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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

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. Josie reads Every Night is Pizza Night by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Payton reads To the Stranger Who Crosses the Water from… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – May 2024

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

Looking to donate your Eclipse Glasses... ... in person? Warby Parker is working with Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) and utilizing their 240+ retail locations across the United States as eclipse glasses collection sites. The donated glasses will be sent to AWB storage locations for future use. A list of local locations can be found here.… Read More about Solar Eclipse Glasses Recycling Campaign

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

Users of the library 65 S. Park Lockers can now return items in the new library book drop located at the east end of the Glen Ellyn Police Department parking lot near Panfish Park! The new outdoor book drop replaces the indoor book drop, which has been removed. If you have any questions about the… Read More about 65 S Park Book Drop now located outside near Panfish Park

Snapshot is an annual summary of interesting library facts and figures. Snapshot 2023 is available now! Read More about 2023 Snapshot

The library is not a polling place for today's primary election, but there are several polling places in Glen Ellyn and DuPage County, including Glen Ellyn Civic Center | 535 Duane St. Glen Ellyn Police Department | 65 S Park Blvd. Healthtrack Sports Wellness | 875 Roosevelt Rd. Main Street Recreation Center | 501 Hill… Read More about Primary Election Information

Rob Benes, 2023 Library Employee of the Year and Dawn Bussey, Executive Director Congratulations to (Chef) Rob Benes, the Library Employee of the Year! Last night, the library also received the award for 2023 Service Industry Business of the Year! Thank you to everyone who voted! The library is proud to serve the Glen Ellyn… Read More about Thank you, Glen Ellyn!

Why did you choose to become a librarian? It’s the family tradition! My grandma, great-aunt, and mom are all librarians! Growing up, I spent a lot of time at my local library, which helped foster a huge love of reading. Being connected to different worlds through books was very magical to me, and I knew… Read More about Get to Know Youth Department Assistant Director and Technology Librarian Ellie Hansen

Glen Ellyn Public Library has a new seed library! What is a seed library you ask? Great question! A seed library is a place to donate and share plant seeds. Anyone can donate or take seeds for vegetables, fruits, and flowers from the collection for their own use—like Little Free Library, but for seeds. The… Read More about Grow Your Own Plants with Help from the Seed Library

With all of the construction on the 2nd floor, library staff have been getting lots of questions! Here are some answers to the most popular queries from visitors during the reconfiguration. What is changing? The library is adding new services and access to technology by creating a community makerspace, improving service access by re-configuring the… Read More about 2nd Floor Construction Q&A