This section includes meetings and events, and information about how to keep up to date on the many programs and workshops Delaware libraries offer. It includes:
Ask a Librarian Delaware Monthly Reports for current and previous years are found at: http://aalstaff.lib.de.us/liaisons/reports/
For in-house reference statistics (compiled through the Delaware Library Reference Tally Sheets), please contact Missy Williams and/or the DDL Data Team via this email: data@lib.de.us
DDL (Delaware Public Libraries) is a members of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), a consortium of state library agencies that work together to develop a unified and high-quality promotional and programming product.
2023 All Together NowFuture themes & slogans:
2023 Theme: Friendship, kindness / Slogan "All Together Now : Todos Juntos Ahora"
2024 Theme: Adventure / Slogan: "Adventure Begins at Your Library : La aventura comienza en ty biblioteca"
2025 Theme: Art / Slogan: "Color Our World : Colorea nuestra mundo"
2026 Theme: Dinosaurs / Slogan: Unearth a Story
2027 Theme: Mystery/Detective/Suspense
Libraries participating in Operation Warm, 2023 Season:
For participating libraries that are interested, Use the Ephemeral Checkout Wizard to count your giveaways as circulation stats. Search for title="coat giveaway" in Workflows. Instructions on using the Ephemeral Checkout can be found in the Delaware Libraries Staff Academy.
For Delaware
Summer Reading 2023 Certificates for Beanstack are posted on Consortium Site.
Please email Sarena Deglin sarena.deglin@lib.de.us at DDL first! But if it is a time crunch this would be the next best place to turn. Some of it won't apply because it involves statewide details that DDL handles on your behalf.
The SEAL Kits have arrived at DDL. Sarena is processing them into smaller, more manageable kits to loan to libraries for in-house programming. They will be ready in May 2023.
Please browse and place reservations using the LibCal equipment module: https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/reserve/solareclipsekits
Please reserve only one kit at a time so that all libraries have the opportunity to explore the solar eclipses with their patrons.
Two Solar Eclipses Coming to North America! An Annular Eclipse in 2023 and a Total Eclipse in 2024
Annular Eclipse, Saturday, October 14, 2023
Total Eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024
Potential Partners:
Vendors for Eclipse Glasses:
More Training Opportunities:
Please contact Sarena Deglin sarena.deglin@lib.de.us
Participating Delaware Libraries:
LibCal is fully accessible according to VPAT guidelines.
Thank you for joining me in the two LibCal refresher courses.
Please continue to send questions or concerns to helpdesk@lib.de.us, where I will answer promptly.
-Sarena
Immediately below are the links to the recordings from each of those trainings:
A Celebration of Foodways and Culture
In 2023—the tenth year of the Community Read—we’re encouraging our Community Readers to explore the concept of food as a connector.
Participating Libraries:
Check with Sarena in October 2023 about participating in the Longwood Community Read 2024.
