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Happy Summer Healthy Fun Fair

2026-05-16 12:00:00 2026-05-16 15:00:00 America/Chicago Happy Summer Healthy Fun Fair Enjoy healthy fun, food, and games with family and friends! Free Sports physicals, haircuts, and vision tests will be offered. Co-presented by Advocate Sherman and Gail Borden Public Library. Main Library - Outdoor Stage

Saturday, May 16
12:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-16 12:00:00 2026-05-16 15:00:00 America/Chicago Happy Summer Healthy Fun Fair Enjoy healthy fun, food, and games with family and friends! Free Sports physicals, haircuts, and vision tests will be offered. Co-presented by Advocate Sherman and Gail Borden Public Library. Main Library - Outdoor Stage

Main Library

Outdoor Stage

Enjoy healthy fun, food, and games with family and friends! Free Sports physicals, haircuts, and vision tests will be offered. Co-presented by Advocate Sherman and Gail Borden Public Library.

Enjoy healthy summer fun, food, and games with family and friends! Co-presented by Advocate Sherman and Gail Borden Public Library.

Providers include Vituity Sherman, Lincoln Ave. Barber Shop, and more.

Family Technology Prize Drawing: Adults may enter to win an Amazon device for a child in their life while attending this event thanks to a generous donation by Promac, Inc. and Amazon. Limit one entry per customer per event. Must be GBPL cardholder and show proof of checkout within the last 7 days to receive a chance to enter the drawing.

AGE GROUP: | Family | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Community | Activity |

TAGS: | summer reading |

Main Library

Hours

About the Branch

Upcoming Events

Rescheduled

Teen Volunteer Orientation

Sun, May 17, 12:15pm - 12:45pm

New date Sunday, May 31, 12:15pm - 12:45pm

Main Library

This session is a teen volunteer orientation only. We'll go over the program as well as volunteer expectations.

Rescheduled

Teen Volunteer Hour

Sun, May 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

New date Sunday, May 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Main Library

Complete a hands-on volunteer project that benefits the library or one of our community outreach initiatives. Teen volunteers must attend a teen volunteer orientation before participating.

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 1:00pm - 1:15pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 1:15pm - 1:30pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 1:30pm - 1:45pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 1:45pm - 2:00pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 2:00pm - 2:15pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch - South Elgin Branch

Sun, May 17, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Corridor

Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Registration is now closed

Earth Matters: Rethink the Future Exhibition

Mon, May 18, 9:00am - 9:00pm

Main Library

Explore our changing planet through a different lens, immerse yourself in incredible ecosystems and learn how the smallest of actions can have a big impact on our natural world.

Piano Performance - Jeremy Cassidy

Mon, May 18, 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library - Lobby - Piano

Piano performance in the lobby by volunteer community members.

Storytime Amigos - Bilingual Storytime

Mon, May 18, 10:00am - 10:30am

Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Invitamos a todas las familias a compartir cuentos,y actividades musicales en nuestra hora de cuentos interactivos bilingües. Para las edades 0-6 acompañado de un adulto. No requiere resgistro previo.

Monday Movies - No Shushing Event

Mon, May 18, 10:00am - 12:00pm

South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room

Everyone is welcome to join us. May 4 - Star Wars (1977) May 11 - Wicked (2024) May 18 - Night at the Museum (2006)

Singer Featherweight Friends

Mon, May 18, 11:30am - 4:30pm

Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Come sew with fellow Singer Featherweight machine users, make new friends, learn new tips and tricks. Please bring your own machine and supplies. Ideas & suggestions offered Registration Recommended

Rakow Reader's Book Club

Mon, May 18, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Rakow Branch - Rakow - Shales Living Room

Drop by the Shales Living Room at the Rakow Branch. Join us to discuss I See You've Called in Dead, By John Kenney in May and Three Days in June, by Anne Tyler, in June in the Shales Living Room.

Tech Mobile Stop: Rivers Landing

Mon, May 18, 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Mobile Services

3 Times Square Rd, Elgin, IL 60120

Bookmobile Stop: Willow Bay Park

Mon, May 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Mobile Services

1075 Annandale Dr. Elgin

Earth Matters Ribbon Cutting - Main Library Lobby

Mon, May 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library

Celebrate the Earth Matters kickoff with a ribbon cutting, giveaways and more as you become one of the first to discover this incredible new interactive exhibit.

Bookmobile Stop: College Green Park

Mon, May 18, 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Mobile Services

1900 College Green Dr. Elgin

Evening Chess Club

Mon, May 18, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - 2nd Floor - Behind Elevators

Join fellow chess players of all ages and skill levels on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month for this open play program! Chess sets will be provided.

Bookmobile Stop: Millenium Park

Mon, May 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Mobile Services

725 Red Barn Ln. Elgin

MS PowerPoint Series

Mon, May 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - Computer Training Room

In this series, learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create, design, and edit presentations. Sponsored by Comcast Internet Essentials.

Registration is now closed

Contemporary Book Group - Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Mon, May 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - Elgin Room

The Contemporary Book Group meets monthly to discuss current, interesting books in assorted genres. Meetings are held the third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library.