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Did you know that you can easily add events from the library calendar to your digital calendar or request an email reminder? And you can easily print a calendar of events filtered to your interests! Even if you don't have to register for an event, you can request an email reminder 24 hours prior to… 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 A Baby Polar Bear Story by Martha E. H. Rustad Alexandra reads Froggy se… 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. Peter reads The Midnight Babies by Isabel Greenberg Beth reads Today I Read a Bus Stop… Read More

The SWAN Libraries App has been disabled. The library catalog is available in a browser on your phone or tablet. We apologize for the inconvenience! Read More

On GivingTuesday, please consider donating to the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation. Your gift will help the Foundation fund projects that foster innovation and outreach to ensure that future residents of Glen Ellyn enjoy high-quality library services in a state-of-the-art facility. Donate now! As the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary, it hopes to reach a goal of… Read More

The library’s mission to serve the community means that we are always changing and evolving to meet the community’s needs. Inside the Library Building In January, you may notice some shifting of the spaces on the 2nd floor of the library. The highly-anticipated makerspace will be created in the area that is currently the High… 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. Sophie reads The North Wind and the Sun by Philip Stead Payton reads The Story of… Read More

The Short Story Dispenser is on tour! Its first stop is Forest Glen Elementary, where students can print Humor, Poetry, or Fantasy short stories while in the school library. The dispenser was a gift to the library from the Foundation in 2019 and was upgraded by the Foundation in 2020 to include touchless controls. Glen… Read More

2,170 readers participated in 2023 Summer Reading! Katy Schaper, Katie Scherer, Laura Glaza, Joli Murphy, Dawn Bussey Because of you, the Friends and the Foundation donated $2,000 to the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry to help provide essential groceries and support to neighbors at risk of hunger. Thank you! The library also collected 468 pounds of… Read More

Call 630-534-9700 and select 1-12 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 reads Lena's Shoes are Nervous: A First Day-of-School Dilemma by Keith Calabrese Alexandra reads I'm… Read More

2023 Summer Reading: A Summer of Pop Art to benefit Glen Ellyn Food pantry ends Friday, August 4! Log your reading today, and come in to the library to enter the final prize drawings. Final Youth prize drawing is Monday, August 7. Final High school and Adult prize drawing for Warhol tickets is Tuesday, August… Read More

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