The award-winning Gail Borden Public Library District, 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Services recipient, serves 148,000+ residents. The Main Library, facing the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois, along with the Rakow and South Elgin Branches, average 3,000 visitors daily. Elgin is the nation’s 27th most diverse city with a $60,499 median household income. (U.S. Census, 2011-15 ACS) In Elgin’s 34,848 households, 14.4% (18.1% for Latinos and 30% for Asians) live below the poverty level. About 150 FTE staff at three locations serve patrons within a 65 square mile area both inside the libraries and in the community.