Dundee author to review library's 140-year history

Posted April 05, 2016 11:00 pm

Fox River Valley Library District

Turn back the pages of time with the Fox River Valley Public Library District at 7 p.m. Monday, April 11 with a program titled "Our Library's 140 Journey: An Historical Review with Phil Aleo."

Local historian and author Aleo will turn back the pages of time with a special program he developed just for the library. Watch the story unfold with photos and historical documents from not only the library, but the surrounding communities.

Another local old-timer, the Anvil Club, will be serving "mocktails." Library director Roxane Bennett will deliver closing comments and a glimpse into the future of the district.

The program, held at the Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Ave. in East Dundee, is scheduled to coincide with National Library Week, April 10-16. Register online at www.frvpld.info, in person, or by calling (847) 428-3661, press 3.

The Fox River Public Library District serves 70,000 residents of Carpentersville, East Dundee, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Gilberts, and parts of Algonquin.

This photo shows the interior of the library built by Mary Carpenter Lord in the late 1890s. It is on Washington Street in Carpentersville and is currently home to offices of the Dundee Township Park District. COURTESY OF FOX RIVER VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

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