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A huge thank you to the Friends of the Library for your generous donation of $70,000 to Glen Ellyn Public Library last night at the May Board meeting! Library Director Dawn Bussey, Library Board President Karen Volk, Friends of the Library President Katie Scherer, and Library Board Member Andrew Savikas Friends of the Library (FoL)… Read More about Thank you, Friends of the Library!

Some materials in the Adult Department have moved to make it easier to browse new fiction titles! Items that have moved to new locations include: New Fiction Staff Picks Trending Now Spotlight On Graphic Novels Materials in Spanish Manga Puzzles Community information ENL (English as a New Language) Spanish Language Video Games If you have… Read More about More Browsable Adult Fiction

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. Katy reads Your Mama by NoNieqa Ramos. Alexandra reads Loteria: First Words = Primeras Palabras: A Bilingual Picture Book by… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – May 2025

Beginning Sunday, April 20, you may notice some changes to the online form used to register for library events. Our vendor is changing the registration process slightly. If events require registration, you will see a Register button near the Event Details. The registration process will be broken down into a few steps that require you… Read More about New Online Program Registration Form

Snapshot is an annual summary of interesting library facts and figures. Snapshot 2024 is available now! Read More about 2024 Snapshot

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 Mr. Lepron's Mystery Soup by Giovanna Zoboli. Meredith reads chapter one of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – April 2025

The SWAN Libraries + app has been updated, and users need to update the app in order for it to work properly. To update the app manually, please follow the instructions below. iOS users Go to the App Store app  on your iPhone. Tap or your picture or initials at the top right. Scroll down,… Read More about SWAN Libraries + app updates

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. Kate reads All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell. Alexandra reads Soñadores by Yuyi Morales. Ellie reads Saving… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – March 2025

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. Ellie reads Dare to Be Daring by Chelsea Lin Wallace. Meredith reads I Can Do It Even if I'm Scared:… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – January 2025

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. Alexandra reads May Your Life be Deliciosa by Michael Genhart. Meredith reads Winter Solstice from A Year Full of Celebrations… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – December 2024

Beginning Thursday, November 7, workers will be in the Fiction area on the west side of the 2nd floor replacing the light fixtures above the stacks between 9 am and 3 pm. Seating in the area will be relocated and only staff will be able to enter the area under construction. If you have any… Read More about Lighting replacement to begin in the Fiction area on the 2nd floor

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. Meredith reads We are Definitely Human by X Fang. Katy reads Veterans Day by Betsy Rathburn. Alexandra reads Buen dia,… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – November 2024