Where The Child Things Are

Construction continues in the Youth Department, library lobby, and North and South Meeting Rooms. The carpet in the lobby will be replaced this week, but all services should be accessible! The Youth desk is temporarily relocated near the entrance to the Youth Department. Access to some areas of the Youth Department may be limited, and… Read More about 1st Floor Refresh Update

The library, including The Cafe and The Workshop, will close at 2 pm on Friday, October 17. At 6 pm, the newly Haunted Library will host family-friendly frights on the first floor and scary scenes recommended for age 13 and older on the 2nd floor! Please note, on Friday, October 17 The drive-up window will… Read More about Halloween fun at the library on Friday, October 17!

October through April Sticker Club is a fun way for kids in grades k-5 to earn stickers when they read! Sign up at the Youth Desk to receive a Sticker Pouch and a Sticker Club Log. Keep track of the days you read and earn a sticker for every seven days logged!… Read More about Sticker Club at the Library is Back!

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. Payton reads October from When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano. Katy reads Rainy, Sunny, Blowy,… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – October 2025

Everyone is welcome at the library, and now visitors can see a heartfelt greeting in 15 languages at the front entry! The languages were chosen based on languages commonly spoken by families in the Glen Ellyn school districts. The welcome wall is gratefully funded by the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation. Thank you for helping the… Read More about Thank you, Glen Ellyn Library Foundation!

Access to some areas of the Youth Department may be limited, and some items will be shifted and relocated. If there is something that you can’t find, please ask at a service desk! Access to the North and South Meeting Rooms limited to staff. Improvements will include adding study rooms in the Youth Department creating… Read More about 1st Floor Refresh Construction Continues through November

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. Payton reads “September” from When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano. Marii reads Puppy in My… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – September 2025

Libraries want to make sure that no one misses out on the benefits of having a library card! Register for a library card now to borrow items, book maker equipment, place holds, and register for maker programs. During September, register for a library card and receive a coffee mug, string bag, or carabiner wallet and… Read More about Sign up for a Library Card in September!

The library 1st Floor refresh will begin in August! Most of the first phase of construction will occur in staff areas, and will include relocating some shelving and collections in the Youth Department use of the North and South Meeting Rooms by staff only through November use of the Youth Study Room for Passport Services… Read More about The library 1st Floor refresh begins in August!

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. Ellie reads You Are A Honey Bee by Laurie Ann Thompson. Beth reads When You Go To Dragon School by Chelsea… Read More about Dial 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud at any time – August 2025

2025 Summer Reading began Sunday, June 1, and the library has met its goal of 2,000 registrants! Now, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation and Friends of the Library will each donate $1,000 to Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) to support social and recreational programs for individuals of all ages with special needs! If you… Read More about 2,000+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for WDSRA!

This year’s Summer Reading Program theme celebrates the joy of play and how it connects us to others. Through games and puzzles, we can learn about ourselves while building friendships and community. Beastly Puzzles: A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game by Rachel Poliquin What animal could be made out of dinosaur feet, several feather dusters, and… Read More about Youth Recommendations: Level Up at Your Library