Sign up for Gail Borden's Happy Noon Year Party for kids

The Gail Borden Public Library is offering a variety of programs this winter. For details, call (847) 742-2411 or visit www.gailborden.info.

Happy Noon Year Party: Do you have kids, age 3 to 6, who can't stay up until midnight? Come ring in the new year early with fun stories, songs and activities during "Happy Noon Year Party" from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, at the South Elgin Branch, 127 S. McLean Blvd., and in the main library's Meadows Community Rooms. Registration is required.

Alaskan Reindeer Farm: Meet and greet real reindeer on this virtual trip to the tundra of Alaska at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, via Zoom. Sign up for the Zoom link.

Meditation: Start the new year with meditation. Join Umesh Bhatia for an online workshop to practice and learn this very simple technique which provides many benefits. It will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, on Zoom. Sign up for the Zoom link.

Eating Your Way to Good Health: Learn about best ways to eat, portion sizes, the risk of sugar in the diet, and four areas to focus on to help stay healthy. The online program will be 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, on Zoom. It will be presented by Jacqueline King, author of "Too Busy to Diet." Sign up for the Zoom link.