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The library’s Short Story Dispenser is on tour! The kiosk dispenses short stories and poems and was the first of its kind to offer short stories in Spanish. Library staff deliver the dispenser to schools using the outreach van. The dispenser was a gift from the Foundation, which also helped fund the outreach van to… Read More

Snapshot is an annual summary of interesting library facts and figures. Snapshot 2023 is available now! Read More

The library is not a polling place for today's primary election, but there are several polling places in Glen Ellyn and DuPage County, including Glen Ellyn Civic Center | 535 Duane St. Glen Ellyn Police Department | 65 S Park Blvd. Healthtrack Sports Wellness | 875 Roosevelt Rd. Main Street Recreation Center | 501 Hill… Read More

Rob Benes, 2023 Library Employee of the Year and Dawn Bussey, Executive Director Congratulations to (Chef) Rob Benes, the Library Employee of the Year! Last night, the library also received the award for 2023 Service Industry Business of the Year! Thank you to everyone who voted! The library is proud to serve the Glen Ellyn… Read More

With all of the construction on the 2nd floor, library staff have been getting lots of questions! Here are some answers to the most popular queries from visitors during the reconfiguration. What is changing? The library is adding new services and access to technology by creating a community makerspace, improving service access by re-configuring the… Read More

Construction is underway on the 2nd floor! In preparation for the new 2nd Floor Information Desk, the service desk will be shifted and some collections will be relocated temporarily. If you need help locating anything, please ask at the Information desk. Read More

Did you know that when you reserve a meeting room, you can see openings by room or by time? If you know when you need a room and don't have a preference for a specific room, choose Reserve by Time on the Meeting Rooms page and enter the date, time, and duration of your meeting… Read More

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

As finals approach, look to the library for help with tutoring, study support, and test prep! Brainfuse HelpNow, a digital resource available through gepl.org, has free resources for high school students and learners of all ages with a library card. Please ask library staff if you would like help accessing the Brainfuse HelpNow tools listed… Read More

The High School Room is currently closed and will re-open on the 2nd floor in the space that used to be the Internet Lab. During the remodeling, Young Adult (YA) Fiction and YA Magazines are located near Adult Biographies on the 2nd floor of the library. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any… Read More

On Friday, January 5, the Internet Lab on the 2nd floor of the library will close for remodeling. In January and February, the highly-anticipated makerspace will be created in the area that is currently the High School Room, and the Internet Lab will become the new High School Room. During the remodeling, the eight public… Read More

Happy New Year! The library's most popular items for 2023 included 4,408 checkouts of reusable Glen Ellyn Public Library book bags! Top Youth Series Cat Kid Comic Club Diary of a Wimpy Kid Bluey Top Adult Fiction Lessons in Chemistry Demon Copperhead Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel Top Adult Nonfiction Spare The Woman They Could… Read More