BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Gail Borden Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Gail Borden Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4a08755e-c9d3-456a-8114-b4a504238593 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260715T205956Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T113000 SUMMARY:Libraries and Local Oaks LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:42.0424482,-88.288011 GEO:42.0424482;-88.288011 DESCRIPTION:Gail Borden Library has enriched lives for 150 years. For even more\, local oak forests have done the same. Discover how local libraries & oak forests are essential to our thriving community. .\nhttps://gailbo rden.libnet.info/event/10661230 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Fifteen Things Local Libraries and Ancient Oak Forests Have in Common

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In today&rsquo\;s program we will jour ney through fifteen ideas that highlight how local libraries and local oak forests share important traits essential to any town or city.

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Lea rn about how libraries inspire us\, change us and enlarge our view of ours elves and the world while serving as a keystone to the communities we are part of.

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At the same time learn how oak trees and the ecosystems t hey support are also keystone species to these same communities\, supplyin g us with a different type of inspiration\, providing homes for local wild life species and enriching our daily lives in ways we may not realize.

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Gail Borden Library has been enriching lives for 150 years. For even more years\, local oak forests have done the same. Discover 15 ideas that highlight how local libraries and oak forests are essential to our thrivin g community. \; Ed Collins\, Director of Land Preservation for the McH enry County Conservation District\, will discuss how they provide roots\, support and inspiration\, expanding our view of ourselves and the world ar ound us.

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Ed&rsquo\;s career spans thirty-one years with the McHenr y County Conservation District where he currently serves as the Director o f Land Preservation and Natural Resources\, administering restoration and land preservation efforts on 25\,000 acres of open space. \;

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