Where The Child Things Are

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here’s what’s playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Katie reads Berry Song by Michaela Goade Sophie reads Jo Bright and the Seven Bots by… Read More

Apply through Friday, April 14 Local artists, showcase your Warhol-inspired art at the library during the Summer of 2023! Submit an Art Display Proposal… Read More

Every year, children's books earn coveted nominations for the Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King book awards. The American Library Association announces the winners at their midwinter meeting on the last Monday in January. At the library, Youth Department staff also hotly debate picks for "Mock Caldecott Awards". The criteria include strong literary merit, exceptional… Read More

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here’s what’s playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Cathy reads Best in Snow by April Pulley Sayre Sophie reads Toy Meet Snow by Emily… Read More

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-11 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here's what's playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Katy sings Twelve Dinging Doorbells by Tameka Fryer Brown Amy reads Winter Harvest by Jane Chelsea… Read More

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here's what's playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Katy reads The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara Katy reads Squish, Squash, Squished by Rebecca Kraft… Read More

When 2022 Summer Reading at Glen Ellyn Public Library ended on Wednesday, August 31, the 2,170 readers who registered for 2022 Summer Reading greatly exceeded our goal of 1,000 registrants! Pictured left to right: Friends President Katie Scherer, Forest Preserve District President Daniel Hebreard, Early Literacy Librarian Katy Schaper Pictured left to right: Foundation President Joli… Read More

You may have noticed the Read Diverse Books display in the lobby of the library. Some of these titles are children’s and young adult literature that we chose using a search tool called Children’s Books: Portrayals of People with Disabilities. The tool was curated by the IRIS Center* and contains information about the following types of… Read More

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here’s what’s playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Sophie reads Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong Katy reads… Read More

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here’s what’s playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Amy reads I Am You: A Book About Ubuntu by Refiloe Moahloli Cathy reads The Fox… Read More

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-10 to hear a story, rhyme, or even jokes read aloud by a Glen Ellyn Public Library staff member any time. Here's what's playing now! Press # at any time to return to the menu. Cathy reads facts from An Anthology of Intriguing Animal Facts Sophie reads Eyes that Kiss in… Read More

Readers up to age 14 who register for 2022 Summer Reading may receive a Sprout pencil. Sprout pencils are just like regular pencils, except that when they get too short to write with, you can plant them! Watch this 45-second video to learn how to grow plants (seed variety is on the pencil label) from… Read More