Middle School News & Reviews Archives - Glen Ellyn Public Library https://gepl.org/category/tweens-reviews/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:24:50 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Middle school students – Display your art in The Middle! https://gepl.org/2025/08/29/middle-school-students-display-your-art-in-the-middle/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:58:08 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=62486 Middle school students can display their art on the wall of The Middle on a first-come, first-served basis! Just contact the Middle School Librarian! Details Tell the library your name and the medium used in your art. Confirm that you have up to 10 items that will fit into 11×14 inch frames. Items will be […]

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]]> 2,000+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for WDSRA! https://gepl.org/2025/06/25/2000-summer-readers-help-library-meet-goal-of-2000-for-wdsra/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:14:39 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=62289 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 […]

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]]> Youth Recommendations: Level Up at Your Library https://gepl.org/2025/06/21/youth-recommendations-level-up-at-your-library/ Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:00:39 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=62276 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 […]

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]]> Summer Reading: June 1-July 31 https://gepl.org/2025/06/01/summer-reading-june-1-july-31/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:00:53 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=62174 Play is one of the ways we learn to relate to others, to think in new ways, and to foster friendships, new and old. Level Up at Your Library is an all-ages summer reading program based around puzzles and games. Readers of all ages can participate in 2025 Summer Reading! If 2,000 people register for […]

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]]> World Languages Collection https://gepl.org/2025/03/30/world-languages-collection/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 05:00:09 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=61885 The Youth Department has a growing World Languages collection. With over 20 languages represented, visitors will find items in many formats including picture books, board books, and graphic novels. Do you speak a language other than English in your home? What stories would you like to see represented in the Glen Ellyn Public Library Youth […]

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]]> MakerFest is this weekend! https://gepl.org/2025/03/04/makerfest-is-this-weekend/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:37 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=61830 Work with experienced makers to solder an electronic circuit or create items like a micro mosaic, a self-published booklet, origami, or a greeting card made out of recycled materials. See equipment like the laser cutter, Cricut, and sublimation printer, and use a heat press to decorate a tote bag in The Workshop! There will be […]

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]]> Youth Reading Recommendations: Veterans Day https://gepl.org/2024/11/06/youth-reading-recommendations-veterans-day/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:43:58 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=61406 Celebrate and honor America’s veterans through an exploration of courage, patriotism, and sacrifice. Coming Home by Greg Ruth This nearly wordless picture book poignantly explores the spectrum of emotions experienced at a reunion of a child and their deployed parent. War Stories by Gordon Korman Twelve-year-old Trevor is obsessed with war-like video games and is […]

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]]> 100 Books Before High School https://gepl.org/2024/10/30/100-books-before-high-school/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:26:32 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=61396 Middle School comes with new responsibilities, and sometimes that can feel like a lot to handle. 100 Books before High School helps you manage middle school stressors by reminding you to take some time for yourself and read books that you enjoy. There are no assigned books and no reports to write—read whatever you want, […]

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]]> Haunted Library 2024 is one week away! https://gepl.org/2024/10/18/haunted-library-2024-is-one-week-away/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:00:24 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=61202 The library will close at 3 pm on Friday, October 25 and re-open at 6 pm transformed for Halloween fun! Visit the library after hours, if you dare! On the 1st floor… find family-friendly frights. Participate in a scavenger hunt of Halloween-themed icons throughout the Youth Department, an all-ages costume parade at 6:30 pm, and […]

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]]> September is Passport Awareness Month https://gepl.org/2024/08/29/september-is-passport-awareness-month/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:36:54 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=61023 Are you gearing up to take a vacation abroad? If you have never traveled outside of the United States, or if it has been a while since your last trip, you may not be aware of changes to the passport application process or requirements. September is Passport Awareness month, when the U.S. Department of State […]

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]]> World on the Move is only at the library through August 30. Come see it before it’s gone! https://gepl.org/2024/08/26/61010/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:54:27 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=61010 “Such a cool experience, so glad i got the opportunity to see this. So lucky and grateful that our library got to have this.” “…incredibly moving and informative! Thanks so much!” “I liked how it was interactive because it made learning fun.” Want to see what they’re talking about? World on the Move: 250,000 Thousand […]

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]]> 2,000+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for Ten Thousand Villages! https://gepl.org/2024/08/16/2000-summer-readers-help-library-meet-goal-of-2000-for-ten-thousand-villages/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:59:23 +0000 https://gepl.org/?p=60980 2024 Summer Reading ran from June 1-July 31, and the library’s goal of 2,000 registrants was met! The final number of sign-ups was 2,255, accounting for a total of 63,323 days of reading–wow! As a result, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation and Friends of the Library have each donated $1,000 to our non-profit partner, Ten […]

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