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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

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

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

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

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

The traveling exhibition from the American Anthropological Association and the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage comes to Glen Ellyn Public Library for five weeks July 22 – August 30, 2024. Glen Ellyn Public Library has been selected as one of only fifteen libraries in the United States and the only library in Illinois… Read More

Happy New Year! Here are some Fun Library Facts from 2022: 483,520 Glen Ellyn Public Library items were checked out or renewed between January and November 2022 158,537 people visited Glen Ellyn Public Library between January and November 2022 The books from the series Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey were the most checked-out… Read More

The Village of Glen Ellyn and Glen Ellyn Public Library enlisted the help of Glen Ellyn Youth & Family Counseling Service (GEYFCS) to help residents of Glen Ellyn more easily access individual, family, or couples counseling, crisis intervention and support, and referral and linkage to community resources. Beginning Tuesday, January 17, every Tuesday and Wednesday… Read More

In the current issue of L2B, the library's eNewsletter for small businesses, the magazine of the month is Entrepreneur, and the recommended article is "How to Afford Top Talent." There are several ways to read the article, including coming in to the library and reading the print magazine. If you would like to read the… Read More

Since the Community Cupboard in the library lobby opened its doors on August 14, more than $800 in donated items have been distributed! Staff re-stock the cupboard three times each day, and we need your donations to continue to provide socks, t-shirts, hygiene items, and letter-writing materials to community members in need. To date, the… Read More

Apple Wallet is an application included with iPhones and iPod touch devices that run iOS 9 and later that allows users to digitally store items like credit and loyalty cards. Android users can download Pass2U Wallet from the Google Play Store. REQUEST CARD FOR MOBILE WALLET… Read More