New eBook Website Provides a Kid-Friendly Digital Library Experience

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Introduce your kids to Delaware Librariesā€™ Kidā€™s Collection of digital titles Delaware Libraries have expanded their services with a new digital collection website experience just for kids. The ā€œKids eReading Roomā€ filters the overall digital collection to only show Childrenā€™s content, which gets kids to the books they want faster. Browsing can be done by [ā€¦] The post New eBook …

The Milford School Desegregation Crisis of 1954

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In honor of African American History Month, the Delaware Public Archives will present a special program to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education case on Saturday, February 1, 2014, 10:30 a.m. Following the Supreme Courtā€™s landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education in May 1954, Milford High School [ā€¦] The post The Milford …

Delaware Libraries Help Patrons Make the Most of Their Digital Devices This Holiday Season

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Delaware Libraries are making it easy for users to search beyond the stateā€™s digital collection and provide title recommendations to add to the collection. The post Delaware Libraries Help Patrons Make the Most of Their Digital Devices This Holiday Season appeared first on State of Delaware News. Staff WriterThis post was originally published on this site

Students Honored at the 12th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition Ceremony

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Signersā€™ Awards given at the Delaware Public Archives. Students were given two months to prepare an informative and artistic four panel display on Delawareā€™s role in its writing and ratifying the U.S. Constitution which may include art work, poetry, songs, or political cartoons. Representatives from the Department of State judged 34 projects focusing on three main areas: accuracy, spelling and …

Libraries Offering Opportunities to Get Information on Delawareā€™s Health Insurance Marketplace

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Dover, Del.- Delaware libraries throughout the state are offering information sessions and one-on-one enrollment assistance on Delawareā€™s Health Insurance Marketplace. These presentations have been available for the public since the beginning of November. Certified Marketplace Guides will give presentations at the libraries for Delaware residents interested in enrolling in low-cost health insurance made possible by [ā€¦] The post Libraries Offering …

Delaware to hold Memorial Commemoration at Gettysburg Battlefield

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The State of Delaware will hold a memorial service at the Gettysburg National Military Park for the Delaware troops who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg on Monday, November 4, 2013. The post Delaware to hold Memorial Commemoration at Gettysburg Battlefield appeared first on State of Delaware News. Staff WriterThis post was originally published on this site

Delaware Libraries to Host Digital Bookmobile National Tour, Share the eBook Download Experience

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The Digital Bookmobile National Tour (www.digitalbookmobile.com) will showcase Delawareā€™s free eBook download service statewide with three events next week. Free digital titles available only with a library card and an Internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet. The post Delaware Libraries to Host Digital Bookmobile National Tour, Share the eBook Download Experience appeared first on State of Delaware News. Staff WriterThis post …

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Enforcement Blotter: June 4-11; Reminder for the week: Visitors to C&D Canal Conservation Area reminded to heed signs

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To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delawareā€™s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement agents between June 4 and 11 made 1,649 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 83 boating safety/fishing regulation compliance checks. Agents responded to 38 complaints …

Heavy rains prompt mosquito alert and advisory; DNREC Mosquito Control working to thwart big rise in numbers

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Due to heavy rainfall Delaware has received in the last week ā€“ and with more rain forecast through the weekend ā€“ there will be plenty of surface water for the stateā€™s mosquito species to lay their eggs with great numbers of mosquitoes expected to hatch in the near future. The post Heavy rains prompt mosquito alert and advisory; DNREC Mosquito …

TrashStoppers: see DNRECā€™s anti-dumping program candidly on-camera in new video

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DNRECā€™s TrashStoppers program to stop illegal trash dumping in Delaware thrives on violators convicting themselves on camera of breaking the law and possibly costing themselves thousands of dollars in fines. Now, in a new DNREC video, the TrashStoppers program itself goes before the camera for an inside look at how this nationally-recognized program operates to thwart illegal dumping and do …