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¡Hola! Adult Spanish Collection Did you know that the Adult Department of the library has a Spanish collection? I choose materials for the adult Spanish collection, and while I am a Spanish speaker who lived in Venezuela as a child, I am not a native speaker and my fluency in Spanish literature is very limited.… Read More about ¡Hola! Adult Spanish Collection

As a frazzled parent of three young children, I was often told: “The days are long, but the years are short.” This adage still resonates with me years later, not just because I’m still frazzled most of the time, but because the passing of each year seems to speed up the older my children become.… Read More about Preserving Family Moments with a Time Capsule

Each year, committees of Illinois teachers and librarians select the nominees for the following year's Monarch, Bluestem, and Caudill Award lists. Preparation for the meetings begins months in advance, with members responsible for reading 50 titles that will be winnowed down to the final lists of 20 books. Youth Department staff members Melissa Hilt, Alexa… Read More about Youth Reading Recommendations: Award Nominee Staff Favorites

In honor of World on the Move, these books take a closer look at why and how people relocate to new places. The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui This graphic novel memoir explores a family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to America. The author’s moving writing and elegant artwork illuminate how her family’s struggle… Read More about Adult Reading Recommendations: Human Migration

This summer, the library is encouraging the community to read with the 2024 Summer Reading program, and is also excited to host World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration! If 2,000 people register for summer reading, the Friends of the Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation will  each give $1,000to our non-profit… Read More about Summer Fun at the Library

Looking for plants native to DuPage County? The Seed Library may contain seeds for some of the plants on this reference list of plants from a past Forest Preserve District Native Plant Sale. Read More about Seed Library Native Plants

Marie Ulhorn Presidents Park, located at 265 Cumnor Avenue, is home to a brand new Little Free Library. For her Eagle Scout Service Project, seventeen-year-old Katherine Schlueter raised the necessary funds for the Little Free Library, coordinated with the Glen Ellyn Park District on placement, and built the structure itself! Below is a Q&A with… Read More about Marie Ulhorn Presidents Park is home to a new Little Free Library

World on the Move | June 1-July 31 Readers of all ages can participate in 2024 Summer Reading! If 2,000 people register for summer reading, the Friends of the Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation will each give $1,000 to our non-profit partner, Ten Thousand Villages, to support fair trade artisans. Summer Reading Log… Read More about 2024 Summer Reading

Earth Day is Monday, April 22! Recommendations from Adult Department Assistant Director and Readers’ Advisory Librarian Sarah Kovac Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver A housewife’s life is forever changed when she discovers a giant kaleidoscope of butterflies near her Appalachian home. The phenomenon attracts a swarm of journalists, scientists, and tourists to town. This issue-oriented… Read More about Reads for Earth Day: Explore Our Relationship with the Earth

Looking to donate your Eclipse Glasses... ... in person? Warby Parker is working with Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) and utilizing their 240+ retail locations across the United States as eclipse glasses collection sites. The donated glasses will be sent to AWB storage locations for future use. A list of local locations can be found here.… Read More about Solar Eclipse Glasses Recycling Campaign

Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn Lola plants a flower garden with her parents’ help, and watches it grow. My Garden by Kevin Henkes The girl in this book grows chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells in her garden. All About Plants! by Andrea Beaty What… Read More about Reads for Youth Gardening

Why did you choose to become a librarian? It’s the family tradition! My grandma, great-aunt, and mom are all librarians! Growing up, I spent a lot of time at my local library, which helped foster a huge love of reading. Being connected to different worlds through books was very magical to me, and I knew… Read More about Get to Know Youth Department Assistant Director and Technology Librarian Ellie Hansen