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
1Come Over to My House by Eliza HullShelley
2You’re So Amazing! by James and Lucy CatchpoleShelley
3Disability Pride by Erin HawleyShelley
4A Kids Book About Disabilities by Kristine NapperShelley
5Bitsy Bat, Team Star by Kaz WindnessShelley
6Leroy Moore by Tiernan Bertrand-EssingtonShelley
7Alice Wong by Erin HawleyShelley
8A Day With No Words by Tiffany HammondShelley
9Worries Are Not Forever by Elizabeth VerdickShelley
10It Was Supposed To Be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill Shelley
11Rosalee the Seeker : A Sensory Processing Disorder Story by Nicole FilipponeShelley
12Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes : Calming My Jitters at School by Lindsay Rowe ParkerShelley
13We Want To Go to School!: The Fight for Disability Rights by Maryann Cocca-Leffler and Jeanine LefflerShelley
14Disability and the Media by Nicole EvansShelley
15My Little Golden Book About Pride by Kyle LukoffHal
16Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They! by Linz AmerHal
17What is Early Literacy and Learning?Shelley
18What is the Very Ready Reading Program?Shelley
19Tips for sharing a lot of words with your children throughout your dayShelley