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In October 2021, the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation held a Fall Fun Fest to launch an Outreach Van Campaign to raise $80,000 for a van to serve the community beyond the library building. Shortly after Fall Fun Fest, the library received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) American Rescue Plan Grant that provided… Read More about Glen Ellyn Public Library – Anywhere

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 about 1,500+ Summer Readers help library meet goal of $2,000 for Glen Ellyn Food Pantry!

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 about Free Summer Meals available at the library

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 about 2023 Summer Reading begins Monday, June 5!

  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 about Glen Ellyn Public Library Embraces Warhol

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 about Freegal Music+

May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a time to learn about mental health disorders  and behavioral health issues so that we can discuss them openly without ignorance and with compassion. Behavioral health describes the connection between behaviors and the health and well-being of the body, mind, and spirit. Mental illness and addiction can affect… Read More about May is Mental Health Awareness Month

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 about Pop Art Display—Call for Artists

The Marvel Universe's first school for sorcerers throws open its doors! The world has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has finally done what he has avoided for decades - established an academy for the Mystic Arts! Young people from around the world with an aptitude for magic are brought together… Read More about Strange Academy Volume 1: First Class by Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos

Logan Foster has pretty much given up on the idea of ever being adopted. It could have something to with his awkward manner, his photographic memory, or his affection for reciting curious facts, but whatever the cause, Logan and his "PPs" (prospective parents) have never clicked. Then everything changes when Gil and Margie arrive. Although… Read More about The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters

Spread your wings with Science Comics: Birds of Prey, a new and exciting volume of First Second's nonfiction graphic novel series. In this volume, you'll get up-close and personal with some of the world’s most skilled hunters, from the majestic eagle to the oft-maligned scavenger vulture! Armed with razor-sharp claws, keen eyesight, powerful wings, and… Read More about Birds of Prey Terrifying Talons by Joe Flood

Sparta forged her into a deadly weapon. Now the gods need her to save the world! Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne's brother's… Read More about Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews