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 2026 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 Fruit & Veggie Jokes, read by Miss Anne.
- Press 3 to listen to the story, _Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, read by Miss Becca.
- Press 4 to listen to story, The One About the Blackbird by Melanie Florence, read by Miss Kim.
- Press 5 to listen to the poem, A Was Once An Apple Pie by Edward Lear.
- Press 6 to listen to the story, Bruce and the Spider by James Hiram Fassett.
- Press 7 to listen to story, Que Alegria verte Aqui! By Mychal Threets read by Miss Esli (This story is in Spanish.)
- Press 8 to listen to listen to the book review, Growing Together by Ruth Spiro, read by Miss Becca.
- Press 9 to listen to the book review, World Soccer Kings by Charles R. Smith Jr., read by Miss Becca.
