Youth

Glen Ellyn Public Library is challenging families to read 1,000 books with their children before kindergarten! Reading aloud to your child is one of the best things you can do to help prepare them for kindergarten. It’s an activity known to develop essential pre-reading skills. Most importantly, reading aloud can raise a lifelong reader! Reading… Read More about 1K Club

Glen Ellyn Public Library offers 24/7 locker hold pick up at 65 S Park Boulevard, inside the Glen Ellyn Police Department.* A library book drop is located outside at the east end of the Glen Ellyn Police Department parking lot near Panfish Park! To use the lockers at 65 S Park Boulevard Choose Glen Ellyn… Read More about 65 S Park Lockers

Phone 630-534-9700 to hear a story, rhyme, or joke read aloud any time. Read More about Dial-a-Story

Free instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues. Read More about Explore More Illinois

From Alaska to Maine, Vancouver to Miami, as well as the Library of Congress, Glen Ellyn Public Library cardholders can receive books from libraries throughout the U.S. and Canada thanks to Interlibrary Loan. At any given time, between 400 and 500 books are in circulation through Interlibrary Loan. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) allows cardholders to borrow… Read More about Interlibrary Loan

Co-Op Park's Little Free Library Five Little Free Libraries (LFLs) maintained by Glen Ellyn Public Library are located at the following Glen Ellyn parks: Co-Op | 515 Wilson Avenue Lake Foxcroft | 2S540 Lambert Road Marie Ulhorn Presidents | 265 Cumnor Avenue Panfish Playground | Harding and S. Ellyn Avenue Surrey | 95 Surrey Drive There… Read More about Little Free Library

Free admission and/or discounts at participating cultural destinations. Read More about Museum Adventure Pass

Next Chapter Book Club is a community-based book club for individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities. Members read together, hang out, make friends, enjoy a snack, and have fun. Four to eight members and two volunteer club meeting facilitators meet weekly for one hour to read and discuss a book they choose. Please contact the… Read More about Next Chapter Book Club

The library's passport services, including passport photos, are available by appointment only using the button below or by calling 630-790-6630. Passport Acceptance Glen Ellyn Public Library is an official Passport Acceptance Facility and accepts on behalf of the U.S. Department of State only DS-11 applications for new passports and passport renewals for children under age… Read More about Passports

The Seed Library is a place to donate and share plant seeds. Anyone can donate or take seeds for vegetables, fruits, and flowers from the collection for their own use—like a Little Free Library, but for seeds. The Seed Library is located in the Adult department from early spring to late fall (or when all… Read More about Seed Library

October through April Sticker Club is a fun way for kids in grades k–5 to earn stickers when they read! Sign up at the Youth Desk to receive a Sticker Pouch and a Sticker Club Log. Keep track of the days you read and earn a sticker for every seven days logged!… Read More about Sticker Club

StoryWalk panels line the path near Panfish Playground StoryWalk® is now located near Panfish Playground at Harding and S. Ellyn Avenue! StoryWalk is an exciting, interactive way for children—and adults—to enjoy reading and the outdoors. Pages from a children’s book are placed on permanent signs along a walkway and changed periodically throughout the year.… Read More about StoryWalk

Phone | 630-790-6772 Hours Monday – Thursday | 9 am – 8:30 pm Friday – Saturday | 9 am – 4:30 pm Sunday | 1–4:30 pm The Cafe serves an array of hot and cold coffees and teas. The menu also includes seasonal daily specials; Bistro Boxes with chicken salad, fresh fruit, and pretzels; and… Read More about The Cafe

Kids have access to a 3D printer to melt plastic filament to create paper-thin layers that build professional-quality, high-resolution 3D objects from digital designs. This service is subject to the Youth 3D Printing Policy. Guidelines Users must be age 8 to 13. If you are 14 or older, please book a 3D Printer appointment in… Read More about Youth 3D Printing