Dial-a-Story

Want to hear a story read by your favorite library staff? Dial-a-Story is here.

Caregiver with toddler listening to toy phone

Call 708.816.2800 to start listening. Anyone can dial in, at any time and from anywhere!

Choose from a menu of unique stories, songs, poems, jokes, and more. Most stories are under five minutes, while most chapters are under 15 minutes. Content will change monthly to interest a wide variety of children up through elementary school.

To access this audio-only service, call 708.816.2800, then…

PressTo hearNarrated by
1Vote for Our Future! by Margaret McNamaraGenevieve
2V Is for Voting by Kate FarrellGenevieve
3Leif and the Fall by Allison Sweet GrantGenevieve
4Just Like Grandma by Kim RogersGenevieve
5‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav PilkeyShelley
61621: A New Look at Thanksgiving (an excerpt) by Catherine O’Neill Grace and Margaret M. BruchacShelley
7Thank U: Poems of Gratitude (selections) edited by Miranda PaulShelley
8Powwow Day by Traci SorrelEileen
9Rolling Along With Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Cindy MeyersShelley
10Dancing With Daddy by Anitra Rowe SchulteShelley
11My Powerful Hair by Carole LindstromEileen
12The Gold Leaf by Kirsten HallEileen
13Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la PeñaEileen
14When the Stars Came Home by Brittany LubyEileen
15Bella’s Fall Coat by Lynn PlourdeGenevieve