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"Such a cool experience, so glad i got the opportunity to see this. So lucky and grateful that our library got to have this." "...incredibly moving and informative! Thanks so much!" "I liked how it was interactive because it made learning fun." Want to see what they're talking about? World on the Move: 250,000 Thousand… Read More about World on the Move is only at the library through August 30. Come see it before it’s gone!

2024 Summer Reading ran from June 1-July 31, and the library's goal of 2,000 registrants was met! The final number of sign-ups was 2,255, accounting for a total of 63,323 days of reading–wow! As a result, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation and Friends of the Library have each donated $1,000 to our non-profit partner, Ten… Read More about 2,000+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for Ten Thousand Villages!

On Friday, July 26, Friends of the Glen Ellyn Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation held an appreciation event in conjunction with the opening of the traveling World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration exhibit. Donors, volunteers, and supporters of these organizations were invited to view the exhibit before its official opening… Read More about Friends of the Glen Ellyn Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation Appreciation Event

This summer, the library is encouraging the community to read with the 2024 Summer Reading program, and is also excited to host World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration! If 2,000 people register for summer reading, the Friends of the Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation will  each give $1,000to our non-profit… Read More about Summer Fun at the Library

Looking for plants native to DuPage County? The Seed Library may contain seeds for some of the plants on this reference list of plants from a past Forest Preserve District Native Plant Sale. Read More about Seed Library Native Plants

Marie Ulhorn Presidents Park, located at 265 Cumnor Avenue, is home to a brand new Little Free Library. For her Eagle Scout Service Project, seventeen-year-old Katherine Schlueter raised the necessary funds for the Little Free Library, coordinated with the Glen Ellyn Park District on placement, and built the structure itself! Below is a Q&A with… Read More about Marie Ulhorn Presidents Park is home to a new Little Free Library

Library Board President Karen Volk, Friends President Katie Scherer, Library Board Treasurer Maryanne Deaton, Library Director Dawn Bussey, and Friends Community Mailing Chair Britta Albrecht On Monday, the Friends of the Library presented a check for $54,000 to the library to supplement the library’s annual budget for materials, programs, and literacy initiatives in the local… Read More about Thank you, Friends of the Library!

World on the Move | June 1-July 31 Readers of all ages can participate in 2024 Summer Reading! If 2,000 people register for summer reading, the Friends of the Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation will each give $1,000 to our non-profit partner, Ten Thousand Villages, to support fair trade artisans. Summer Reading Log… Read More about 2024 Summer Reading

The library’s Short Story Dispenser is on tour! The kiosk dispenses short stories and poems and was the first of its kind to offer short stories in Spanish. Library staff deliver the dispenser to schools using the outreach van. The dispenser was a gift from the Foundation, which also helped fund the outreach van to… Read More about Short story dispenser on tour

The library has added more lockers at 65 S Park Boulevard inside the Glen Ellyn Police Department! Users can access the lockers, now located in the hallway adjacent to the Community Room, 24/7. A library book drop is also available outside at the east end of the Glen Ellyn Police Department parking lot near Panfish… Read More about New location for expanded 65 S Park Lockers

Earth Day is Monday, April 22! Recommendations from Adult Department Assistant Director and Readers’ Advisory Librarian Sarah Kovac Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver A housewife’s life is forever changed when she discovers a giant kaleidoscope of butterflies near her Appalachian home. The phenomenon attracts a swarm of journalists, scientists, and tourists to town. This issue-oriented… Read More about Reads for Earth Day: Explore Our Relationship with the Earth

The library has distributed all of the remaining eclipse glasses. Happy viewing! NASA Partnerships bring 2024 Total Solar Eclipse to Everyone… Read More about Eclipse glasses no longer available