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Our winter session of storytime is underway! Register and join us on Zoom for Together Time on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:30 am. While we may not be able to meet in person, our virtual storytimes follow a similar structure to our live storytimes, and we continue to practice our five important pre-literacy skills:… Read More about Winter Storytime

This month, the Glen Ellyn Public Library, along with six other tax-funded organizations and seven nonprofits in Glen Ellyn, will host a series of community conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), formally known as the 2021 Glen Ellyn Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Project. The purpose of this initiative is to provide a format… Read More about Glen Ellyn Hosts Series of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Talks

This winter, we’re all about what the Danish call hygge—coziness and comfort. Winter is the perfect time of year to practice self-care and maybe learn something new! Here are some suggestions for nonfiction titles with a focus on mindfulness and creativity. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport If… Read More about Nonfiction Titles for Self-Care and Creativity

A QR (quick response) code is a type of matrix barcode. You can use a smartphone camera or a QR code reader app to scan the code, which will navigate to a URL.    QR Codes have been around much longer than I thought - since 1994.  Years ago, they were quite the craze, and then they… Read More about Tom’s Picks

Hygge is a Danish word that is having a moment outside of Denmark. There is no direct English translation for hygge (pronounced hoo-gah or hue-guh depending on which website you believe), but it implies a sense of comfort, coziness, and contentedness. As such, hygge is not something you do; it’s more a feeling of comfort… Read More about Hygge

2020 – what a year!  This will definitely be one for the history books.  There have been some incredibly difficult and stressful challenges this year.  However, as I look forward to a (hopefully) sunnier 2021, it’s also good to reflect on what we can appreciate about 2020.  Wait, is there anything?  Well, for me, these are the… Read More about What a Year!

The library building, drive-up window, The Cafe, and email and phone services will be closed Thursday, December 24 through Sunday, January 3. Stock up on materials Monday, December 21 through Wednesday, December 23! Open Monday, December 21 | 10 am - 8 pm Open Tuesday, December 22 | 10 am - 8 pm Open Wednesday,… Read More about Have a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season!

Get to know the Nekton family, underwater explorers who are always up for adventure in The Deep. Where the hit Netflix series began! Journey into The Deep with the daring aquanaut family, The Nektons, aboard their state-of-the-art (and oh, so shiny) submarine, The Aronnax. When an earthquake off the coast of Greenland leads to strange… Read More about The Deep by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer 

December brings such warm feelings despite the cold weather.  Many holidays are celebrated this month and it’s wonderful to see a variety of traditions from all over the world. December 22 - 30 Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights and it remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, in Israel. This… Read More about Celebrate Together!

These winter reads will take you back in time, immerse you in mystery, and pull you into adventure! Place a hold today. Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Amanda and Clay are looking forward to a calm vacation in an isolated area outside of New York City. Then the owners of their rental home… Read More about The Librarian Recommends: Winter Picks 2020-21

The holidays are quickly approaching, and this year is probably going to look a lot different for most of us. Your family might be choosing to stay home and just celebrate as a household. There are still ways to show everyone how grateful you are to have them in your lives! 1. Write your relatives… Read More about Gratitude: 2020 Style

We have all three books and extras of the first one! I recently reread the first book and enjoyed it all over again. If you like The Hunger Games, this is for you.  Who knew a getting a higher education would have a deadly price. Yikes!    From Goodreads: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.… Read More about The Testing Trilogy by Joelle Charbonneau