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Apply through Friday, April 14 Local artists, showcase your Warhol-inspired art at the library during the Summer of 2023! Submit an Art Display Proposal… Read More about Pop Art Display—Call for Artists

Z-Library, a popular book pirating site, was recently shut down, sending book lovers into hysteria. The shutdown occurred after the reading community on the social media app TikTok, nicknamed Book-Tok, began sharing the unauthorized site’s links publicly - specifically popular author Colleen Hoover’s latest novel, It Starts with Us. Z-Library was established in 2009 as… Read More about Z-Library banning causes frenzy among readers

At this spring’s A Human Library event, people will have the chance to “check out” people from all walks of life. Readers can also explore these exceptional accounts and biographies written from personal knowledge or special sources from authors that represent a wide range of unique experiences. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika… Read More about Adult Reading Recommendations: Moving Memoirs

OneInMath is a free program run by high school volunteers to empower the love of math in students in grade k-3. Sign up to volunteer. Read More about Volunteers needed for OneinMath on Sundays

Did you know that cardholders can read daily Chicago Tribune and The New York Times articles online? The Chicago Sun-Times is also available as a text only list of articles or as a PDF version of the printed newspaper. Read newspapers with your library card… Read More about Read daily Chicago Tribune and New York Times online

A summary of the 2023 Glen Ellyn Public Library Strategic Planning: Community Survey is now available. This summary, compiled by strategic planning consultant Amber Johnson, provides data regarding the 398 community survey responses and includes a general overview of comments. The next step in the library's strategic planning process is to conduct Strategic Planning Focus… Read More about Strategic Planning Community Survey findings now available

The Glen Ellyn Library Foundation 2023 gala event, The Silver Ball, will take place on Friday, April 28 at The Morton Arboretum in the Ginkgo Room and feature live music from Bluewater Kings Band. The event celebrates 25 years during which the Foundation has grown the funds in an endowment and used the interest earned to provide high-quality library… Read More about The Silver Ball

Glen Ellyn Public Library ranks among the top public libraries in the nation, according to Library Journal. The library was recently honored with a four-star rating from the national publication, which has been ranking libraries for 15 years. "The library has never been ranked in the past, so to debut at four stars, we must… Read More about Glen Ellyn Public Library becomes a Star Library

Glen Ellyn Public Library is now offering 24/7 locker hold pick up and book return at 65 S Park Boulevard, inside the Glen Ellyn Police Department.* To use the lockers at 65 S Park Boulevard, Choose Glen Ellyn Public Library 65 S Park Lockers as your pickup location when you place a hold.** Receive an… Read More about Glen Ellyn Public Library 65 S Park Lockers now available!

Thirty lucky Glen Ellyn seniors took home a free Acer Chromebook last Wednesday! Funded by PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive, supported by AT&T, Glen Ellyn Public Library's Digital Skills for Seniors program covered topics like Getting Started on a Computer and Using a Search Engine, Using Email, and Being Safe Online: Accounts and Passwords, Online Fraud… Read More about Thirty lucky Glen Ellyn seniors took home a free Acer Chromebook last Wednesday!

On your next visit to the library, you may see Glen Ellyn Youth and Family Counseling Service (GEYFCS) Outreach Program Coordinator Jessica Gul at a table on the 2nd floor. Jessica can provide referrals for housing and employment services and schedule appointments for mental health services with a clinician at GEYFCS. Beginning Tuesday, February 7,… Read More about Mental health and referral services available at the library with GEYFCS staff

Whether it’s talking about dream schools, thinking about which teachers to request letters of recommendation from, or brainstorming ideas for answering supplemental essays, the college to-do list seems never ending. For seniors who aren’t sure where to start with college applications, here are some tips from college freshmen who attended Glenbard South on how to… Read More about Staying organized during the college admissions process: Advice from college freshmen