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State Library Releases RFPs for Workforce Development

Written on: November 19th, 2010 in Blog Posts

The Division of Libraries is requesting proposals related to the State Library’s successful Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) application. RFPs have been published for the development of a marketing and public information program, including website development, print, broadcast and social media marketing, and the creation of partnerships with community group and related non-profits; and for […]


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In Memory of Christopher Smail

Written on: November 16th, 2010 in Blog Posts

The Lewes Public Library will close on Wednesday November 17th until 3 PM for staff and patrons to attend the memorial service for Christopher Smail, who died last week in a tragic accident while on his way to attend classes at Delaware Tech. Christopher was dedicated to his work as a student page at the […]


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Sunday’s Reviews

Written on: November 15th, 2010 in Blog Posts

This week’s New York Times book reviews included a number of new works by old favorites, rather than fresh discoveries. But these selected titles are no less welcome for that: Siddharta Mukherjee’s ‘biography of cancer’, Emperor of all Maladies is loaded with the “queasy pivoting between despair and hope” that characterizes both the personal and […]


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Some Accidental Library Research

Written on: November 14th, 2010 in Blog Posts

Sometimes you get to ask interesting questions upon the discovery of mistakes and oversights! And it might be the fact that unanticipated research discovers more significant issues than the research that we meticulously plan. For instance, the Selbyville library staff recently found out that due to a combination of staff and management turnover and other […]


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Download Some Weekend Reading

Written on: November 12th, 2010 in Blog Posts

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve added some outstanding new titles to our e-Audiobook collection. You can click on this link for a complete list of new e-audiobooks in the Delaware Library Catalog, and download from the NetLibrary website by clicking on the eBook icon or the “chain” icon in the full item record. […]


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What the Boss is Reading

Written on: November 8th, 2010 in Blog Posts

No. I have no idea what Bruce Springsteen is reading (although it’s interesting to speculate what’s on Michael Scott reading list- any ideas?), but I did notice for the first time a recurring feature in the New York Times business section profiling various corporate head honchos, which includes in many cases a mention of what […]


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The Barge She Sat in, Like a Burnished Throne…

Written on: November 7th, 2010 in Blog Posts

Burned on the water… For her own person, It beggared all description: she did lie In her pavilion, cloth-of-gold of tissue, O’erpicturing that Venus where we see The fancy outwork nature. On each side her Stood pretty dimpled boys, like smiling Cupids, With divers-coloured fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which […]


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More Resources on the History of Terrorism

Written on: November 4th, 2010 in Blog Posts

The Government Post Office recently released the Naval War College’s Armed Groups: Studies in National Security, Counterterrorism, and Counterinsurgency, an authoritative academic study that groups traditional terrorist organizations in a spectrum with militias, crime cartels, and other organizations. You can read most it on google books: Back in June, we published a terrorism bibliography culled […]


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End of Newspapers!

Written on: November 3rd, 2010 in Blog Posts

Where will you be when the last newspaper goes to press? According to this futurist, that day isn’t all that far off in the U.S. and parts of Europe. You can view the full Newspaper Extinction Timeline along with some notes on the methodology, or find out more at Ross Dawson’s blog Maybe as a […]


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NaNoWriMo

Written on: November 2nd, 2010 in Blog Posts

That’s National Novel Writing Month, by the way, not the newest indie-rock sensation or social media platform. NaNoWriMo provides support, ideas, motivation, tips, and a wonderfully organized way to promote writing and literacy (through the Office of Letters and Light, out of San Francisco) for teens and adults. Guest writers, such as Neil Gaiman, give […]


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