Teachers' Handbook

The Youth Services Department invites you to take advantage of the services we offer Glen Ellyn teachers. The Library has materials and services available for teachers of Districts 41, 89, 87, St. Petronille School, and St. James School. Our goal is to create a positive experience every time your students use the Library. Positive experiences today will build the skills they need to become life-long learners. We look forward to working with you.     — Youth Services Department

Library Cards

Although we can not give every Glen Ellyn teacher a library card, each school library has a record on which we can check materials out to your school. The school librarian is the main contact for the school record. Most schools send a list of names of approved users for this record, so your name may already be on the list. Most items circulate for four weeks. No overdue fines will be issued for materials checked out on these cards, but the user is responsible for lost or damaged items. If you prefer not to use the school card, remember that you can always use your personal library card, from most area suburbs, to check out Glen Ellyn materials on your own. For any items checked out on a personal card, fines will be issued for overdue materials and the user is responsible for any lost or damaged items.

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Assignment Alerts

As committed as we are to meeting the needs of our users, there is a limit to the amount of material we can provide. Before the library staff is aware of an assignment, the first three or four students who get to the library can easily take all the books, even if we have fifteen books on the subject.

Assignment Alerts help remedy this situation. By alerting us to an assignment you’ve made, we can pull the appropriate materials and set up a reserve shelf for the students. By restricting these materials to in-library use, the materials will be available so all students can complete the assignment. If it is possible to send a copy of the assignment, this will assist library staff when putting aside materials and helping the students. When assigning research topics, remember that the broader the subject, the more success your students will have.

You may fill out our online form and submit it over the Internet. If you prefer, you may call Youth Services at 469-0879, or you may print out the form and fax it to 469-1086 or mail it to Youth Services, Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137.

Assignment Alert Form for online submission

Assignment Alert Form - printable PDF

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Classroom Collections

Library staff will be happy to pull materials to be sent to your school for your students to use in your classroom. Orders for classroom collections can be placed over the phone or by online form. Please give one week’s notice for collections that we select. Delivery of these materials to District 41 schools is currently possible through the use of the District van.

If a collection is needed at the last moment, you are always welcome to select books yourself. In this instance, your name needs to be on the school card before you can check out any materials.

Classroom Collection form

Classroom Collection Form - printable PDF

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Special Resources

The Parent / Teacher Collection provides materials that can help you in teaching. These include such items as book discussion ideas, classroom activity ideas, science activity ideas, bulletin board ideas, and party ideas.

Internet access is available for any Glen Ellyn card holder. Users under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older. The full Internet policy is listed on our website.

Informational Videocassettes can be checked out for three weeks to supplement classroom studies.

Magazines of interest to children, teachers, and parents can be checked out for reports or pleasure.

Website enhancements
Explore the "Resources" button on the Library’s website. Students can access the following databases from home twenty-four hours a day:

Infotrac (Magazine Index)
Search magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, health and business.

Student Resource Center
A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 200 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.

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Library Visits

Glen Ellyn classes are welcome to visit our library as the schedule allows. Classes could visit for story times, to do research, or for a tour. To enable the Youth Services staff to plan a tour or program that meets your student’s needs, it is important to call and arrange your visit at least two weeks in advance. As an alternative, staff members are available to visit the schools as duties allow. Call Youth Services at 469-0879 to arrange a visit.

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