Featured in this edition of the newsletter.....

• Newark Library Capital Project and County Efforts Featured at Annual Meeting
• Board Member News
• Meet the new Children's Librarian, Peggy Griffith
• Read about the Spring Music Programs
• See how your gift has brightened up the Children's Room

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The Delaware Library Association awarded Matt Meyer its top honor in recognition of his strong support of Delaware libraries. Said Annie Norman, Delaware State Librarian. “County Executive Meyer is an effective collaborator and appreciates libraries’ leadership role in the social infrastructure for the benefit of Delawareans.”

The press announcement stated: “The Census Bureau's 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) estimated, almost 10% of households in Delaware did not have any internet service. Recognizing the pandemic made the digital divide in the community more acute, the County Executive’s office worked with libraries to increase access. In addition to creating new hotspot locations, the county collaborated with the Delaware Division of Libraries to extend WiFi access to the libraries’ parking lots and purchased 100 Chromebooks to distribute to patrons. These actions helped provide digital access to the hardest to reach communities.”

Learn more about County Executive Meyer’s support of the libraries here: https://nccde.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1996

Matt is pictured here making a delivery at the announcement of the start of countywide curbside services at the Newark Free Library in June 2020.