August 13
2017
Issue
132
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HEADLINER
Solar Eclipse Excitement Storytime
Monday, August 14 | 10:30-11:15 am
Celebrate the solar eclipse at this special storytime with songs, activities and stories such as The Sun is My Favorite Star and Moon Dreams. Create a take-home sensory aluminum foil moon with sun beams to mimic the eclipse. For ages 1 through 8 years.
SPOTLIGHT ON
Glenbard Parent Series Book Discussion
Thursday, August 17 | 7-8:30 pm
Join us at the library for a discussion of Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario, as part of the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families. Reserve your spot.

Sonia Nazario speaks at Glenbard East High School in Lombard on Wednesday, August 23 at 7 pm as part of this series. For more information see the Community Corner section below. 
Next Chapter Book Club
Thursday, August 17 | 7-8 pm
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.

For a registration form, please contact Sarah Kleiva, Outreach Librarian, by email a [email protected] or by phone at 630-790-6745.
Play Day at Sensory Garden Playground in Lisle
Saturday, August 19 | 10 am-Noon
2751 Navistar Drive, Lisle
Everyone deserves a chance to play and visitors to the completely accessible Sensory Garden Playground will play a lot! Play Day provides a chance for families to explore the playground, listen to Sensory Storytime, get their faces painted, plant flowers in the Fragrance Garden, and more. For details, visit Play for All DuPage. For kids of all ages.
SPECIAL EVENT
GEPL Reads: Supplies 4 Success
Through August 21
There is just over one week to go in the library's summer reading program! Remember to log your reading time and books to help give community children in need the supplies necessary to succeed.

When kids and adults collectively reach the library's summer reading goals, the  Friends of the Library and the  Library Foundation have each pledged funds to Supplies 4 Success, a grassroots, charitable organization based in Glen Ellyn that provides school supply kits and backpacks for local in-need students. The donations will provide 80 local children with a backpack full of school supplies.

There's still time to sign up! Register for summer reading at the Youth or 2nd Floor Information Desk, or at  gepl.org/summer-reading .
COMMUNITY CORNER
Glenbard Parent Series: Sonia Nazario
Wednesday, August 23 | 7-8:30 pm
Glenbard East High School in Lombard
Students and community members are invited to hear Sonia Nazario, an award-winning journalist, speak about her book Enrique's Journey. Sonia's stories have tackled some of this country's most intractable problems and have earned her some of the country's most prestigious journalism and humanitarian awards. For more information on GPS programming visit glenbardgps.org.

Explore these links to find out what's happening in Glen Ellyn:
LIBRARY SERVICES FOR HOMESCHOOLERS

The Glen Ellyn Public Library welcomes homeschooling families in the community and supports these families in a variety of ways: from book recommendations to programs on various topics. Visit the Homeschool Services page, located in the Youth section under School Services on the library's website, to learn more about available services, materials, and programs.

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