Newark 

Monday:

10:00 - 9:00

Tuesday:

10:00 - 9:00

Wednesday:

10:00 - 9:00

Thursday:

Closed

Friday:

10:00 - 9:00

Saturday:

10:00 - 5:00

Sunday:

1:00  -  9:00

Newark Free Library
750 Library Ave
Newark DE 19711

Phone: (302) 731-7550
Fax: (302) 731-4019


Manager: Martha Birchenall


 
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Summer Reading Club for
Adults and Teens
 
This fun reading club is back!  Sign up begins June 12th at the Reference desk.  Read a book and turn in a mini-review.  For every review you turn in, you get a chance to win a weekly prize. Turn in 8 mini-reviews and be presented by the library with an "End of Summer" prize and certificate!  Your reviews will be filed in a notebook that other patrons can peruse to get reading suggestions. (We will keep your review anonymous, if you wish).
 
 
 
Ongoing Activities
 
*Toddler StoryTime *
For children 18 mon-3yrs
(May 1st - June 7th )
Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays -
10:30 am,
Tuesdays 11:30am
 
(Next registration begins August 28th)
 
 
*Cuentos Bilingues*
Bilingual Story Times for the Family
(Especially for children aged 3-7 years )
Saturday - 10:30am
  This storytime will be on break during the months of July and August and will resume in September.
Feliz Verano! 
 
*Chess Night*
Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm
(all ages welcome - no registration required)
 
 
    Yarn Circle Group   
Tuesdays 7pm - 8:45pm
 
August 22nd
 
Knit? Crochet?  Does it matter?!  Bring in your present yarn project and have some fun as we all get together to pick our collective "yarn-brain" and knit or crochet or just talk!
 
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Read To Rover - 4pm
 
Register your child to have a chance to read to one of the dogs from PAWS
(Pet Assisted Visitation Volunteer Service)
These pooches love to be read to and children can improve their reading skills by reading aloud to a furry friend.
 
 
Register on August 29th to read on
September 12th
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Check out our book discussion groups!  For info, see below

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Eye Health Awareness Month:
 
Dr. Amy Farrall
 
Monday, August 28th @ 7pm
 
Eyesight is something we tend to take for granted, but to maintain it, we must be proactive.  Join us as Dr. Amy Farrall focuses in on maintaining good eye health.
 
Independent Film Series continues with
 
The Forest for the Trees
 
Friday, September 1st  @ 7pm
  
Bursting with idealism, Melanie Proschle, a young teacher from the countryside, starts her first job at a high school in the city. She wants to be a "fresh breeze" to the school, but it is not easy to start a new life, as Melanie copes with loneliness, established teachers and ninth grade students.
 
 

 

 Lunchtime Book Group
 
We sponsor a day time book discussion group which meets the  second Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon.  New members are always welcome.  The group chooses its own books, usually two months into the future.  Recent titles have included The Ginger Tree, Maisie Dobbs and A Town Like Alice.
Copies are available at the reference desk.
 
September's title will be
The Unfinished Life
by Mark Spragg
(Tuesday, September 12th @ 12:00pm)
 
              Come join us.  We supply coffee and cookies and many members bring their lunch.  Call Susan at the Newark Free Library or email her at [email protected] for more information.
 
 
Mother-Daughter
Book Discussion
 

Calling all girls 10-14 and their moms or other special women in their lives!  Here’s a chance to share a good book and get to know each other a little better!  Join us for discussion, snacks and fun as we explore new books together.  You can register and pick up your  copy of this month’s title at the adult reference desk.

  Email Amy Canady at [email protected] for more information.
 
September's  title will be 
The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic
by Avi
(Wednesday,  September 13th @ 7pm)
 
 
 Evening
Book Discussion Group
 
Join other readers in our Evening Book Discussion Group for lively and enlightening discussions.  Call Kim Tull at the Newark Free Library or email her at
 
September's title will be
Reading Lolita in Tehran
by Curtis Sittenfeld
(Tuesday, September 19th @ 7pm)
 
 

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Bestseller Lists

 
 
 
 Books To Watch For!
 
To place a reserve on a book below, click on the title and you will be redirected to the catalog.
 
 
by Margaret Ball
 
 
by Merrill Markoe
 
 
 
by Elisa Albert
 
 
 
by Brad Meltzer
 
 
 
by Tess Gerritsen
 
 
 
by Adriana Trigiani
 
 
 
by Michael Connelly
 
 
 
The Innocent Man (Non-Fiction)
by John Grisham
 
 
by Robert Ludlum
 
 
 
by David Baldacci
 
 
by Jeff Shaara