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GEPL News

Pave the Way This Holiday Season!

By: GEPL Staf

Looking for a meaningful holiday gift? The Glen Ellyn Library Foundation invites you to honor someone special, celebrate an occasion, or leave a lasting legacy with a personalized engraved brick. Your brick includes up to three lines of custom text an optional gift acknowledgement placement as part of the library’s landscape For just $250, your… Read More about Pave the Way This Holiday Season!

Library to receive a gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York!

By: GEPL Staff

Carnegie Libraries hold a special place in American history and in the hearts of generations of Americans. Andrew Carnegie helped build 1,681 libraries across the United States, including the first true public library for Glen Ellyn on the northeast corner of Park and Crescent. The building opened in the fall of 1914 with accommodations for… Read More about Library to receive a gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York!

Boundless app discontinued after Monday, November 17

By: GEPL Staff

Baker & Taylor, the organization that provides the Boundless app is closing. In the coming weeks, the eRead Illinois collection will be migrated from Boundless to The Palace Project app. Key Dates Effective Immediately: Users are no longer able to place new holds on the Boundless app. Effective Immediately: Existing holds and checkout history in… Read More about Boundless app discontinued after Monday, November 17

1st Floor Refresh Update

By: GEPL Staff

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

Read a New Book at the StoryWalk!

By: Meredith Bazzoli, Youth Librarian

If you’re looking for more literacy activities while the Youth department undergoes construction this fall, take a walk, ride, or scoot down the Prairie Path to Prairie Path Park and check out our StoryWalk! Ann Ferguson, a librarian in Vermont, developed the first StoryWalk as a way to encourage literacy and physical activity in her… Read More about Read a New Book at the StoryWalk!

Book Bins for Businesses

By: GEPL Staff

Help the library encourage literacy and a love of reading in Glen Ellyn with a free curated collection of books in a plastic container for visitors to enjoy when they visit your business! Once delivered, books belong to the business owner. Businesses may choose to allow visitors to take books home. Request your Book Bin… Read More about Book Bins for Businesses

Glen Ellyn Library Foundation: Support the Library and Its Mission

By: Dawn Bussey, Executive Director

The library is so grateful to the Glen Ellyn community for its support! The mission of Glen Ellyn Public Library is to serve the community as a vibrant center for accurate information, robust learning, and personal discovery, and public funding has helped to make Glen Ellyn Public Library one of the preeminent libraries in the… Read More about Glen Ellyn Library Foundation: Support the Library and Its Mission

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