Bear Library

Libraries Closed for Memorial Day

Please note that the New Castle County Libraries will be CLOSED on Monday, May 28 for the Memorial Day holiday. Please renew your items early to avoid confusion.

Address: 101 Governor's Place Bear DE 19701

Phone: (302) 838-3300

Fax: (302) 838-3307

Hours

Bear Library is closed for renovation and will re-open in the fall of 2012

Manager: Eric Kuhn

News and Upcoming Events

Bear Book Club

Wednesday, May 23rd

7:00 pm

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

Things To Do While We Are Under re-Construction

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.

www.delawaremoneyschool.com

1-800-267-5002

LVSA for educational opportunities for non-English speakers

302-658-5624

SAT and ACT test times and locations

1-800-REVIEW or

www.princetonreview.com/events

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.

An Evening with Charles Todd-discussion and book signing

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.

PAWS!

Tuesday May 1 & 15

7 - 8 pm

Visit your PAWS pals at the Bear YMCA!

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.

Renovation Concept Drawings

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.

Renovation Concept Drawings

Window on the Bear Renovation

The Bear Library is now closed for a major, interior renovation project. The Bear Library book drop is now CLOSED! Please visit another New Castle Library to return any borrowed items or for your reading/computer access needs.

Open a window on our renovation!

Click here to see the construction progress as of 3-22-12! Please be patient while the file opens.

Click here to view pictures updating the inside progress as of 3/30/12. Don't forget Be Patient! This is a large file and will take time to load. You will be rewarded!