The Bear Library Book Club will meet at the Newark Free Library, 750 Library Avenue, Newark, DE  19711 for the next several months as renovations continue at the Bear Library. Books for the club are available at the Newark Library Reference desk. Stop by and sign out a copy of this months selection: "Dreams of You" by Lisa See (Fiction c2011) and join us at our next meeting. For more information about the club, call Newark Library @ 731-7550 and ask for the information desk.

 

Our June Selection: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, (Fiction, 1861) Wednesday, June 27th

We are posting some information about programs that are available at other locations in New Castle County that may be of interest to our loyal patrons. Please be sure to visit our other branches while Bear is closed, for Story Times and activities for children, teens and adults.

 

Visit these web sites for program information on a variety of topics or call the phone number listed.

1-800-267-5002

302-658-5624

1-800-REVIEW or

 

Diabetes Education  Support Group meets Thursdays,  from 1 to 2 pm. at the Kirkwood Library. Call 995-7663.

 

Diabetes Self-Management Workshop, a six-week class for people with type 2 diabetes. 1 pm, Wednesdays: at the Kirkwood Library. Call 995.7663.

 

 

Wednesday, June 6th @ Brandywine Hundred Library, 1300 Foulk Road, Wilmington DE. Call 477-3150 to register for this free event presented by Delaware Center for the Book partners, delaware Divison of Libraries and the Brandywine Hundred Library.

 

 

 

 

Come out and say hello to your old furry friends! Bring your favorite books and read to your favorite tail wagger, or just stop by and visit.

The PAWs teams from Bear Library will temporarilly be at the Bear YMCA on Route 40, beginning March 6th. To register for a reading time on line go to: http://www.pawsforpeople.org/bear-ymca or call Miss Rose @ 995-7663.

 

 

You are cordially invited to take part in the inaugural New Castle County Family Resource Fair. The fair is designed to provide parents, caregivers and the community-at-large with a single point of access to resources that support the needs of children of all ages. Local, county and state non-profit organizations will be disseminating information about their programs and services at this family-friendly event.

 

There will be lots of fun for children of all ages with door prizes, a face/hand painting station, strolling book characters and a craft station.

 

For more information contact your local New Castle County library.

Click to see the issues in the original library plans and the proposed solutions. You will see drawings of what the new, vibrant Bear Library may look like.