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

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…
Press | To hear | Narrated by |
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1 | Here and Now by Julia Denos | Eileen |
2 | Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer | Eileen |
3 | The Spring Book by Todd Parr | Eileen |
4 | Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal | Eileen |
5 | The Wild and the Wall by Christina Dendy and Katie Rewse | Eileen |
6 | How Are You, Verity? by Meghan Wilson Duff | Shelley |
7 | How Are You, Verity? “A Note on Neurodivergence” by Meghan Wilson Duff | Shelley |
8 | Rosalee the Seeker: A Sensory Processing Disorder Story by Nicole Filippone | Shelley |
9 | A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll | Shelley |
10 | Don’t Hug Doug: He Doesn’t Like It by Carrie Finison | Shelley |
11 | It Was Supposed to Be Sunny by Samantha Cotteril | Shelley |
12 | Hooray for Hoppy by Tim Hopgood | Genevieve |
13 | Pantaloon by Kathryn Jackson | Genevieve |
14 | What is Early Literacy and Learning? | Shelley |
15 | What is the Very Ready Reading Program? | Shelley |
16 | Tips for sharing a lot of words with your children throughout your day | Shelley |