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Access to some areas of the Youth Department may be limited, and some items will be shifted and relocated. If there is something that you can’t find, please ask at a service desk! Access to the North and South Meeting Rooms limited to staff. Improvements will include adding study rooms in the Youth Department creating… Read More about 1st Floor Refresh Construction Continues through November

The library is so grateful to the Glen Ellyn community for its support! The mission of Glen Ellyn Public Library is to serve the community as a vibrant center for accurate information, robust learning, and personal discovery, and public funding has helped to make Glen Ellyn Public Library one of the preeminent libraries in the… Read More about Glen Ellyn Library Foundation: Support the Library and Its Mission

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 “September” from When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano. Marii reads Puppy in My… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – September 2025

The library’s goal of 2,000 registrants for Summer Reading was met; the final number of sign-ups was 2,452! As a result, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation and Friends of the Glen Ellyn Public Library have each donated $1,000 to Western DuPage Special Recreation Association to support social and recreational programs for individuals of all ages… Read More about 2,000+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for WDSRA!

What drew you to work in libraries? Ironically, working in libraries was going to be my “temporary job” until I decided what I wanted to be when I grew up. My first job out of college was with the Clermont County Public Library (CCPL) in Ohio and this “temporary job “turned into a 37-year adventure.… Read More about Welcome Leslie Jacobs! Adult Department Director

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. Ellie reads You Are A Honey Bee by Laurie Ann Thompson. Beth reads When You Go To Dragon School by Chelsea… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – August 2025

Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by your library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues like The Morton Arboretum! Log in with your library card credentials and browse for passes by date… Read More about Free Admission to The Morton Arboretum through Explore More Illinois

Does the competition of family game night sometimes lead to fighting at your house? It can be hard to get through a marathon Monopoly game only to be disappointed when you lose! Younger players who are still struggling to figure out the rules may prefer games where the players work together toward a common goal.… Read More about Cooperative Board Games

2025 Summer Reading began Sunday, June 1, and the library has met its goal of 2,000 registrants! Now, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation and Friends of the Library will each donate $1,000 to Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) to support social and recreational programs for individuals of all ages with special needs! If you… Read More about 2,000+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for WDSRA!

2025 Summer Reading: Level Up at Your Library is based around puzzles and games. The titles below embrace competitive spirit. The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Years ago, a reclusive mega-bestselling children’s author quit writing under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly he resurfaces with a brand-new book and a one-of-a-kind competition, offering a prize that will change… Read More about Adult Recommendations: Level Up at Your Library

This year’s Summer Reading Program theme celebrates the joy of play and how it connects us to others. Through games and puzzles, we can learn about ourselves while building friendships and community. Beastly Puzzles: A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game by Rachel Poliquin What animal could be made out of dinosaur feet, several feather dusters, and… Read More about Youth Recommendations: Level Up at Your Library

The “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World” exhibition at Cleve Carney Museum of Art at College of DuPage May 31-September 21 showcases over 60 works and artifacts by the masters of Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1868). Works by acclaimed artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige are a window into the life during this time when the… Read More about HOKUSAI