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Woodlawn Library

2020 West Ninth Street   Phone: 302-571-7425
Wilmington, DE 19805    Fax: 302-571-7320
Manager: Jean Kaufman

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Library Hours:

Mon-Wed: 10am-9pm
Thurs: 10am-5pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: Closed

Hours for all NCC Libraries

Bibliotecas Publicas del Condado de New Castle Horas de operacion

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JOB OPENINGS AT WOODLAWN


Literacy Volunteers Serving Adults
(LVSA's Web Page)


NCC Program Guide

Summer 2009 Program Guide
Summer of 2009


 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more summer events, see our Calendar, Children's and Adult pages.

ATTENTION!!


YOUR INTERNET ACCESS MAY BE BLOCKED ON JULY 1 

Effective July 1, 2009, Internet access will be blocked for those library patrons who have $5.00 or more in fines and fees on their accounts.  Please see a library staff person now to check on the status of your account.   

All New Castle County Libriares will be
CLOSED Fri July 3-Sun July 5
for the Independence Day Holiday.

Summer Reading Club 2009 
June 1 - August 15, 2009
For ages 0-17. Register and log the hours you read. Prizes for each different week you come into the library! Prizes for reading 6 hours or more! Plus, find out how you can get an invite to Woodlawn's exclusive end of the summer party! See the Kids' Reference Desk for details. Parents: New this year! Sign yourselves up for our adult summer reading club! Details at the Adult Reference Desk.

Adult Summer Reading Club at Woodlawn
June 1 - August 15, 2009


Reading is a Journey...read 3 books or more and earn free books. Get an invite to a special event: Delaware Library Learning Journeys on August 29 @ 12pm! See the Adult Reference Desk to register.

Computer classesComputer Classes @ Woodlawn Library
We offer basic, advanced and Spanish classes
Click
here for a complete listing.
Click
here for more computer help in the area and on the web.

Resume Rescue
Every Tuesday, 5:30-7:30pm.

Come in with a copy of your resume and work with our volunteer to spruce it up!

Instant Improv
Monday June 29 @ 1pm

Teacher, actor and storyteller Michael Forestieri shows you how to cool up a lot of fun and find your hidden acting talent using instant improvisation. For ages 8 and up. Support for this program is made possible by a collaboration among the Delaware Division of the Arts, Delaware Division of Libraries, & Delaware Public Libraries.

Annabelle   Paws for People
   Every other Monday: June 15, 29, July 13, 27  
   3-4pm & 7-8pm. Call to register.

Annabelle
is back and she'd love to hear you read! Or come earlier in the day at 3pm and read to our new dog, Corona! Perfect for those who are struggling or just beginning to read - and for anyone who loves being around dogs! Pre-registration is suggested.

Free Movies!Midweek Slick Flicks for the Summer
Wednesdays @2pm
July 1: A Plumm Summer
July 8: Ice Age 2
July 15: Finding Nemo
July 22: Inkheart
July 29: Cars
For August dates, see children's page.
Join us for a big screen flick and a snack!**

Knitting Club
Wednesdays: July 1, August 5 @ 7pm

Due to popular demand, we're starting a knitting club. So if you're an old pro or just beginning, bring your needles and yarn for an old fashioned knitting klatch! For all ages.
Picture Stories with Dawn Harris
Tuesday July 7 @ 10:30am


Part art class and part story time, come draw with Miss Harris as she tells a story at Woodlawn! For all ages!
Crafty Storytime at Woodlawn
Thursdays July 9-August 13 @ 3pm
PhotosMore Satisfying Photos with Jeff Kontur
Tuesdays @ 7pm

July 14: Secrets of Light, Exposed!

Glory of StoriesDelaware Art Museum Presents Glory of Stories
Wed. July 20 @10:30am: The Big Orange Splot

Stories!Bilingual Storytime / Cuento Bilingue
Saturday July 25 @ 10:30am
Winterthur Museum: Design Like du Pont
Wednesday July 29 @ 10:30am


An hour of plenty of hands on fun - practice a few of the creative skills Henry Francis du Pont used while living in Winterthur! For all ages.
Keith the Magician Presents
Tuesday August 4 @ 10:30am


Join Woodlawn's favorite clown...uh...magician as he gets creative with magic and comedy in our library! For all ages.

  Got Summer Reading?  Read it On-Line!
  
These websites have full-text versions of classics by authors such as the Brontes, Willa Cather,  Dumas, Fitzgerald, Hawthorne, Ibsen, Jack London,  Poe, Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, Upton Sinclair, 
 Mark Twain, and Jules Verne.  
 
 Novels, plays, and short stories are included.
 
  Project Gutenberg     Bibliomania              The Literature Page

  Classic Bookshelf       The Literature Network       Bartleby.com

  Classic Reader           LibriVox (downloadable Audio)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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