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Conversations with Kate DiCamillo

Written on: November 16th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Lucy and I went to Borders today to see children’s author Kate DiCamillo, who was signing copies of her new book, The Magician’s Elephant. DiCamillo spoke to a spellbound crowd of more than a hundred (at least) kids and parents, talking at length about her creative process and the craft of writing, fielding smart questions […]


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Books in the Times

Written on: November 16th, 2009 in Blog Posts

There were a number of powerful memoirs and non-fiction choices in this week’s Sunday New York Times Book Review. The selections below are available from the Delaware Library Catalog: The new Malcolm Gladwell book is a selection of his essays from the New Yorker magazine, on the hazards of statistical reasoning, portraits of outlier geniuses, […]


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The Library Rules

Written on: November 15th, 2009 in Blog Posts

A beautiful rule from an Afghan library


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Russell Peterson Urban Wildlife Center

Written on: November 13th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Last weekend, we took advantage of what is hopefully not going to be the last beautiful day of the year to visit the new Peterson Urban Wildlife Center in Wilmington. In spite of its surroundings and history, this small park is an absolute jewel, with an incredible education and display center- the building is a […]


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This week’s new arrivals

Written on: November 11th, 2009 in Blog Posts

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


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Native American Heritage Month

Written on: November 10th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Resources for Native American Heritage Month from the Delaware Library Catalog


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Blue Hen Book Award Winners!

Written on: November 9th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Sponsored by the Children’s Services Division of the Delaware Library Association, the winning books are voted on by young readers from a list of nominees prepared by Delaware youth services librarians. This year’s winners were announced on Saturday November 7th: A couple of boys have the best week ever, by Marla Frazee Nightmare at the […]


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Faeries are the new Vampire!

Written on: November 9th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Kids books reviewed in this week’s New York Times Book Review


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Libraries in the media

Written on: November 6th, 2009 in Blog Posts

we get out way through political savvy, and shushing…


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October Searches

Written on: November 5th, 2009 in Blog Posts

Here are some of the most popular subject search terms used in the Delaware Library Catalog during October: Meanwhile, over at Delaware Tech., returning students were interested in the following:


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