Gail Borden to host grand opening for bookmobile April 10

On Wednesday, April 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin, will host a ribbon cutting for new Bookmobile. Enjoy light refreshments, music, prizes and more! The Bookmobile will begin services throughout the community soon.

Thank you Elgin Kiwanis Club, Gail Borden Public Library Foundation, EFS Foundation and many more for supporting the Bookmobile and the Jack and Marlene Shales Bookmobile Collection. For more information about the Bookmobile, including how you can support it, please visit gailborden.info/bookmobile.

The Gail Borden Library Bookmobile will be visiting neighborhoods, apartment complexes, senior centers, recreation centers, parks and more. It will be making about 25 stops on a two-week rotation basis. They are now finalizing the routes. A complete schedule is coming soon!

The Bookmobile will have a variety of materials for checkout including books and movies for all ages. The vehicle can hold between 2,500 and 3,000 items! You will be able to return your items to the bookmobile or to any library branch - no matter where you borrowed your items from. Also, you will be able to register for a library card.

Also meet Danny Rice, the new manager of bookmobile services.

Rice received his Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University. He came to Gail Borden from Normal Public Library where he was the children's technology and programming librarian. Prior to his work in children's services, he was the circulation and outreach services supervisor at Bloomington Public Library where he oversaw the maintenance and activity of the bookmobile.