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Written on: August 31st, 2011 in Blog Posts, News
Reminder! The Delaware Library Catalog and My Account features will be unavailable from 9:00 pm August 31 through 9:00 am September 1 (and may be unavailable during the day on September 1). Thank you for your patience while we work to bring added services to your library! Don’t want to miss news or blog posts? Like […]
Written on: August 30th, 2011 in Blog Posts, News
New technologies are being implemented at libraries across the state. The Delaware Library Catalog will be unavailable the evening of August 31 through 9:00 am September 1 (and may be unavailable during the day on September 1). Thank you for your patience while we work to bring added services to your library. Don’t want to miss […]
Written on: August 23rd, 2011 in Blog Posts, News
Did you feel that? Delaware was shaken by an earthquake today. As I chatted with co-workers, checked facebook and twitter, and read blogs, it became clear not many of us east coasters knew how to deal with an earthquake. Thankfully FEMA has a a guide for what do to before, during, and after an earthquake. They also […]
Written on: August 12th, 2011 in News
The Library of Congress “Gateway to Knowledge” tour is stopping in Dover, Delaware on Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 10 am – 6 pm. Official ribbon cutting will be at 10:00 am on Friday! Join us in front of Legislative Hall to tour the exhibit! This unique Library of Congress traveling […]
Written on: June 9th, 2011 in Blog Posts, News
This past Sunday the News Journal published a fantastic article highlighting several online resources that are available with a library card. E-books, e-audiobooks, cookbooks, newspapers, magazines, auto-repair manuals, sample practice tests, and more resources are all available via the Delaware Library Catalog portal website at www.lib.de.us. If you didn’t catch the article in the newspaper, […]
Written on: February 1st, 2011 in Blog Posts, Informal learning, Learning, News
Google introduced its Art Project website today, which allows users to explore hundreds of works of art from some of the finest museums in the world, all in incredible detail. Already some journalists and bloggers have commented that this takes away the serendipitous experience of discovering a work of art on their own. As a […]
Written on: April 28th, 2010 in Blog Posts, News
As part of the Division of Libraries’ work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, all of Delaware’s public libraries participated last year in a survey which measured the impact of access to public computing services in public libraries. From March to June 2009 400 public libraries across the United States participated in a web […]
Written on: April 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts, News
In my initial early-adopter enthusiasm about Apple’s new iPad, I may have said some intemperate things about the future of the comic-book industry because of new distribution and readership opportunities presented by this type of emerging digital platform. My co-worker Beth-Ann suggested that since we’re both comic book readers, we should take the opportunity to […]
Written on: February 17th, 2010 in Blog Posts, News
Voting is currently underway at all Delaware public libraries to select the winners of the 15th Annual Blue Hen Book Award, sponsored by the Children’s Services Division of the Delaware Library Association. The Blue Hen Award promotes reading and library use in children and teens. Youth Services Librarians from Delaware public libraries nominated five books […]
Written on: October 5th, 2009 in News
The Stanton Campus Library of Delaware Technical and Community College celebrated Banned Books Week (Sept.26 – Oct. 3) in style with t-shirts and displays. Recently, popular young adult fiction author Chris Crutcher was the subject of a challenge in Delaware’s Caesar Rodney school district- he penned a thoughtful response to the challenge, addressing the reasons […]