WILMINGTON — As part of a regional tour coinciding with the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference, Senator Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, will speak at the North Wilmington Public Library Campus Hub this Friday to spotlight recent renovations and programming investments. The Delaware Library Tour, organized by Margaret Sullivan Studio, is a featured event during the ALA Preconference and aims to …
ODESSA — Delaware’s oldest free library is inviting young readers to dive into books this summer as part of its annual literacy initiative. “Our goal isn’t just to keep kids reading,” said Katryna Cera Proulx, director of the Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library. “We want to inspire a lifelong passion for books through fun, community-driven programs and rewards.” The Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library …
Indian River School District will spend $2.8 million on a new science of reading curriculum expected to improve literacy rates and test scores but its school board took a shot at the state for mandating the move without providing money for it. The Sussex County school district serving 10,799 students will invest in a 5-year contract with Core Knowledge Language …
Read Aloud Delaware, a Wilmington nonprofit dedicated to helping young children be ready to learn to read in school, unveiled a new logo Tuesday designed to illustrate its new strategic plan. The new logo is a more polished version of its longtime symbol, featuring an adult and a child looking at a book. It was designed to illustrate the nonprofit’s …
Country music sensation and Delaware native Jimmie Allen will join Read Aloud Delaware Wednesday for a Q+A session about his children’s book, “My Voice Is a Trumpet.” The book will then be read by his kindergarten teacher, Mary Beth Alexander. “He took my hand and held my arms and said, ‘I want the world to hear you read to them …
Dolly Parton talks to a crowd of politicians and librarians Thursday at the Wilmington Library. Delaware politicians and librarians told superstar Dolly Parton Thursday that they will always love her and her Imagination Library program, which sends one free book each month to 21,515 state children. During an invitation-only program at the Wilmington Public Library, the state officially thanked …
