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.
November 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 Thanksgiving Jokes, read by Miss Anne.
- Press 3 to listen to the story, Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard, read by Miss Becca.
- Press 4 to listen to the story, It Started with a P by Brittany Pomales, read by Miss Sally.
- Press 5 to listen to the poem, Autumn Leaves by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing.
- Press 6 to listen to the story, The Lion and The Mouse by Aesop.
- Press 7 to listen to story, Este Momento Es Especial by John Parra, read by Miss Esli. This story is in Spanish.
- Press 8 to listen to the book review, The Heartbeat Drum: The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist by Deirdre Havrelock and illustrated by Aphelandra, read by Miss Becca.
- Press 9 to listen to the book review, My Friend May by author and illustrator Julie Flett, read by Miss Becca.
