Adult Services - New Castle Public Library

National Missing Children's Day: Take 25

Saturday, May 25

11 AM - 1 PM

May 25th is National Missing Children's Day.

This year start the conversation with your children about safety.

The New Castle Police will be here to provide information and Identi Kits for your children.

To learn more about "Take 25", visit www.take25.org.

2013 Summer Reading Clubs

June 1 - August 17, 2013

Summer Reading Club is just around the corner. Registration begins June 1.

Kids ages 1-11 register for "Dig Into Reading!"

Teens ages 12-17 register for "Beneath the Surface!"

Adults 18+ register for "Groundbreaking Reads!"

Read all about it in our brochures by clicking on the event calendar on the left.

Adult Book Group

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

7:00 PM

"In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" by Erik Larson

Documents the efforts of the first American ambassador to Hitler's Germany, William E. Dodd, to acclimate to a residence in an increasingly violent city where he is forced to associate with the Nazis, while his daughter pursues a relationship with Gestapo Chief Rudolf Diels.

Sew Happy Group

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Bring your own sewing machine and projects and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow sewers as you work on your own projects and learn new skills from one another.

You are encouraged to bring show and tell projects to share!

Job Center

Monday, June 3, 10; Thursday, May 30, June 6, 27.

Mondays 10:00 AM; Thursday 3:15 PM

Provides job seekers and career changers training, career counseling, and enterpreneurship resources that will help Delawareans find jobs, enhance their skills, and create businesses.

For further information visit www.delawarelibraries.org/jobcenter

Illstyle & Peace

Monday, June 17, 2013

3:00 PM

We officially open our Summer Reading Club with a performance by "Illstyle & Peace" : Become Your Dreams: A History of Hip-Hop.

A program for all ages.

This program is made possible by grants from the Institute of Museums and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Delaware Division of the Arts.

Civil War Group

Wednesday, May 29

7:00 PM

Al Trecost will talk about his ancestors who found on the side of the Confederacy.

We would like to hear from someone who has knowledge of the graveyard (behind Goodwill Firehouse), of members of the famous USCT (United States Colored Troops), who were instrumental in the crucial Union victory in the Battle of Nashville. Those of us whose ancestors stepped ashore on Ellis Island years later are invited to participate so that we can better understand the melting pot America was to become in the wake of the Civil War.

Ladies Night Out

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

7:00 PM

"Her Fearful Symmetry" by Audrey Niffenegger

Niffenegger weaves a captivating story in "Her Fearful Symmetry". It's about love and identity, secrets and sisterhood, and the tenacity of life-even after death.

GED Closeout

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

7:00 PM

GED closeout is a presentation on the changing GED test and that you need to do to finish the test before 2014 (which is when the test changes and the old scores no longer count).