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Author: Rachael Flewelling

Social Services now available at the library!

By: GEPL Staff

The Milton Township Community Mental Health Board (also known as the 708 Board after House Bill 708) is dedicated to the strategic planning and funding of mental health, intellectual/developmental disability, and substance abuse services. In June of 2025, the 708 Board approved the Municipal Library Social Worker Intern Pilot Project. The Municipal Library Social Worker… Read More about Social Services now available at the library!

Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – October 2026

By: GEPL Staff

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 Scritch! Scratch!: An Itchy Halloween Tale by Teri Sloat. Meredith reads Can You Hug a Forest? by Frances… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – October 2026

Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – September 2026

By: GEPL Staff

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 The Big One by Dashka Slater. Meredith reads A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp. Alexandra reads… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – September 2026

Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – August 2026

By: GEPL Staff

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. Katy reads Big Kids by K.L. Going. Meredith reads A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp. Alexandra readsGoodnight, Veggies… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – August 2026

Youth Recommendations: How Does a Garden Grow?

By: Ellie Hansen, Youth Assistant Director and Technology Librarian

Titles with connections to the 2026 Summer Reading theme: Plant A Seed, Read, with descriptions from the publishers. Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening by Daniela Sosa This easy-to-follow gardening book contains 15 simple (and delicious!) projects for budding young gardeners. All About Plants! (Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files #2) by Andrea Beaty What… Read More about Youth Recommendations: How Does a Garden Grow?

Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – July 2026

By: GEPL Staff

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. Karen reads There's a Walrus in My Bed! by Ciara Flood. Meredith reads A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – July 2026

Ideas that Nourish Our Minds

By: Elaine Waite, Adult Readers' Advisory and Collection Development Librarian

In honor of our Summer Reading theme, explore culture, history, science, health, and human connection through the lens of food. Summaries from Goodreads. Culture | Padma's All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond by Padma Lakshmi In this very personal book—the result of seven years of traveling and tasting, listening… Read More about Ideas that Nourish Our Minds

Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – June 2026

By: GEPL Staff

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. Meredith reads How to Staycation Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab. Karen reads Laugh-Out-Loud: The Joke-a-Day Book by Rob Elliott.… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – June 2026

Thank you, Go Green Glen Ellyn, for the newest addition to the Library of Things!

By: GEPL Staff

The library would like to thank community partner Go Green Glen Ellyn for its recent donation of an induction cooktop to the Library of Things! Go Green Glen Ellyn Co-Founder and President Jacqueline Casazza and Director of Operations Angela Powell stopped by the library with the gift and presented it to Executive Director Dawn Bussey.… Read More about Thank you, Go Green Glen Ellyn, for the newest addition to the Library of Things!

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