Polly Wolly Policy
Up to 12 reservations per calendar year.
How many times can a person or group reserve a meeting room?
The amount of time a special meeting should be posted for the public.
What is not less than 48 hours in advance?
$6,636,273
What is the library budget for FY25?
20 years.
The amount of years Dawn will be at GEPL when she retires.
Through programs like Open Books, Open Doors; Cards for Kids Act; Homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities or payment of annual fees.
How can a person residing in unincorporated Glen Ellyn obtain a library card?
The amount of time members of the public are allowed to speak at Board meetings.
What is 3 minutes?
The kind of vote used for financial matters.
What is a Roll Call Vote?
Schaumburg Township Public Library and River Forest Public Library.
Where did Dawn work before coming to GEPL?
For most items, 3 weeks, but for Hot Pick DVDs, 7 days.
What is the loan period to check out items?
4 or more trustees.
What is a quorum for a Board meeting?
The month we approved the 2026 Tax Levy and FY2027 Operating Appropriation Resolution and the Revenue and Expenditures Resolutions for 2027.
What is September?
The Police Station lockers, the Outreach Van, and the drive-up window.
What are ways Dawn has expanded the library to go beyond its brick walls.
Cardholder interest, authenticity of the information, price, and popularity of the author.
What are three (some) considerations for materials selection?
The first 50 black and white pages are free, and any additional pages are 15 cents per copy.
What is the photocopy charge for a FOIA request?
The Director may spend and contract this amount at his/her reasonable discretion.
What is $25,000?
Ice Cream Social, summer reading, passport services, the Haunted Library, World on the Move, and Study Haven.
What are events and programs that have evolved under Dawn's leadership?