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Adults<br />
Discussion Groups<br />
Films<br />
gailborden.info/films<br />
Illinois Speaks! Current Issues<br />
Discussion Group<br />
Share your viewpoint, understand a<br />
different perspective, and engage in the<br />
fine art of conversation on timely topics.<br />
Co-sponsor: Illinois Humanities.<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Tuesdays • 10 – 11:30 am<br />
3/12 Grassroots: Why Local<br />
Elections Matter<br />
4/9 Shutdown and Shut Down:<br />
Government Action or Inaction?<br />
Armchair Generals<br />
Commemorate events, share insights and<br />
talk about books or experiences.<br />
Main Library Grove Room<br />
Tuesdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm<br />
3/12 "Nine Generals of Galena"<br />
Presenter: Armchair General Mary Pawlak.<br />
4/9 Gail Borden’s Civil War-era collections<br />
Presenter: Librarian Melissa Bernasek.<br />
Kane County Sheriff Series<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Tuesdays • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
3/12 Homelessness in Kane County<br />
Kane County Sheriff Lt. Collins,<br />
Hesed House & PADS of Elgin.<br />
4/9 Opioid Crisis<br />
Kane County Sheriff’s Office<br />
and Elgin Police Department<br />
Book Clubs<br />
Elgin 360 Photography Club<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Thursdays • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
3/14 Astrophotography<br />
4/11 Food Photography<br />
Government 101<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Thursdays, 3/28, 4/25 • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Find out how different elected offices<br />
function and what they can do for you.<br />
Led by Elgin Township Supervisor Franklin Ramirez.<br />
Our Story<br />
Main Library Story Room<br />
Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 13 • 2 – 4 pm<br />
Join others for a storytime and craft that will<br />
connect families with shared experiences<br />
of having a family member involved in the<br />
justice system. Refreshments provided.<br />
Sponsors: Gail Borden Public Library, YWCA, Elgin Police<br />
Department Social Service Unit, Elgin City of Peace,<br />
Family Service Association of Greater Elgin & Building<br />
Families Together.<br />
Coffee with a Cop<br />
Rakow Branch Library<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 16 • 10 – 11 am<br />
Meet Commander Trost, learn what's new<br />
at the Elgin Police Department and enjoy<br />
coffee and conversation.<br />
gailborden.info/bookclubs<br />
Walking Book Club • The Edward Schock Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way<br />
Wednesdays <strong>March</strong> Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders<br />
7 – 8:30 pm <strong>April</strong> Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate<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 3/11 A Still Moment by Eudora Welty<br />
7 – 8:30 pm 4/8 Hamlet by William Shakespeare<br />
Contemporary Fiction Book Group • Main Library Grove Room<br />
Wednesdays 3/20 American Hippo by Sarah Gailey<br />
7 – 8:30 pm 4/17 At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier<br />
Rakow Readers • Rakow Branch<br />
Mondays 3/25 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee<br />
1:30 – 2:30 pm 4/22 American Marriage by Tayari Jones<br />
Brown Bag Lunch<br />
Classic Films<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Mondays • 11 am – 2 pm<br />
3/11 The Great Escape (1963, NR), Part 1<br />
4/8 The Great Escape (1963, NR), Part 2<br />
Reel Women for Real<br />
Women<br />
Main Library<br />
Meadows Community Rooms AB<br />
Tuesdays • 6 – 8:30 pm<br />
3/26 Can You Ever Forgive Me (2018, R)<br />
4/23 Mary Queen of Scots (2018, R)<br />
Not In Our Town<br />
This series features films and discussions that<br />
showcase difficult community issues and how<br />
communities responded to heal and unify.<br />
Moses Robinson: School Guardian<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 11 • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
A Student Resource Officer (SRO) in<br />
Rochester, NY works to address tensions<br />
in his school and in his community.<br />
Moderator: Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley. Partners: Elgin<br />
Police Department, Elgin Community College MAGIC,<br />
Elgin Human Relations Commission, CERL, Gail Borden<br />
Public Library, Coalition of Elgin's religious Leaders &<br />
Elgin City of Peace.<br />
Trash Talk with Recycling<br />
Guru Robin Migalla<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> 17 • 6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
View an insightful short documentary,<br />
Racing to Zero: In Pursuit of Zero Waste,<br />
followed by an interactive solutionfocused<br />
discussion. R<br />
Moving from “Think Green”<br />
to “Act Green”: What Can I<br />
Recycle?<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 9 • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Learn what you should be recycling at<br />
home and at work. Get your questions<br />
answered by a representative from Waste<br />
Management. Sponsor: ECN.<br />
Rogue Reads from the Outer Edge • Rakow Branch<br />
Tuesdays 3/26 The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil by George Saunders<br />
6:30 – 7:30 pm 4/30 Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente<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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