Gail Borden Public Library events
Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin, offers a variety of programs and activities. For details, call (847) 742-2411 or visit gailborden.info.
Town hall meetings: The Gail Borden Public Library District will hold the second of two town hall meetings from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. Help guide your library's future. Over the next few months, the library will be embarking on a Strategic Direction Setting process to help determine priorities, plans, and goals for the next few years. The town hall meetings are scheduled for approximately two hours and will be held in the library community rooms. Light refreshments will be served. Register to reserve a space at www.gailborden.info or contact Liz Clemmons at (847) 429-4698.
Love & Logic Parent Workshop: Are you tired of battling with your child over eating, getting dressed, cleaning up her room or just listening to you? Christie Clarke from Out-a-Box Parenting will guide parents through the Love & Logic program, which provides simple, practical and less-stressful techniques for raising responsible kids from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 in the Community Rooms.
In Abraham Lincoln's Footsteps - Discovering the 16th President Through Stories and Songs: For "The Stories," members of the Elgin community will reveal little-known aspects of Lincoln's life via readings, discussions and performances in the Community Rooms. No registration is required. It is co-sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln 200th Birthday Committee. "The Early Relationships of Abraham Lincoln" will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. "The Emancipation Proclamation" will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27. The program on "The Gettysburg Address and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17.
For "The Songs," it will be Abraham Lincoln in song by Chris Vallillo at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6. Registration is required. The award-winning folk singer brings Illinois' favorite son alive with historic narratives, contemporary folk music and period folk songs. This program is made possible in part by an award from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.
Second Sunday Concert Series: Pianist Sojung Lee Hong 's selections of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin for this performance can be summed up in an overview she penned and titled "Tone-Letter." The concert will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 in the Community Rooms. "You can imagine many different stories behind this title. Any instrumental music could be interpreted based on the performer's and audience's life experience and imagination. My hope is that when I try to express my understanding of life's emotional side through tones, the audience will perceive those emotions in the form of a letter which is written in a very personal way. So my playing is like a love letter to each of audience." She currently teaches piano and piano pedagogy as associate professor at Judson University. Free tickets are available at the greeter desk or second floor information desk.