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COVID-19 Update
By: GEPL Staff For the wellbeing of our visitors, the library building will be closed to the public until further notice. On Tuesday, March 17, the Village Board declared a local state of emergency in Glen Ellyn. News will be made available on this community alert page. All physical materials that are currently checked out are not due until
Read MoreTom Malinowski Awarded “Library Employee of the Year” by Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce
By: GEPL Staff Tom Malinowski, middle school librarian at the Glen Ellyn Public Library (GEPL), was named “Library Employee of the Year” at the Annual Glen Ellyn Community Awards ceremony hosted by the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Community Awards is a chance to recognize “the
Read MoreGEPL Receives Grant Funding for Census Outreach and Education
By: GEPL Staff The Glen Ellyn Public Library has been awarded $10,000 for outreach and education efforts related to the 2020 U.S. Census on April 1, made possible by funding in whole or in part by the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) through a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). During April and May,
Read MoreFoundation and Friends Support Park District Scholarship Fund with $2,000 Gift
By: GEPL Staff The Friends of the Glen Ellyn Public Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation presented a $2,000 check to benefit the Glen Ellyn Park District Scholarship Fund at the Park District’s Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. This donation concluded a successful partnership between the library and the Park District during the library’s 2019
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