
Exhibit at the Main Library Saturday, Sept. 20 – Sunday, Jan. 4
Dinosaur Explorer journeys through the wildest, wackiest, and most wonderous dinosaurs and examines human physiology through the lens of these magnificent creatures. Although they lived millions of years before us, dinosaurs adapted to not only survive, but to thrive on planet earth. Whether it be feeding or family dynamics, intelligence or interpersonal relationships, Dinosaur Explorer asks: where do we see similarities in our world today? Join us as we explore, compare, and create a whole-new understanding of the most fascinating living organisms in known history.
Sponsored by the Gail Borden Public Library Foundation. Produced by Imagine.
Events
Kids Explore: STUCK! The LaBrea Tar Pits
Main Library Story Room
Thursday, 12/11 | 4 - 4:45 pm
At the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, Ice Age fossils can be found in bubbling asphalt pits. Let's read about this living museum & make Ice Age shadow puppets.
Jurassic Park: Film Screening
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Tuesday, 12/30 | 2 - 4:15 pm
Feel the thrill, the wonder, and the roar of the original Jurassic Park at this special movie screening and visit our amazing interactive dinosaur exhibit.

Throughout December
Visit the Dinosaur Explorer exhibit at the Main Library throughout December and search for the holiday symbols scattered throughout the exhibit! Find ten holiday symbols and write down the name of the dinosaur where the symbols were hiding on a scavenger hunt worksheet. Turn in your sheet at the Customer Relations desk for a special dinosaur prize!
Media
News
Shown here courtesy of the Elgin Courier-News
Elgin Courier-News
Giant dinosaurs take over Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library
By Mike Danahey | Published September 19, 2025 3:12 pm
Starting this weekend, prehistoric creatures will be roaming the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin with the opening of the Dinosaur Explorer exhibit.
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Shown here courtesy of the Daily Herald
Daily Herald
'Lots of oohs and aahs': More than 20 animatronic dinosaurs take over Gail Borden Library in Elgin
By Rick West | Published September 18, 2025 4:28 pm
It’s a Jurassic (and Triassic and Cretaceous) world at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin as it prepares to open the new Dinosaur Explorer exhibit this weekend.
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Gail Borden Library Reveals New Fall Exhibit, Dinosaur Explorer
By Natalie Kiburg
ELGIN, IL – (August 13, 2025) – Dinosaur Explorer is an all-new traveling exhibition that explores the wildest, wackiest, and most wonderous dinosaurs and examines human physiology through the lens of these magnificent creatures. This exhibit will be displayed from September 20 to January 4 at the Gail Borden Main Library, located at 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, 60120.






























