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
1If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia RylantEileen
2How To Mend a Heart by Sara Gillingham Eileen
3I Want Snow! by Tony RossEileen
4Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story by Sylvia ChenEileen
5Mouse and Mole, Secret Valentine Chapter 1 by Wong Herbert YeeGenevieve
6Homemade Love by Bell HooksSarah
7The Wish Tree by Kylo MaclearSarah
8Mice Skating by Annie SilvestroSarah
9A Big Bed for Little Snow by Grace LinZaria
10Be, Black Girl, Be by Taylor DarksZaria
11Brown Girl, Brown Girl by Leslé HonoréZaria
12The Hat by Jan BrettEileen
13Blizzard by John RoccoEileen
15Little Red Gliding Hood by Tara LazarShelley
16What is Early Literacy and Learning?Shelley
17What is the Very Ready Reading Program?Shelley
18Tips for building an early literacy routine with what you already doShelley