Two bronze statues were stolen from the Waukegan Public Library in Illinois, officials say. The statues were stolen from the library\'s courtyard sometime around May 31, WLS-TV, Chicago, reported. The two works, one titled \"Imagine That,\" which portrayed a young girl sitting on a stack of books with a soccer ball nearby, and the other, \"Little Scholar,\" with a figure of a boy engrossed in a book, were valued at a total of about $15,000. Police said in order to abscond with the statues, the thieves had to chip away the stone bases, which were bolted into concrete. Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/06/10/Bronze-statues-stolen-from-library/UPI-31571339383268/#ixzz1xSKgJE2L They were among 11 statues placed in the library\'s courtyard as part of a project called \"Art of a Story\" in 2000. Library officials said the stolen pieces were insured. Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/06/10/Bronze-statues-stolen-from-library/UPI-31571339383268/#ixzz1xSKiPJOg