Briefs: Bookstore hold fundraiser

Borders in Algonquin is holding a fundraiser for the Algonquin Middle School library. Through Dec. 31, customers at the store at 2216 S. Randall Road will be asked if they would like to contribute $1 or more toward the library. The school will receive a gift card with the donations in January. Call (847) 658-2545.

Foundation creates endowment

The District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, a nonprofit organization that supports students and staff in the district, has created an endowment in memory of longtime district art teacher Patricia Ostewig. Ostewig, who taught high school art in the district for 34 years, died last year at the age of 59 from a brain aneurysm. The Patricia Ostewig Endowment, the foundation's first endowment, was started with a $10,000 check from Ostewig's estate. If you wish to donate to the endowment, send a check made out to D300 Foundation to 300 Cleveland Ave., Carpentersville. Please indicate that your check is intended for the endowment.

District 158 hosts levy hearing

Huntley Unit District 158 is hosting a public hearing on the district's 2008 tax levy. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, at the administration building, 650 Academic Drive, Algonquin. The district plans to ask for $58.7 million in local property taxes this year, a 9.9-percent increase over last year's tax receipts of $53.4 million.