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Formed | March 9, 1901 |
Jurisdiction | State of Delaware |
Headquarters | 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N Dover, Delaware |
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Parent agency | Department of State |
Website | libraries |
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]
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