Did you Know...? Archive

July 2010
We now have a list of coming attractions for each month posted on the website. You can sign up to receive the list in your inbox. Sign up to receive the list.
 
June 2010
525 volumes of reference books are available to you at home or office with your Glen Ellyn Library card. Just enter your search in the right column under the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Call or stop by the second floor Reference Desk and we would be happy to help you find the information you are looking for.
 
May 2010
You can receive e-newsletters in your e-mail for reading suggestions in several genre. Would you would like e-mail suggestions for fiction, mysteries, romances, non-fiction, children's books and more? Click on
Good Reads in Your Inbox in the left column of our page under Blogs and More, and sign up for the categories you would like to receive.
 
The Library can send you an email when checked out materials will soon be due, when you have overdue materials, and when requested material is available for you to pickup. Go to My Account and click on Get Library Notices By Email. By providing your e-mail address you are helping your library go green and save tax dollars.
 
April 2010
We have a Public FAX machine on the second floor near the Adult Services Reference Desk. You can send faxes, not receive them. Faxes cost $1.50 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page. It takes Debit or Credit cards. To send international faxes the fee is $4.95 for the 1st page and $3.45 each additional page.
 
March 2010
English language learners you can study English on your own computer. You may select your native language (such as Spanish) as the interface language. From www.gepl.org, click the Online Resources tab and scroll down to Tell Me More and click again. It takes only a few minutes to install with your Glen Ellyn Public Library card number (you will need to use Internet Explorer as your web browser since Tell Me More does not work with Firefox and Safari).
 
You can download books to your computer or a device. To help you get started, please take a guided tour. In just a few minutes, you can learn how to browse, check out, and download the titles available at the eMediaLibrary! Please note that some of the formats mentioned during the tour might not be available. To learn about the formats available, click here. To learn about the lending policies in place, click here. This tour requires Flash; if Flash is not installed on your computer, your browser should prompt you to install it when you attempt to play the tour.

 
 
 
 
 
 
February 2010
You can get job information from the web site glassdoor.com. Glassdoor provides information on more than 70,000 companies including salary details, company reviews, and interview questions — all posted anonymously by employees and job seekers. Find additional job search web sites.

January 2010
You can get Federal tax forms and other tax information online from the Internal Revenue Service web site at http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html. You can get Illinois tax forms on the Illinois Department of Revenue web site at http://www.iltax.com/.
 
 
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