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  Category: Department of State


Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is providing access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. Students can use their school credentials to read required and recreational digital books in the OverDrive Education Sora student reading app. Students also now have seamless access to age-appropriate popular ebooks and audiobooks from the Delaware Libraries’ OverDrive digital collection.




First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, Delaware Libraries Announce 2021 Summer Library Reading Program

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Registration is open for summer reading program WILMINGTON, Del. –  Delaware’s First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney and State Librarian Dr. Annie Norman on Wednesday announced the launch of the 2021 statewide Summer Library Reading Program, Tails and Tales. Delaware libraries are noted for hosting the longest running statewide public library summer reading program in the nation. […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Paintings by Howard J. Eberle

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2021

On view June 4-July 30, 2021 Wilmington, Del. (May 26, 2021) – The Journey, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Howard J. Eberle, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from June 4-July 30, 2021. Eberle is the recipient of a 2021 Artist Fellowship in Painting from the Delaware Division of the Arts. The […]




Secretary Bullock Announces Retirement of Arts Division Director Paul Weagraff   

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

DOVER, Del.— Delaware Secretary of State Jeff Bullock on Wednesday announced the retirement of Paul Weagraff, Director of the Division of Arts, following 24 of years of service to the Department of State. Weagraff will serve through the end of July.  “Paul and I have served together through the bookends of two great challenges to our arts community: […]




Telehealth Kiosk & Device Loaning Initiative Pilot Launch

Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

For Immediate Release – Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Contact: Nick Martin Launch of Telehealth Kiosk and Device Loaning Initiative Pilot at Delaware Libraries (Seaford, DE) Delaware Libraries announced the launch of the Telehealth Kiosk and Device Loaning Initiative at the Seaford District Library on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. In this pilot, kiosks have been set […]







  Category: Department of State

Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is providing access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. Students can use their school credentials to read required and recreational digital books in the OverDrive Education Sora student reading app. Students also now have seamless access to age-appropriate popular ebooks and audiobooks from the Delaware Libraries’ OverDrive digital collection.




First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, Delaware Libraries Announce 2021 Summer Library Reading Program

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Registration is open for summer reading program WILMINGTON, Del. –  Delaware’s First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney and State Librarian Dr. Annie Norman on Wednesday announced the launch of the 2021 statewide Summer Library Reading Program, Tails and Tales. Delaware libraries are noted for hosting the longest running statewide public library summer reading program in the nation. […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Paintings by Howard J. Eberle

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2021

On view June 4-July 30, 2021 Wilmington, Del. (May 26, 2021) – The Journey, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Howard J. Eberle, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from June 4-July 30, 2021. Eberle is the recipient of a 2021 Artist Fellowship in Painting from the Delaware Division of the Arts. The […]




Secretary Bullock Announces Retirement of Arts Division Director Paul Weagraff   

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

DOVER, Del.— Delaware Secretary of State Jeff Bullock on Wednesday announced the retirement of Paul Weagraff, Director of the Division of Arts, following 24 of years of service to the Department of State. Weagraff will serve through the end of July.  “Paul and I have served together through the bookends of two great challenges to our arts community: […]




Telehealth Kiosk & Device Loaning Initiative Pilot Launch

Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

For Immediate Release – Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Contact: Nick Martin Launch of Telehealth Kiosk and Device Loaning Initiative Pilot at Delaware Libraries (Seaford, DE) Delaware Libraries announced the launch of the Telehealth Kiosk and Device Loaning Initiative at the Seaford District Library on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. In this pilot, kiosks have been set […]