Delaware_Division_of_Libraries

Delaware Division of Libraries

Delaware Division of Libraries

Official state library agency of Delaware


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]

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History

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

  1. "Contact Us - Delaware Division of Libraries". Delaware Division of Libraries - State of Delaware. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "Delaware Library Access Services (DLAS) - Delaware Division of Libraries". Delaware Division of Libraries - State of Delaware. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Delaware Libraries Launch 2020 Summer Reading Program". State of Delaware News. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. "Professional Development - Delaware Division of Libraries". Delaware Division of Libraries - State of Delaware. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. "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.
  6. 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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