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The library was named in honor of Gail Borden (November 9, 1801 – January 11, 1874), who in 1856 invented condensed milk.Gail Borden never lived in Elgin or donated any funds for the library which bears his name, but in 1892, his stepsons, Samuel and Alfred Church, residents of Elgin, purchased and donated the Scofield Mansion at 50 N. Spring Street to house the new library.
Ottawa is a city in and the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois, United States.It is located at the confluence of the navigable Fox River and Illinois River, the latter being a conduit for river barges and connects Lake Michigan at Chicago, to the Mississippi River, and North America's 25,000 mile river system.
There is a separate category for individual libraries in Illinois. Pages in category "Library districts in Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 23,865. [ 3 ] In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places to Live" edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries.
LaSalle County is a county located within the Fox Valley and Illinois River Valley regions of the U.S. state of Illinois.As of the 2020 Census, it had a population of 109,658. [3]
May 11, 1992 (215-217 W. Main: Ottawa: 13: LaSalle City Building: LaSalle City Building: August 29, 1985 (745 2nd St. LaSalle: 14: LaSalle Downtown Commercial District
The Elgin Area Historical Society is a non-profit organization that preserves and presents the history of the Elgin, Illinois area. Located at 360 Park Street in Elgin, Illinois on the Elgin Academy campus. The historic "Old Main" building houses offices, research facilities, the Elgin History Museum, and a gift shop.
Poplar Creek Public Library District is a public library in Illinois, which serves residents of Streamwood, Hanover Park, Elgin, Schaumburg, and Bartlett.Created by a 1966 referendum in Streamwood, it currently has one main Streamwood facility and one Hanover Park branch.