Parents and children inside the Gail Bordon Public Library.

While many executives are always searching for new strategic branch locations, Mike Lee, president/CEO of the $232 million Kane County Teachers Credit Union in Elgin, Ill., may have found a new a new gem of a locale that no one, until now, has ever thought of – the local public library.

In June, KCT Credit Union expects to open new a mini branch, about 330 square feet, inside a 153,826-square-foot Gail Bordon Public Library. It's the third largest public library building in the Land of Lincoln and features a spacious round reading room with large windows overlooking the Fox River.

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