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.

April 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 Earth Day Jokes, read by Miss Anne.
- Press 3 to listen to the story, The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown, read by Miss Sydney.
- Press 4 to listen to poem, The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, read by Miss Laura.
- Press 5 to listen to the poem, The Donkey’s Ears by Emilie Poulsson.
- Press 6 to listen to the story, Little Red Hen by Florence White Williams.
- Press 7 to listen to story, El Conejito Knuffle by Mo Willems, read by Miss Esli. This story is in Spanish.
- Press 8 to listen to listen to the book review, The Mighty Pollinators by Helen Frost and Rick Lieder, read by Miss Becca.
- Press 9 to listen to the book review, Girls on the Rise by Amanda Gorman and Illustrated by Loveis Wise, read by Miss Becca.