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Claymont Library

New Castle Public Library Moving

The temporary location of the New Castle Library will be closing for business on 2/14/2010. They will re-open at their permanent home at 424 Delaware Street on 3/20/2010.
Address: 3303 Green St Claymont DE 19703
Phone: (302) 798-4164
Fax: (302) 798-6329
Hours
Monday 10:00am - 8:00pm
Tuesday 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday Closed
Manager: Beth Kloetzer

News and Upcoming Events

Poetry

Monday, April 12th
6:00 pm

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK kick's off with this program.
 
Rebecca Cooper, of Biggs Museum, will read poetry from local Delaware poets inspired by an object from the collections at the Biggs Museum.
 
Adults.  Registration Required.

Small Vegatable Gardening

Tuesday, April 13th
6:30 pm

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK continues...
 
Joe Corello, New Castle County Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, will cover such needs as:  tools, supplies, preparation, planting, tending the garden, harvesting your crops, and preparing for the next season.
 
Adults.  Registration required.

Senior Book Club

Wednesday, March 17th
10:00 am

Join Senior readers for lively and enlightening book talk.
 
This month's selection is The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.
 
Adults.  Registration required.

Amphibians Visit The Library

Wednesday, April 14th
3:30 pm

As part of our NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK celebration, The Delaware Museum of Natural History brings an amphibian exhibit with live creatures to the library.
 
Ages 9 and up.
 
Registration required.

The Berlin Wall: Its Beginning and End

Thursday, April 15th
6:30 pm

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK comes to an end with this program...
 
Dick Rosse spent most of his career as a broadcaster covering the White House, State Department, and the Pentagon.  As a journalist he covered the construction and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
 
This is a presentation of The Delaware Humanities Forum.
 
Adults.  Registration Required.