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Gail Borden Public Library is a public library district located in Elgin, Illinois, USA. District boundaries include the cities of Elgin, South Elgin, Bartlett, Streamwood, and Hoffman Estates. The library is a member of Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS), one of two multitype regional library systems in Illinois.

Founding
- about the original 1874 library (source: alft book).

- about the Church brothers' donation, 1892, and name change (source: alft book).

Locations
- Spring Street location (source: alft book).

- 1968 building; also, children's center. (source: alft book).

- 2003 building (source ???).

- 2009 Rakow branch (source ???).

Main Library
- about the main library. design, size, location, collection size, circulation, # of visitors. [source: website].

Rakow Branch
- about Rakow. design, size, location, collection size, circulation, # of visitors. [source: website].

Services
- Youth Services - also, first children's center.

- Studio 270.

- Middle School Zone.

- homebound.

- tax forms.

- voter registration.

- fax machine?.

- computer classes.

- genealogy resources/collection.

- literacy connection.

- digitalpast (or whatever it is/becomes).

- home research and local history resources.

- reader's advisory (that form, blogs).

- (business and job hunting).

(Noteworthy Programming and Projects - rename this section)
- dinosaurs.

- Storytubes.

- Veterans History Project.

- 2006 NSLS Library of the Year.

- Iron Bridge.

Major Awards
- National Medal 2009.

- 2009 PLA National Award: StoryTubes.

- 2009 Elgin Image Award: Veterans History Project.

- 2009 NSLS Marketing Award: Dr. Torres Challenge.

- 2008 John Cotton Dana Award Due to Community Involvement.

- 2006 Marshall Cavendish Award: Excellence in Library Programming.

- 2006 NSLS Library of the Year.

- 2006 Highsmith Award for Innovation.

- (the other awards listed at http://www.gailborden.info/m/content/blogcategory/81/892/