Gail Borden Public Library

Elgin, Illinois

About

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for “Space: Dare to Dream,” a dynamic interactive exhibit that was also an innovative approach to marketing traditional summer reading programs. The program made exemplary use of partnerships, and the library leveraged the exhibit to rocket its way to record numbers for summer reading participation, library card registration, materials circulation, and program attendance.

Awards Won

Title Year
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award

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The John Cotton Dana Award honors outstanding strategic communication for libraries: the art and craft of getting the right message to the right audience at the right time, and getting the right results. These awards are an outgrowth of the Library Publicity Honor Roll, 1939-42 given in behalf of the Wilson Library Bulletin and the A.L.A. Public Relations Committee.

2008 - Winner(s)