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Adults<br />
Amazing Birds<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> 19 • 6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
Take a photographic look at birds<br />
accompanied by facts, stories and behaviors<br />
of these fascinating creatures. Presenter: Robert<br />
Andrini. R<br />
Authors on the Fox:<br />
J. Daniel<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 4<br />
6:30 – 8 pm<br />
Hear J. Daniel, who has<br />
spent more than 20 years<br />
working in sports television,<br />
speak about his latest book Phinally! The<br />
Phillies, the Royals and the 1980 Baseball<br />
Season That Almost Wasn’t. Copies of the book<br />
will be available for purchase.<br />
So You Want to be a Referee?<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 11 • 6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
Join Jim Lapetina as he shares his journey<br />
from being a grade school referee to a<br />
Big Ten Football referee to becoming an NFL<br />
Replay Official. R<br />
Holocaust Remembrance Day<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Monday, <strong>April</strong> 29 • 6 – 8:30 pm<br />
Join us to honor those who perished during<br />
the Holocaust and for stories of survival.<br />
Subject matter is sensitive.<br />
Did you know?<br />
The Main Library<br />
is a U.S. Passport<br />
Acceptance Facility. Visit<br />
gailborden.info/passports<br />
or contact the<br />
Information Desk at<br />
847-429-4680 for<br />
more details.<br />
Toxin Free Homes:<br />
Essential Oils<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Wednesday, <strong>March</strong> 13 • 6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
Learn about Essential Oils and things that<br />
you can do to detoxify your home. R<br />
Weighted Lap Pads<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 16 • 1 – 3 pm<br />
Create your own weighted lap pad to<br />
help keep individuals calm in a variety of<br />
stressful environments. R<br />
Using Stress<br />
to Your Advantage<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 2 • 6:30 – 8 pm<br />
Learn stress reduction techniques and gain<br />
a sense of greater wellness and relaxation.<br />
Presenter: Tom Wendt, Certified DreamBuilder Coach. R<br />
Yoga and Self-Care<br />
for Busy People<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 6 • 11 am – 12:30 pm<br />
Learn self-care practices such as seated<br />
yoga stretches, simple meditations and<br />
breathing exercises that you can do even<br />
when you're busy. Presenter: Julie M. Gentile. R<br />
Effective Organic<br />
Pest Control<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 23 • 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Discover the wonderful things in nature<br />
that work against the most persistent<br />
small animal pests. Presenter: Donna Mack,<br />
Master Gardener.<br />
Crafts<br />
Saturdays • 1 – 3 pm<br />
Bracelets Galore - Macramé<br />
Create Macramé bracelets with cord and<br />
beads. Please bring cording supplies.<br />
3/2 South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room R<br />
3/9 Rakow Branch Shales Living Room R<br />
Bracelets Galore<br />
Memory Wire<br />
Create bracelets and rings using memory<br />
wire and beads. All supplies provided.<br />
3/23 South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room R<br />
3/30 Rakow Branch Shales Living Room R<br />
Recycling-Paper Earth Day<br />
Recycle paper into decorative bowls and<br />
beads. All supplies provided.<br />
4/6 Rakow Branch R<br />
4/13 South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room R<br />
Golden Venture<br />
Origami or Folding<br />
Create a beautiful sculpture with this<br />
technique and learn the history behind it.<br />
4/20 Rakow Branch Corridor West R<br />
4/27 South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room R<br />
Quilting with Chris<br />
South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room<br />
Wednesdays • 10:15 am – 12:15 pm<br />
3/6 Unfinished Objects R<br />
3/13 Quilt As You Go R<br />
3/20 Quilt As You Go R<br />
Crochet Club<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Tuesdays, 3/19, 4/16 • 6:30 – 8 pm<br />
Get hooked on crocheting! Bring a project<br />
to work on. All skill levels welcome.<br />
Knitting Basics<br />
Main Library Grove Room<br />
Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 23 • 11 am – Noon<br />
Learn the basics of knitting while creating<br />
your own washcloth. Please bring: Size 7 or 8<br />
knitting needles, 1 skein of cotton yarn (i.e., Lily Sugar &<br />
Cream). R<br />
Tea and Paint Series R<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 30 • 11 am – 1 pm<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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