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
1Un pajaro en casa by Blanca Gomez (en español)Monica
2How Are You Verity? by Meghan Wilson DuffShelley
3A Note on Neurodivergence by Meghan Wilson DuffShelley
4Rosalee the Seeker by Nicole FilipponeShelley
5A Kind of Spark (chapter 1) by Elle McNichollShelley
6Don’t Hug Doug, He Doesn’t Like It by Carrie FinisonShelley
7It Was Supposed to Be Sunny by Samantha CotterillShelley
8It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd ParrShelley
9Underground by Denise FlemingEileen
10There Was a Tree by Rachel IsadoraEileen
11The Night Before Eid by Aya KhalilEileen
12Hello Earth! Poems to Our Planet by Joyce SidmanEileen
13Stomps, Wiggles and Squeezes: Calm My Jitters Down by Lindsey Rowe ParkerShelley
14Too Much: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene GutiérrezShelley
15Dragones y tacos (en espanol) by Adam RubinMonica