DINOSAURS AT GAIL BORDEN LIBRARY

Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is currently hosting a special exhibit throughout the library, African Dinosaurs. Running through December 30, this is a great chance to get close to several complete, full-scale casts of dinosaurs recently unearthed in Africa by University of Chicago paleontologist Dr. Paul Sereno and his team. Especially impressive is the two-story tall Jobaria skeleton in the center--33 feet high and 25 feet long! Other skeletons are to be found in the Children's Department as well as upstairs in the Adult Department. There is a viewing room showing the film, Skeletons in the Sand about Dr. Sereno in Africa and narrated by Bill Kurtis--from the series New Explorers. There is even a gift shop. And it is all FREE. Viewing hours are the regular library hours. [Read a review of the exhibit from Sara Ann Long from the North Suburban Library System.]

Concurrent with the exhibit is Dinos on Parade, decorated dinosaurs scattered throughout Elgin. They will be on display through early November and then will be auctioned off. [My favorite is the zebra-striped one at the corner of Grove and Kimball, right near the library.