Tatnall School’s new $1 million library lets students just get on with the business of learning, says a student at the private college preparatory school in Wilmington. “We have a whole bunch of open classrooms, movable whiteboards and desks, and then we have a whole bunch of charging stations for them to work by themselves,” said junior Nate Hunter. “It’s …
The Brandywine Hundred Library is closing for three months to replace its roof and its heating, ventilating and cooling system. New Castle County is planning to close the library from Feb. 1 through May 1. During that time, it will open the Claymont and Woodlawn libraries seven days a week, with extended hours. “This project has been needed for …
A rooftop terrace, improved bicycle access and sheet music were some of the wide-ranging ideas community members have presented to New Castle County in meetings on the new Newark Library. The county is collecting more ideas and other input with a 22-question online survey. It has decided to build the library on the same 2.94-acre site, on the east side …
Two town halls and an online survey have been announced to collect ideas for the new Newark library. Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts directly with the architectural firm, Quinn Evans, at meetings hosted by the Friends of the Newark Free Library. The first meeting will be 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Newark Senior …
New public libraries are being built across Delaware, as part of a state government goal to have 1 square foot of library space for each resident. That space and that expansion is a shorthand way to understand libraries’ increasingly broad roles. They have a long history of lending books and answering reference questions, but today’s libraries are adding to their …
Newark — Work is progressing somewhat faster than expected on the roadway reconstruction at Route 72/Library Avenue and Route 273/Main Street. It is expected that we will move to Phase 2 of construction starting on July 14, and are still striving to be complete by July 24 (weather permitting). As we move to Phase 2, some of the detours will …
Newark — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces to motorists that there will be full closures with detours at Rt 72/Library Avenue and Rt 273/Main Street intersection. The closures are as follows: July 7 at 7:00 pm to July 17 at 7:00 am Rt 72/Library Avenue northbound will be closed from Wyoming Road to Rt 273/Main Street and southbound …
Newark — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces to motoriststhat there will be nighttime lane restrictions on Route 273, Main Street andRoute 72, Library Avenue for saw cutting the roadway in preparation for other work coming to the intersection. The restrictions will be in place from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am weeknights starting Tuesday, June 27th and ending on …
The Tatnall School in Wilmington is transforming its library this summer to include STEM technology, 3D printers, robotics, a new media bar and more. “The library was incredibly underutilized as stacks of books,” said Patrick Manahan, director of advancement for Tatnall. “The resource books which had long been a hallmark of the library space were all moving online.” School and …
The state plans a marketing campaign to encourage more residents to use Social Service Kiosks that now exist in some libraries to access medical and other private services. The soundproof booths are located in 13 different libraries across the state. Health and library officials hoped they would help some of Delaware’s more disadvantaged populations get the help they needed to …
