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Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – November 17, 2024

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Stories Include Wilmington’s year-old residency rule continues to have fans, critics Nonprofits take different paths to restoring volunteer hours State gets $4.8M to bolster digital skills, wrap-around services Q&A: Dr. John Powell, Beebe Healthcare physician-in-chief Cape Henlopen beats Smyrna in D1 Field Hockey finals Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

There are more than 70 libraries across the state that share 2.5 million ebooks and print books for the benefit of Delawareans.

Delaware to add school libraries into statewide catalog

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The Delaware Library Consortium announced Tuesday that it will spend $1 million to add school libraries into the statewide catalog. The goal is to broaden the First State’s library catalog and provide more students an opportunity to conduct research or read for pleasure. “Over the years it seems like everything around literacy has been tweaked except school libraries, until now,” …

Dolly Parton serenades book celebration party at Wilmington Library

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Dolly Parton talks to a crowd of politicians and librarians Thursday at the Wilmington Library.   Delaware politicians and librarians told superstar Dolly Parton Thursday that they will always love her and her Imagination Library program, which sends one free book each month to 21,515 state children. During an invitation-only program at the Wilmington Public Library, the state officially thanked …