GEPL News

The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight. Please browse and add titles to favorites so you can easily access them after midnight. The message above is the most common error message for Hoopla. Hoopla only charges the library for what people use, and the library… Read More

Tuesday night, the library celebrated Dennis McCarthy, Building Engineer, who was named 2022 Glen Ellyn Community Awards Library Employee of the Year! Hosted by the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce, the Glen Ellyn Community Awards recognizes who and what makes Glen Ellyn wonderful. Each year, honorees are determined by nominations submitted through a publicly accessible… Read More

Purchase tickets now for the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation 2023 gala event, The Silver Ball! The event will take place on Friday, April 28 at 6:30 pm at The Morton Arboretum in the Ginkgo Room and feature live music from Bluewater Kings Band. This event celebrates 25 years during which the Foundation has grown the… 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

At this spring’s A Human Library event, people will have the chance to “check out” people from all walks of life. Readers can also explore these exceptional accounts and biographies written from personal knowledge or special sources from authors that represent a wide range of unique experiences. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika… Read More

Did you know that cardholders can read daily Chicago Tribune and The New York Times articles online? The Chicago Sun-Times is also available as a text only list of articles or as a PDF version of the printed newspaper. Read newspapers with your library card… Read More

A summary of the 2023 Glen Ellyn Public Library Strategic Planning: Community Survey is now available. This summary, compiled by strategic planning consultant Amber Johnson, provides data regarding the 398 community survey responses and includes a general overview of comments. The next step in the library's strategic planning process is to conduct Strategic Planning Focus… Read More

The Glen Ellyn Library Foundation 2023 gala event, The Silver Ball, will take place on Friday, April 28 at The Morton Arboretum in the Ginkgo Room and feature live music from Bluewater Kings Band. The event celebrates 25 years during which the Foundation has grown the funds in an endowment and used the interest earned to provide high-quality library… Read More

Glen Ellyn Public Library ranks among the top public libraries in the nation, according to Library Journal. The library was recently honored with a four-star rating from the national publication, which has been ranking libraries for 15 years. "The library has never been ranked in the past, so to debut at four stars, we must be… Read More

On your next visit to the library, you may see Glen Ellyn Youth and Family Counseling Service (GEYFCS) Outreach Program Coordinator Jessica Gul at a table on the 2nd floor. Jessica can provide referrals for housing and employment services and schedule appointments for mental health services with a clinician at GEYFCS. Beginning Tuesday, February 7,… Read More

The traveling exhibition from the American Anthropological Association and the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage comes to Glen Ellyn Public Library for five weeks July 22 – August 30, 2024. Glen Ellyn Public Library has been selected as one of only fifteen libraries in the United States and the only library in Illinois… Read More

The library is looking for volunteers to share their experiences of prejudice and/or discrimination based on race, religion, sexual preference, class, gender identity, disability, or another aspect of their lives. On Saturday, May 6 from Noon to 4 pm, the library will host A Human Library. Participants will be able to register for hour-long sessions… Read More