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The library has three hold locations to make it easier for cardholders to pick up items! When you place holds, you may specify any of the following locations. Glen Ellyn Public Library - Pick up in the library on the hold shelves Glen Ellyn Public Library 65 S Park Lockers - Pick up at the… Read More about Choose your default hold location to make pickup easier

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 The Ghosts Went Floating by Kim Norman Beth reads Spooky Poems Aloud: 25 Poems to Frighten and Delight… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – October 2024

Are you gearing up to take a vacation abroad? If you have never traveled outside of the United States, or if it has been a while since your last trip, you may not be aware of changes to the passport application process or requirements. September is Passport Awareness month, when the U.S. Department of State… Read More about September is Passport Awareness Month

On September 3, construction will begin on the 2nd floor. The library is creating new enclosed study spaces and replacing the lighting on the 2nd floor. To prepare for these improvements, some items have been shifted and relocated. Are you getting rid of books? Books, games, CDs, and display units have been moved as needed… Read More about 2nd Floor Construction

"Such a cool experience, so glad i got the opportunity to see this. So lucky and grateful that our library got to have this." "...incredibly moving and informative! Thanks so much!" "I liked how it was interactive because it made learning fun." Want to see what they're talking about? World on the Move: 250,000 Thousand… Read More about World on the Move is only at the library through August 30. Come see it before it’s gone!

On Friday, July 26, Friends of the Glen Ellyn Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation held an appreciation event in conjunction with the opening of the traveling World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration exhibit. Donors, volunteers, and supporters of these organizations were invited to view the exhibit before its official opening… Read More about Friends of the Glen Ellyn Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation Appreciation Event

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 On a Summer Night by Deborah Hopkinson. Alexandra reads The Very Impatient Caterpiller by Ross Burach. Katy reads… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – August 2024

The Workshop is a makerspace - a place to create, discover, and learn. Got an idea for a project, or looking for inspiration? Staff in The Workshop can help you get started! Equipment, is free to use, but you might need to purchase materials. Maker equipment, including laptops and a laminator that do not require… Read More about Getting started in The Workshop – Epilog Laser

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 El Español es la Lengua de mi Familia by Michael Genhart. Ellie reads The Sweetest Scoop: Ben &… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – July 2024

Summer is upon us. For many, this means more free time and fewer responsibilities. This means that we will have more time to entertain ourselves, often through the form of watching movies and shows. The library has many DVDs with movies and shows for people like you to take home and watch. I have compiled… Read More about Fantastical Films and Where to Watch Them: Six Titles to Keep You Thinking

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. Josie reads Just One More Sleep: All Good Things Come to Those Who Wait... and Wait... and Wait by Jamie… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – June 2024

Library Board President Karen Volk, Friends President Katie Scherer, Library Board Treasurer Maryanne Deaton, Library Director Dawn Bussey, and Friends Community Mailing Chair Britta Albrecht On Monday, the Friends of the Library presented a check for $54,000 to the library to supplement the library’s annual budget for materials, programs, and literacy initiatives in the local… Read More about Thank you, Friends of the Library!