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  Category: Department of State


Delaware Awarded Record $282,636 to Support Local Export Activities

Department of State | International Trade and Development | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

The Small Business Administration has granted Global Delaware an FY 2016 State Trade and Export Promotion Program award totaling $282,636 to support the state’s efforts to help Delaware companies enter and develop markets overseas. This year’s grant is the largest STEP award the state has ever received.




Launch of Plazas Comunitarias at the Bear Library

Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Friday, September 30, 2016

What: Launch of Plazas Comunitarias at the Bear Library Plazas Comunitarias is a program for Spanish speaking adults in Delaware to complete Elementary education courses in Spanish online. The program first originated through a memorandum of understanding on education established between the Mexican and U.S. governments in 1990, aimed at raising the living standards of […]




Delaware Youth Wins Top Prize in Library of Congress Contest

Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The Library of Congress recently announced the winners of its “A Book That Shaped Me” Summer Writing Contest, a program that asks rising fifth- and sixth-graders to reflect on a book that has made a personal impact in their lives. A Brandywine Hundred Library patron, Rachel Smookler, was the 1st Place Grand Prize & Delaware […]




The Mezzanine Galllery to Exhibit Ron Meick’s ‘Twenty Questions and Other Works on Paper’

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016

THE MEZZANINE GALLERY TO EXHIBIT RON MEICK’S ‘TWENTY QUESTIONS AND OTHER WORKS ON PAPER’ “Twenty Questions” refers to the title of a series of prints in the show and is a playful reference to the game in which questions are asked about an object to discover its identity. Meick’s work explores the artists’ role in […]




Preserving Documents, Photographs, and Digital Memories

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Looking for a way to preserve important documents, photos and videos for future generations? On Saturday, October 1 at 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will present a program discussing how to preserve photographs, documents, and digital memories. You will leave this program with the knowledge needed to care for and preserve your irreplaceable memories. […]







  Category: Department of State

Delaware Awarded Record $282,636 to Support Local Export Activities

Department of State | International Trade and Development | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

The Small Business Administration has granted Global Delaware an FY 2016 State Trade and Export Promotion Program award totaling $282,636 to support the state’s efforts to help Delaware companies enter and develop markets overseas. This year’s grant is the largest STEP award the state has ever received.




Launch of Plazas Comunitarias at the Bear Library

Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Friday, September 30, 2016

What: Launch of Plazas Comunitarias at the Bear Library Plazas Comunitarias is a program for Spanish speaking adults in Delaware to complete Elementary education courses in Spanish online. The program first originated through a memorandum of understanding on education established between the Mexican and U.S. governments in 1990, aimed at raising the living standards of […]




Delaware Youth Wins Top Prize in Library of Congress Contest

Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The Library of Congress recently announced the winners of its “A Book That Shaped Me” Summer Writing Contest, a program that asks rising fifth- and sixth-graders to reflect on a book that has made a personal impact in their lives. A Brandywine Hundred Library patron, Rachel Smookler, was the 1st Place Grand Prize & Delaware […]




The Mezzanine Galllery to Exhibit Ron Meick’s ‘Twenty Questions and Other Works on Paper’

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016

THE MEZZANINE GALLERY TO EXHIBIT RON MEICK’S ‘TWENTY QUESTIONS AND OTHER WORKS ON PAPER’ “Twenty Questions” refers to the title of a series of prints in the show and is a playful reference to the game in which questions are asked about an object to discover its identity. Meick’s work explores the artists’ role in […]




Preserving Documents, Photographs, and Digital Memories

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Looking for a way to preserve important documents, photos and videos for future generations? On Saturday, October 1 at 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will present a program discussing how to preserve photographs, documents, and digital memories. You will leave this program with the knowledge needed to care for and preserve your irreplaceable memories. […]