Joey McKenna, Author at Glen Ellyn Public Library https://dev.gepl.org/author/jmckenna/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:28:37 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Reinforce your language learning with LOTE4Kids https://dev.gepl.org/2026/01/08/lote4kids/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:42:22 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=63709 ¡Comparte libros en más de 100 idiomas con LOTE4Kids! Chia sẻ sách bằng hơn 100 ngôn ngữ với LOTE4Kids! Share books in over 100 languages with LOTE4Kids! !کے ساتھ 100 سے زیادہ زبانوں م ی ں کتاب ی ں شی ئ ر کریں LOTE4Kids Research indicates that listening to a language makes learning easier by […]

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]]> Add your ID — and your library card — to iPhone https://dev.gepl.org/2025/12/15/add-your-id-and-your-library-card-to-iphone/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:30:24 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=63482 Now you can add your Illinois driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch. So you can present it easily and securely in person, in app, and online at select businesses, organizations, and airports. To learn more, visit ilsos.gov/mobileid. To add your Glen Ellyn Public Library card to Apple Wallet, […]

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]]> Availability of eBooks and audiobooks at the library https://dev.gepl.org/2025/12/10/availability-of-ebooks-and-audiobooks-at-the-library/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:53:33 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=63431 Have you ever wondered why you have to wait for copies of eBooks and audiobooks, and why the library doesn’t just order more to keep up with demand? eBooks and audiobooks can cost libraries far more than physical copies and come with strict licensing limits. The library has been watching conversations on this topic and […]

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]]> Q&A with new Youth Director Maria Shackles! https://dev.gepl.org/2025/11/25/qa-with-new-youth-director-maria-shackles/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:54:37 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=63297 What drew you to work in libraries? My mom was an elementary art teacher and I wanted to be one too, but it involved too much cleaning. After college I worked at the Kohl Children’s Museum and spent a lot of time at the Evanston Public Library. That’s when the lightbulb went on and I […]

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]]> Go Ahead, Be Nosy: Epistolary Novels https://dev.gepl.org/2025/11/19/go-ahead-be-nosy-epistolary-novels/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:14:01 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=63260 Stories told through a series of written documents, such as letters, diary entries, emails, text messages, and newspaper clippings. You don’t even have to snoop! A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there’s only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates’ bullying, but before she […]

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]]> Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – November 2025 https://dev.gepl.org/2025/11/04/dial-630-534-9700-to-hear-a-story-rhyme-or-joke-read-aloud-at-any-time-november-2025/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:11:51 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=63112 Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a staff member any time. Here’s what’s playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Payton reads November from When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano. Kate reads I Am Human: […]

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]]> Library to receive a gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York! https://dev.gepl.org/2025/10/30/our-library-is-receiving-a-special-gift/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:58:58 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=63043 Carnegie Libraries hold a special place in American history and in the hearts of generations of Americans. Andrew Carnegie helped build 1,681 libraries across the United States, including the first true public library for Glen Ellyn on the northeast corner of Park and Crescent. The building opened in the fall of 1914 with accommodations for […]

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]]> Sticker Club at the Library is Back! https://dev.gepl.org/2025/10/01/sticker-club-at-the-library-is-back/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:12:15 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=62657 October through April Sticker Club is a fun way for kids in grades k-5 to earn stickers when they read! Sign up at the Youth Desk to receive a Sticker Pouch and a Sticker Club Log. Keep track of the days you read and earn a sticker for every seven days logged!

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]]> Read a New Book at the StoryWalk! https://dev.gepl.org/2025/09/23/read-a-new-book-at-the-storywalk/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:02:27 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=62643 If you’re looking for more literacy activities while the Youth department undergoes construction this fall, take a walk, ride, or scoot down the Prairie Path to Prairie Path Park and check out our StoryWalk! Ann Ferguson, a librarian in Vermont, developed the first StoryWalk as a way to encourage literacy and physical activity in her […]

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]]> Book Bins for Businesses https://dev.gepl.org/2025/09/19/book-bins-for-businesses/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:19:17 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=62638 Help the library encourage literacy and a love of reading in Glen Ellyn with a free curated collection of books in a plastic container for visitors to enjoy when they visit your business! Once delivered, books belong to the business owner. Businesses may choose to allow visitors to take books home. Request your Book Bin […]

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]]> 1st Floor Refresh Construction Continues through November https://dev.gepl.org/2025/09/12/1st-floor-refresh-construction-continues-through-november/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:16:54 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=62607 Access to some areas of the Youth Department may be limited, and some items will be shifted and relocated. If there is something that you can’t find, please ask at a service desk! Access to the North and South Meeting Rooms limited to staff. Improvements will include adding study rooms in the Youth Department creating […]

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]]> Glen Ellyn Library Foundation: Support the Library and Its Mission https://dev.gepl.org/2025/09/05/glen-ellyn-library-foundation-support-the-library-and-its-mission/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:25:42 +0000 https://dev.gepl.org/?p=62527 The library is so grateful to the Glen Ellyn community for its support! The mission of Glen Ellyn Public Library is to serve the community as a vibrant center for accurate information, robust learning, and personal discovery, and public funding has helped to make Glen Ellyn Public Library one of the preeminent libraries in the […]

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