Delaware Division of Libraries Blog
Division of Libraries' Blog




  Category: Blog Posts

Division of Libraries


Facebook  Twitter  Pinterest  Flickr  Google+  YouTube  Instagram

blog-posts

National Book Award Nominees Announced Today.

Written on: October 14th, 2009 in Blog Posts

The National Book Foundation announced its shortlist this morning, and as every year, it’s a great selection of work by some of the greatest authors writing in America today. You can find most of the nominees in your local library. Fiction nominees include: American Salvage, by Bonnie Jo Campbell Let the Great World Spin, by […]


Read More

blog-posts

Today in literary history

Written on: October 14th, 2009 in Blog Posts

October 14 marks the death in 1891 of Thocmetony/Sarah Winnemucca, the first Native American woman to publish under copyright in the United States. Her autobiographical work, Life Among the Paiutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, was published in 1883. You can read more about Sarah Winnemucca and the Paiute people at the Library of Congress’ Today […]


Read More

blog-posts

Newly Added

Written on: October 13th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the Delaware Library Catalog in various formats: All New Items New Audio Books New Books New DVDs


Read More

blog-posts

Community and the library

Written on: October 13th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Just because this may be the only show (after the immortal “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) where significant parts of the action take place in the library


Read More

blog-posts

Let’s Raise a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster to…

Written on: October 12th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Or maybe a Jynnan Tonnix would be a better choice to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Douglas Adams’ seminal and hysterically funny science fiction classic. Read the article on Wired’s GeekDad blog at this link. At this point, I would have to admit that HHGTTG was one of my first literary loves, and after hearing […]


Read More

blog-posts

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Resources: 2010 Update

Written on: October 12th, 2009 in Blog Posts

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and throughout the month we’ll be featuring some of the resources available to help the almost 200,000 women and their families diagnosed annually learn about the condition and make decisions about treatment- your public libraries include incredible resources on all kinds of health topics, although of course are no […]


Read More

blog-posts

More Military Reading Lists

Written on: October 8th, 2009 in Blog Posts

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the recommended reading list for military personnel preparing for deployment to Afghanistan (you can see that link here). On further exploration, there is a whole world of recommended reading for all branches of the military, by rank and theater, occupation, and many other categories. The following list […]


Read More

blog-posts

October new books

Written on: October 6th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the Delaware Library Catalog in various formats: All New Items New Audio Books New Books New DVDs


Read More

blog-posts

Return of Sunday Reviews

Written on: October 5th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Another selection of great reads as reviewed in this weeks’ New York Times Book Review. The books listed below as well as a number of other titles from the review are now available from libraries throughout the Delaware Library Catalog- click on the links to read more about the books or place a hold: Po […]


Read More

blog-posts

A Visit to NIST

Written on: October 2nd, 2009 in Blog Posts

Since 1901, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been responsible for maintaining and creating official metrological measures for the United States NIST also maintains an amazing library. It’s a beautiful facility with incredible resources. Web visitors can access a limited set of their online resources and digital periodicals- you can search Web of […]


Read More


+