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Rob Benes, 2023 Library Employee of the Year and Dawn Bussey, Executive Director Congratulations to (Chef) Rob Benes, the Library Employee of the Year! Last night, the library also received the award for 2023 Service Industry Business of the Year! Thank you to everyone who voted! The library is proud to serve the Glen Ellyn… Read More about Thank you, Glen Ellyn!

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

Glen Ellyn Public Library has a new seed library! What is a seed library you ask? Great question! A seed library is a place to donate and share plant seeds. Anyone can donate or take seeds for vegetables, fruits, and flowers from the collection for their own use—like Little Free Library, but for seeds. The… Read More about Grow Your Own Plants with Help from the Seed Library

With all of the construction on the 2nd floor, library staff have been getting lots of questions! Here are some answers to the most popular queries from visitors during the reconfiguration. What is changing? The library is adding new services and access to technology by creating a community makerspace, improving service access by re-configuring the… Read More about 2nd Floor Construction Q&A

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 Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel. Katy reads I Want to… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – March 2024

Some ways you can keep your library card number handy... Add your card to your mobile wallet For users of Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, the library can send a compatible version of your library card to your phones. Fill out this survey to begin the process. Use the SWAN Libraries + app The new… Read More about Keeping Your Library Card Number Handy

Construction is underway on the 2nd floor! In preparation for the new 2nd Floor Information Desk, the service desk will be shifted and some collections will be relocated temporarily. If you need help locating anything, please ask at the Information desk. Read More about 2nd Floor Reconfiguration

New Development Officer Carrie Gowans I am excited about the changes taking place at the library this spring, including a new seed library and the creation of our makerspace – The Workshop. The library’s ability to provide a state-of-the-art facility with innovative services that reflect community interests like the makerspace is due in large part… Read More about Welcome Glen Ellyn Library Foundation Development Officer Carrie Gowans!

Did you know that when you reserve a meeting room, you can see openings by room or by time? If you know when you need a room and don't have a preference for a specific room, choose Reserve by Time on the Meeting Rooms page and enter the date, time, and duration of your meeting… Read More about Room Reservations

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here’s what’s playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Morgan reads Goodnight, Astronaut by Scott Kelly Payton reads The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea by… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – February 2024

The Community Cupboard in the library lobby helps support the unmet needs of members of the Glen Ellyn community. To make this effort sustainable, we need your help! Is your Scout troop, school, religious organization, outreach program, or club looking for a community service opportunity? The library is asking Glen Ellyn organizations and businesses to… Read More about Community Cupboard seeks donations

Recommendations from Adult Department Assistant Director and Readers’ Advisory Librarian Sarah Kovac. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May In this memoir, journalist Katherine May faces illness, job loss, and parenting issues all at once. Her pain leads her to explore how difficult phases of life can offer unexpected… Read More about Snowy Days