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Written on: July 19th, 2009 in News
Two distant but related deaths resonated with me this week. One, a chronicler of wars, the other, a warrior. Walter Cronkite, age 92 was seen as the most trusted man in America during his years of journalism. His coverage of the Vietnam War, and his declared perception that the situation was at a stalemate in […]
Written on: July 17th, 2009 in News
Bridgeville’s library is closed until early August to move to its beautiful new location- where the library will enjoy greatly enlarged and modernized facilities thanks to the outstanding efforts of its board, friends, and leadership, and the support of the county and state. The spectacular new library is scheduled to reopen in early-mid August, and […]
Written on: July 14th, 2009 in News
The nomination of Regina Benjamin to the office of Surgeon General was announced yesterday by President Obama. According to the Surgeon General’s website, the appointee serves “as America’s chief health educator”, and reports not to the President, but to the Assistant Secretary for Health. Dr. Benjamin, the first African American woman to be elected to […]
Written on: July 8th, 2009 in News
Recently overshadowing the tension over the disputed election in Iran is an outburst of ethnic violence in the far-Western Chinese province of Xianjiang, between the native Uighur population and the transplanted Chinese majority Han residents of the capital city of Urumchi. This region’s history as a waystation on the fabled silk route means that there […]
Written on: July 7th, 2009 in News
This is the first time on our new blog for our weekly new item announcements! 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
Written on: July 7th, 2009 in News
FREE (full book) by Chris Anderson In a publishing experiment, Chris Anderson (author of the influential The Long Tail) has made his newest title FREE available in the first of what is to be several digital forms- you can read the entire book for FREE on this blog (switch to slide mode or full screen […]
Written on: July 6th, 2009 in News
In a tragic accident today, Delaware’s citizens lost an outstanding contributor to American’s civil rights when Littleton Mitchell died in an automobile collision near his house in Delaware City. From his service as a Tuskegee Airman to his lengthy involvement in civil rights activism in Delaware, including his service as chairman of the Delaware NAACP, […]
Written on: July 6th, 2009 in News
Died today at the age of 93. you can read his obituary in today’s New York Times. There’s an official biography of his tenure as Secretary of Defense at the Department of Defense website. The Delaware Library Catalog has a number of items available for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of McNamara’s contributions to […]
Written on: July 6th, 2009 in News
We recently received these rankings from the National Center for Education Statistics’ report, Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2007, June 2009 The figures in the columns 2002-2007 are Delaware’s ranking of all the U.S. states for the particular categories. Delaware Public Libraries- National Rankings 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007 DE […]
Written on: July 2nd, 2009 in News
Most of Delaware’s public libraries will be closed on Friday and Saturday in honor of the 4th of July, although patrons can of course continue to use the online catalog and databases through the weekend. Americans have been celebrating the 4th of July since 1777, when Philadelphia held the first official commemoration with parades, fireworks […]
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