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Delaware Division of Libraries
Agency overview
FormedMarch 9, 1901
JurisdictionState of Delaware
Headquarters121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N
Dover, Delaware
Agency executive
  • Dr. Annie Norman, Director
Parent agencyDepartment of State
Websitelibraries.delaware.gov

The Delaware Division of Libraries Is the official library agency for Delaware located in Dover, Delaware.[1] The agency is responsible for Delaware Library Access Services (DLAS), the statewide summer reading program in conjunction with Delaware Libraries, and offering professional development opportunities for librarians statewide.[2][3][4] They also run the Delaware Library Catalog.[5]

History[edit]

The Delaware State Library Commission was formed by an act of the legislature in 1901, its chairman was Manlove Hayes.[6] At this time the state only had two free public libraries, one in Wilmington and one in Dover.[6]: 21 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Contact Us - Delaware Division of Libraries". Delaware Division of Libraries - State of Delaware. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  • ^ "Delaware Library Access Services (DLAS) - Delaware Division of Libraries". Delaware Division of Libraries - State of Delaware. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  • ^ "Delaware Libraries Launch 2020 Summer Reading Program". State of Delaware News. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  • ^ "Professional Development - Delaware Division of Libraries". Delaware Division of Libraries - State of Delaware. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  • ^ "State Librarian, Dr. Annie Norman, Inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women". State of Delaware News. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  • ^ a b Kane, Florence Bayard (1902). Handbook of the State Library Commission for the State of Delaware. Dover, DE: Sentinel Printing Company. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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