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Latest Posts

Find Frida Resources at the Library

June 21, 2021 By: Sophie Kenney, Youth Department Assistant Director

This month, after you’ve completed the Find Frida Scavenger Hunt, come to the library to complete a drawing entry and pick up a small...

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June is Pride Month

June 21, 2021By: GEPL Staff

Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Riots and the ongoing fight for justice and equality for the LGBTQ+...

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Youth Award Nominees: Books for Summer

June 21, 2021 By: Kate Easley, Youth Librarian - Homeschool Services

Just in time for summer reading, we have a fresh selection of books nominated for three annual awards on display in the Youth Department!...

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Brothers Ben and Luke Mayo have both joined the 1K

Brothers Ben and Luke Mayo have both joined the 1K Club!

Inspired by the Find Frida Scavenger Hunt Celebrat

Inspired by the Find Frida Scavenger Hunt Celebration, The Cafe will feature some of the items Kahlo served when she hosted dinner parties.
SOUP: Squash Blossom, with squash blossoms sourced from the world-famous Chef's Garden in Huron, Ohio.
SALAD: Lima Bean
COOKIES: Cat's Tongues, Little Meringues

It's a busy week at The Cafe! This week the librar

It's a busy week at The Cafe! This week the library will be honoring Frida Kahlo as well as our monthly Signature Chef Series.

To begin the Signature Chef series, celebrating Anthony Bourdain, for today and tomorrow ONLY there will be an Acai Bowl with blueberries, strawberries, bananas, granola and cocoa nibs.

Additionally, The Cafe's standard weekly specials will include:
SCONES: Mangonada with mango, Tajin, & chamoy and Triple Berry with blueberries, strawberries, & blackberries
QUICHE: Bacon, Green Onion, & Monterey Jack and Caramelized Onion & Spinach

The Week 3 Global Explorer activity badge for the

The Week 3 Global Explorer activity badge for the Youth challenge is Europe! Post a photo with #GlenEllynPL for a chance to be featured on our social media channels.
Here were some submissions from Week 2!

June 19 is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day o

June 19 is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It is the most widely recognized African American celebration of emancipation from slavery. This blending of the day and month marks when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, and informed the last enslaved people in Texas that the civil war had ended two months earlier and slavery had been abolished with the Emancipation Proclamation that went into effect more than two years earlier.

Going forward, Juneteenth will be celebrated in Illinois as Juneteenth National Freedom Day, a state holiday, and nationally as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday. Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established in 1983.

For this First Chapter Friday, get a taste of Amar

For this First Chapter Friday, get a taste of Amari and the Night Brothers, read by Sophie from the Youth Department! Available on our YouTube channel.

Looking for some Summer Reading inspiration? This

Looking for some Summer Reading inspiration? This past Saturday, four-year-old Evelyn and her mom, Frances, came to the library with a goal to read 100 books in one day.
They brought their lunch and even took a quick break to get a cookie from The Cafe before finishing their final 25 books. It took a little over five hours, but they did it!
Congratulations to new record holder Evelyn Brodeur, for Most Books Read in One Day at the Glen Ellyn Public Library, with 100 books read!

Affordable housing means different things to diffe

Affordable housing means different things to different people. Learn the difference between affordable, accessible, and supportive housing. Listen as individuals who need these types of housing share their stories. Find out why Glen Ellyn is such a good fit for these individuals and how our community would benefit from the diversity that comes with affordable housing.

Thank you to the following organizations, who have worked together to plan this program:
- Achieving independence and Mobility Center for Independent Living
- DuPage United
- Full Circle Communities
- Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters
- Glen Ellyn Public Library
- ICNA Relief
- One Community
- Village of Glen Ellyn

The Week 2 Global Explorer activity badge for the

The Week 2 Global Explorer activity badge for the Youth challenge is Africa! Email photos of completed activities to summer_reading@gepl.org or post a photo with #GlenEllynPL for a chance to be featured on our social media channels.
Here are some submissions from Week 1!

Cool off at The Cafe this week with the following

Cool off at The Cafe this week with the following specials:
SOUP: Cucumber Gazpacho with Watermelon and Mint garnished with feta and toasted pepitas
SALAD: Romaine Wedge with multi-colored cherry tomatoes, roasted fresh corn, green onion, crispy pancetta, and herbed croutons garnished with edible flowers, with choice of creamy Gorgonzola or ranch dressing
QUICHE: Caprese, Sauteed Spinach & Monterey Jack
SCONES: Strawberry Cream Cheese, Blackberry Lavender
Beginning Tuesday afternoon, The Cafe will also feature Phyllo Chocolate Cigars.
All items are available while supplies last.

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