Give the Gift of Free eBooks This Holiday Season!

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Gifting a new smartphone, tablet, or eReader this year? Delaware Libraries have the collections needed to make the most of the latest digital devices! Our eMedia collection contains more than 30,000 eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and streaming videos, available for free with a Delaware Library Card. New this year — holiday “gift cards” are available to […] The post Give the …

Family Tree Magazine Honors Delaware Public Archives’ Website

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Dover – Family Tree Magazine recently named the Delaware Public Archives’ website (archives.delaware.gov) as one of the 75 best state websites for genealogy in 2015.  This designation was made in the December 2015 edition of the magazine and online at:  http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/2015-best-state-genealogy-websites. As stated in the announcement by the magazine: The increasing digitization of state records has […] The post Family Tree …

Department of Correction searching for Wilmington work release offender

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The Department of Correction announces that it is currently searching for a Wilmington Work Release offender. On the evening of November 21, 2015 Offender Cagney Brittingham was discovered to be missing during an evening offender count at the Plummer Community Corrections Center. Immediate attempts were undertaken to make contact with the offender and an escape warrant for his arrest was …

Governor, state officials, service providers mark success of community-based pretrial supervision initiatives

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Governor Jack Markell, corrections officials, and non-profit service providers today visited the Rick VanStory Resource Center (RVRC) in Wilmington to mark the one year anniversary of an innovative partnership with the Department of Correction and highlight the state’s ongoing efforts to strengthen community-based pretrial supervision programs for low risk defendants whose needs for treatment and services outweigh their risks to …

Department of Correction announces search for Wilmington work release offenders

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The Department of Correction announces that it is currently searching for two Wilmington Work Release offenders. On November 3, 2015 Offender Tyrone Baines absconded over the perimeter wall at the Plummer Community Corrections Center. On the evening of November 3, 2015, Offender Jerrin Herring failed to return as required to the Plummer Community Corrections Center from an approved job seeking …

Probation officers acting to keep Delaware kids safe this Halloween

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Tomorrow night, as children and families celebrate Halloween in neighborhoods across Delaware, registered sex offenders under the supervision of probation officers are being ordered to stay off the streets, the Department of Correction announced today. The post Probation officers acting to keep Delaware kids safe this Halloween appeared first on State of Delaware News.

Delaware Veterans Parade & Gulf War Dedication: Nov. 7th

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On November 7, the State of Delaware and the Downtown Dover Partnership will hold a Veterans Parade and dedication of a new monument honoring Delawareans who served in the Wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The post Delaware Veterans Parade & Gulf War Dedication: Nov. 7th appeared first on State of Delaware News.

Department of Correction announces search for Dover work release offender

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The Department of Correction announces that it is searching for Work Release offender Joel Miller, who departed the Morris Community Corrections Center in Dover without authorization on October 16. Attempts to make contact with him were undertaken and ongoing efforts to locate Miller were unsuccessful. An escape warrant for his arrest was issued on October 16. The post Department of …

October is Meet the Blind Month

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      Libraries offer partnerships, services, and programs to support the blind and visually impaired WHAT: The Delaware Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and Delaware Library Access Services (DLAS) are kicking off the national Meet the Blind Month Saturday, October 3, 2015, from 11am – 1pm at the Dover Public […] The post October is …