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2023 Summer Reading: A Summer of Pop Art to benefit Glen Ellyn Food pantry ends Friday, August 4! Log your reading today, and come in to the library to enter the final prize drawings. Final Youth prize drawing is Monday, August 7. Final High school and Adult prize drawing for Warhol tickets is Tuesday, August… Read More about 2023 Summer Reading ends Friday, August 4

Did you know that you can get help locating child care, training, food assistance, housing, medical care, legal advice, and specialized support for all ages and languages at the library? Glen Ellyn Youth and Family Counseling Services (GEYFCS) Outreach Program Coordinator Jessica Gul is available on the 2nd floor to provide referrals for housing and… Read More about Tuesday – Friday get help locating free and low-cost services

In October 2021, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation held a Fall Fun Fest to launch an Outreach Van Campaign to raise $80,000 for a van to serve the community beyond the library building. Shortly after Fall Fun Fest, the library received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) American Rescue Plan Grant that provided… Read More about Glen Ellyn Public Library – Anywhere

2023 Summer Reading began Monday, June 5, and today the library met its goal of 1,500 registrants! Now, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation and Friends of the Library will each donate $1,000 to the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry to help provide essential groceries and support to neighbors at risk of hunger! Thank you to all… Read More about 1,500+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for Glen Ellyn Food Pantry!

Hand-painted letters by Mexican artist and muralist Juan Chawuk are on display on the 2nd Floor of the library through the end of July! This traveling art installation is sponsored by College of DuPage and the JCS Fund of the DuPage Foundation to initiate public art events and art installations throughout DuPage County. Read More about Glen Ellyn Letters Now at the Library!

Snapshot is an annual summary of interesting library facts and figures. Snapshot 2022 is available now! Read More about 2022 Snapshot

Free summer meals for kids and teens 18 and under are available at the library this summer through Friday, August 11. Meals are available Monday through Friday from Noon to 1 pm in the North and South Meeting Rooms and are provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank. All are welcome - no registration required.… Read More about Free Summer Meals available at the library

A Summer of Pop Art* to benefit the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry Monday, June 5 – Friday, August 4 This summer, read to help the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry! If 1,500 readers register, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation and Friends of the Library will each donate $1,000 to the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry to help… Read More about 2023 Summer Reading begins Monday, June 5!

  The library is excited to support Cleve Carney Museum of Art and McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage exhibition of Andy Warhol in summer of 2023.The Warhol Exhibition includes 94 works from Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop/Works from the Bank of America Collection on loan through Bank of America’s Art… Read More about Glen Ellyn Public Library Embraces Warhol

Freegal Music+ provides access to over 18 million songs including Sony Music labels—Columbia, RCA, Epic, Arista, and RCA, with unlimited FREE music streaming and five free downloads each month! Access Freegal Music+ with your library card number. The Freegal Music app is available in the Apple and Google Play stores, and on Amazon.… Read More about Freegal Music+

May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a time to learn about mental health disorders  and behavioral health issues so that we can discuss them openly without ignorance and with compassion. Behavioral health describes the connection between behaviors and the health and well-being of the body, mind, and spirit. Mental illness and addiction can affect… Read More about May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Learn more about Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Read titles written by Asian American and Pacific Islander American authors and/or about charaters who are Asian Americans or Pacific Islander Americans. Browse the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage… Read More about May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month