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FODL Board Endorses Delaware Libraries for All Act (HB299)

The Friends of Delaware Libraries (FODL) is proud to announce its official endorsement of the Delaware Libraries for All Act (HB299). This endorsement comes after careful review and consideration by the FODL Board on February 19, 2024.


Read a Blue Hen Award Winner 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Blue Hen Book Awards!


Delaware Library Stakeholders Endorse New State Standards Budget Level For Fiscal Year 2025

The Delaware Library Association (DLA) and the Friends of Delaware Libraries (FODL) endorse a recommendation by the Delaware Council on Libraries (COL) to increase State Standards funding to public libraries for the fiscal year 2025. This increase is a crucial step towards aligning operational funding with the State's investment in Public Library Construction over the past decade.


It's Literacy Month in Delaware, and You Can Help Spread the Word about Reading

On Tuesday, September 19th, Governor John Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney recognized the month of September as Literacy Month during a proclamation signing at the Wilmington Library.


The Importance of Obtaining a Delaware Library Card

In a world inundated with screens, streaming, and virtual connections, libraries in Delaware are serving the public as vital, tangible spaces where people of all ages can access a diverse suite of resources.


Delaware funding infusion will connect more school libraries to state system

Modernization, more new arrivals, and connecting school libraries to the Delaware Library Catalog will be made possible utilizing $1 million in the state operating budget. 


DHSS Library Information Resources for DHSS Employees & the Public

Libraries, by their very design, provide patrons with a wealth of information they can access by exploring the various shelves and sections throughout the establishment.


How Libraries Help Seniors Stay Fit: Delaware

Older adults benefit substantially from exercise.


Wilmington library called one of America’s most beautiful

The downtown Wilmington library is No. 3 on a new list titled “the 11 Most Beautiful Libraries in the United States.”


AASL Commends the Delaware Library Association

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Delaware Association of School Librarians (DASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends  Delaware Library Association (DLA). 


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