rakow Branch<br />
Tuesdays 1/29 If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino<br />
6:30 – 7:30 pm 2/26 Fiasco by Stanislaw Lem<br />
Poetry Writers Workshop<br />
Main Library Grove Room<br />
Mondays, 1/7, 2/4 • 6:30 – 8:30 pm<br />
Share your love of poetry and your<br />
writing. Facilitated by poet Gareth Mann Sitz.<br />
Writers Critique Group NEW<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
Mondays, 1/21, 2/18 • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Writers will critique work by others in<br />
order to get an honest evaluation and<br />
constructive advice for improvements<br />
for ultimate publication.<br />
Writers on the Fox<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Room C<br />
Mondays, 1/28, 2/25 • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Use prompts and exercises to motivate<br />
you in the writing process. Writers of all<br />
genres are welcome.<br />
10 Steps to Becoming<br />
a Successful<br />
Self-Published Author<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Thursday, <strong>January</strong> 31 • 7 – 8 pm<br />
Local author Reggie Kee will discuss<br />
methods to become a self-published<br />
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Wright Brothers, Wrong Story<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms AB<br />
Wednesday, <strong>February</strong> 6 • 6:30 – 8 pm<br />
Prepare to take off with new details of a momentous historical event you thought<br />
you knew. Hear this new history about Wilbur and Orville Wright, their early years<br />
of trial and error at Kitty Hawk, and the hidden details within original archives and<br />
family letters that reveal that Wilbur was actually the “Wright” brother who cracked<br />
the secret to aerodynamics and achieved liftoff in 1903. Presenter: William Hazelgrove. R<br />
Business<br />
& Career<br />
Job Search and Resume Help<br />
Main Library Computer Training Room<br />
Tuesdays • 1 – 4 pm<br />
Drop in for assistance with your resume,<br />
cover letter, online applications and<br />
more. Schedules occasionally change. Please check<br />
gailborden.info/events for specific locations and times.<br />
For more information, call 630-844-8768.<br />
Job Training<br />
Information Session<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
Wednesdays • 9:30 – 11 am<br />
1/9, 1/23, 2/13, 2/27<br />
Training grants are available to help you<br />
get a job! Learn about WIOA services and<br />
the application process. For more information,<br />
call 630-844-8768.<br />
The programs above are in partnership<br />
with the Kane County Office of<br />
Community Reinvestment.<br />
From AdWords to Analytics—<br />
How Can Google Help Small<br />
Businesses?<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Monday, <strong>January</strong> 14 • 6:30 – 8 pm<br />
Business owners will learn how to use<br />
Google AdWords, Google Analytics and<br />
Google My Business to make better<br />
marketing decisions. Partner: Fox Valley SCORE. R<br />
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R=Registration required • Three ways to register: Online at gailborden.info/register • Call 847-429-4597 • In person
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