Dial-a-Story: 847-232-8600
Welcome to MPPL’s Dial-a-Story! We’re here to read to you, wherever and whenever with Dial-a-Story. Call 847-232-8600 to listen to stories, jokes, songs, and more. Some items are read by your librarians, and some by other great narrators, but all have been carefully selected by library staff. Play a free pre-recorded story right from your phone, 24/7. Just call 847-232-8600 and follow the prompts to select the number of what you’d like to hear.
Our menu selections vary and change monthly, so we have created this go-to Web page for you to see what is playing during a specific month.
At the end of each selection, you will automatically be redirected to the main menu. However, if you don’t want to wait, you can press # to go to the main menu.
June 2025 Selections:
Links in this list show print, audiovisual, and electronic materials in the Mount Prospect Public Library’s collection with the same title that are available for check-out.
- Press 1 to listen to this menu in Spanish.
- Press 2 to listen to the Summer Jokes, read by Miss Anne.
- Press 3 to listen to the story, Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan, read by Miss Sydney.
- Press 4 to listen to the first chapter of the book, Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay Moore, read by Miss Megan.
- Press 5 to listen to the poem, The Kitten’s Garden of Verses by Oliver Herford.
- Press 6 to listen to the story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.
- Press 7 to listen to story, Los niños no se comen by Ryan T. Higgins, read by Miss Esli. This story is in Spanish.
- Press 8 to listen to the book review, I Want to Ride the Tap Tap by Danielle Joseph and illustrated by Olivier Ganthier, read by Miss Becca.
- Press 9 to listen to the book review, Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson, read by Miss Becca.
