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The Glen Ellyn Library Foundation 2023 gala event, The Silver Ball, will take place on Friday, April 28 at The Morton Arboretum in the Ginkgo Room and feature live music from Bluewater Kings Band. The event celebrates 25 years during which the Foundation has grown the funds in an endowment and used the interest earned to provide high-quality library… Read More about The Silver Ball

Glen Ellyn Public Library ranks among the top public libraries in the nation, according to Library Journal. The library was recently honored with a four-star rating from the national publication, which has been ranking libraries for 15 years. "The library has never been ranked in the past, so to debut at four stars, we must be… Read More about Glen Ellyn Public Library becomes a Star Library

Glen Ellyn Public Library is now offering 24/7 locker hold pick up and book return at 65 S Park Boulevard, inside the Glen Ellyn Police Department.* To use the lockers at 65 S Park Boulevard, Choose Glen Ellyn Public Library 65 S Park Lockers as your pickup location when you place a hold.** Receive an… Read More about Glen Ellyn Public Library 65 S Park Lockers now available!

Thirty lucky Glen Ellyn seniors took home a free Acer Chromebook last Wednesday! Funded by PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive, supported by AT&T, Glen Ellyn Public Library's Digital Skills for Seniors program covered topics like Getting Started on a Computer and Using a Search Engine, Using Email, and Being Safe Online: Accounts and Passwords, Online Fraud… Read More about Thirty lucky Glen Ellyn seniors took home a free Acer Chromebook last Wednesday!

On your next visit to the library, you may see Glen Ellyn Youth and Family Counseling Service (GEYFCS) Outreach Program Coordinator Jessica Gul at a table on the 2nd floor. Jessica can provide referrals for housing and employment services and schedule appointments for mental health services with a clinician at GEYFCS. Beginning Tuesday, February 7,… Read More about Mental health and referral services available at the library with GEYFCS staff

Whether it’s talking about dream schools, thinking about which teachers to request letters of recommendation from, or brainstorming ideas for answering supplemental essays, the college to-do list seems never ending. For seniors who aren’t sure where to start with college applications, here are some tips from college freshmen who attended Glenbard South on how to… Read More about Staying organized during the college admissions process: Advice from college freshmen

Every year, children's books earn coveted nominations for the Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King book awards. The American Library Association announces the winners at their midwinter meeting on the last Monday in January. At the library, Youth Department staff also hotly debate picks for "Mock Caldecott Awards". The criteria include strong literary merit, exceptional… Read More about Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children

The traveling exhibition from the American Anthropological Association and the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage comes to Glen Ellyn Public Library for five weeks July 22 – August 30, 2024. Glen Ellyn Public Library has been selected as one of only fifteen libraries in the United States and the only library in Illinois… Read More about Library to Host Exhibition on Human Migration in 2024

The library is looking for volunteers to share their experiences of prejudice and/or discrimination based on race, religion, sexual preference, class, gender identity, disability, or another aspect of their lives. On Saturday, May 6 from Noon to 4 pm, the library will host A Human Library. Participants will be able to register for hour-long sessions… Read More about A Human Library: Volunteers Needed

How can the library better serve you? Glen Ellyn Public Library is creating a new strategic plan that will help us focus our efforts over the next three years. This short anonymous survey will help the library understand what programs, materials, and services you use - and what we may be missing. Please take 5-10… Read More about Tell us how the library can better serve you!

Happy New Year! Here are some Fun Library Facts from 2022: 483,520 Glen Ellyn Public Library items were checked out or renewed between January and November 2022 158,537 people visited Glen Ellyn Public Library between January and November 2022 The books from the series Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey were the most checked-out… Read More about Best of 2022

The Village of Glen Ellyn and Glen Ellyn Public Library enlisted the help of Glen Ellyn Youth & Family Counseling Service (GEYFCS) to help residents of Glen Ellyn more easily access individual, family, or couples counseling, crisis intervention and support, and referral and linkage to community resources. Beginning Tuesday, January 17, every Tuesday and Wednesday… Read More about Glen Ellyn Youth & Family Counseling Service (GEYFCS) at the library