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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

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

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. Payton reads I Am The Storm by Jane Yolen Beth reads Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam… Read More

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

  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

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

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. Payton reads Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty Katie reads This Joy! by Shelley Johannes… 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. 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