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Hockessin Library, 1023 Valley Road, Hockessin, DE 19707, (302) 239-5160
September 6, 2022
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“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
– Lao Tzu
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Say 'Hello' to Library Card Sign Up Month!
Visit the library this month and enter to win a $25 gift card!!
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New Hours Beginning Sunday, September 11!
Hockessin, Appoquinimink, Bear, Brandywine Hundred, Kirkwood, Newark Free, Route 9, and Woodlawn Libraries will be open from 1:00-5:00pm on Sundays!
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Friends of the Hockessin Library Book Donations at the shed are back!
Saturday, October 8, 9-12noon!
The Friends' bookshed is located at the corner of Old Lancaster Pike and Millcreek Road.
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YES! It's another Friends of the Hockessin Library Pop-Up Used Book Sale!!
Friday & Saturday, September 9 & 10, 10:00am-4:00pm
Bring your book moneys! $$$
Click the photo to go to the Friends website.
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Click on the graphic to find out more about kanopy!! | |
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Museum Passes are HERE!
It’s your FREE entry to art, culture, entertainment and so much more!
Get a pass today!
Note: Patrons must have their library card available when reserving a pass.
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Meeting Rooms are Back!
New Castle County Libraries welcome the use of their meeting rooms for public activities of a civic nature. Library meeting rooms are open to the public and available for public programs sponsored by non-profit civic, educational, and cultural entities.
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Read a book while you walk?
It can be done at these New Castle County Parks. Click the photo above to find out more!!
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Sign up for these ONLINE Programs to Enjoy from Your Home! | | |
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Real 2 Reel:
Salesman (1969)
Friday, September 16, 7:00pm
Join us this month as we watch the landmark American documentary from 1969, Salesman, which follows four dogged door-to-door Bible salesman as they travel from Boston to Florida on a seemingly futile quest to sell luxury editions of the Good Book to working-class Catholics.
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Fall Gardening and Beyond
Thursday, September 8, 6:30pm
Autumn is a very vital time for vegetable gardening. Time for a decision: Do you prepare your garden for a winter nap? Or do you extend the growing season well into winter and even into the next spring? We'll help you make that decision.
This presentation is will also be screened live at the New Castle Public Library, located at 424 Delaware St. in Historic New Castle. Registration is required.
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How to Write Your Common App Essay
Wednesday, September 21, 6:00pm
This 2 hour Brainstorming session will cover essay prompts from the 2022 Common App as well as other admissions specific prompts. Spark your own inspiration and help "tell your story" to the colleges that interest you.
Registration is Required to receive the Zoom link for this ONLINE Event.
Audience: TEENS
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Free People of Color in the Colonial Era
Presented by Syl Woolford
Saturday, September 24, 11:00am
As African-Americans gained their freedom from slavery, they created communities, started churches and started schools. The first significant African American Community was in Philadelphia.
Learn about early African American Communities and how their family histories compare to this early history.
This is a hybrid event. Registration is necessary to receive the zoom link.
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Come Back to Hockessin Library for these Fun & Informative Programs!! | | |
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Upcycled Book Crafts
Wednesday, September 7, 6:00pm
Learn how to make paper flowers out of old, discarded books at this month's book craft event! You won't want to miss it! Click the photo to register!
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Click the button for more information and to register! | | |
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Cookbook Club
Saturday, September 17, 12:00pm
Discuss and critique current and established cookbooks and try recipes from those books. This month, we are looking at Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten!! I know many of you are already familiar with her recipes!
To register, simply check out the book (they are available at the Information Desk). We will meet Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12 noon to taste each others' dishes and generally have a great time.
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Senior Medicare Patrol
Monday, September 26, 10:00am
Senior Medicare Patrol will discuss Medicare and identity fraud in the lobby.
The mission of the Senior Medicare Patrol is "To empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education."
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Hockessin Dungeons and Dragons at the Library
Saturdays at 2:00pm
Make a character, become a guildmember, and explore the mysteries held in a setting adapted from the acclaimed Magic the Gathering card set!
Join a program run by the experienced and the passionate!
Ages 18+
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Must Love Yarn
Wednesdays at 1:00pm
Connect with other craft enthusiasts for our weekly chatty gatherings, be you beginner or expert! Get tips or give them, it's up to you!
This program is held in the Meeting Room. No registration needed!
Questions? Click below!
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Weekly Story Times for All Ages!! | |
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Book Babies
Wednesdays, 10:50am
No registration required.
For ages newborn - 17 months and their caregivers.
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Toddler Tales
Wednesdays, 10:05am
No registration required.
For children 18-35 months and their caregivers.
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Rhythm, Rhyme and Story Time
Tuesdays, 10:15am
No registration required.
Stories and an activity for ages 3+. Get ready for some serious fun!!
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LEGO® Club
Wednesdays, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Bring your imagination and makes some LEGO® creations. We supply everything so please leave your LEGOS® toys at home. Ages 3 and up.
Families will be seated together working from their box of LEGO® bricks. No registration needed!
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COVID-19 & Vaccine Information | |
If you or someone you know needs help with today's challenges, the Delaware Hope Line – 1 (833) 9-HOPEDE or (833) 946-7333 – is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to connect callers to a variety of resources and information, including support from clinicians and peer specialists plus crisis assistance. | | | | |
Hockessin Library Book Groups for Adults | |
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Noon Book Group
Wednesday, September 14,
12:00 pm
Book lovers wanted! Bring a bag lunch and join us for a lively book discussion. Newcomers welcome. This month's book is The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, available at Reference Desk.
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Evening Book Group
Tuesday, September 20, 7:00 pm
Join our friendly, informal, monthly book group. New participants are always welcome. This month's book is Circe by Madeline Miller. Book selections available at Reference Desk.
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Chick Lit Book Group
Wednesday, September 14, 7:00pm
Read and discuss entertaining, light reads by joining our fun book group! This month we will be discussing All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin.
Pick up your copy at the Information Desk!
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Hockessin Library Book Groups for Kids
Register by picking up your copy at the Children's Reference Desk or call (302) 239-5160.
Bring bottled water. Snacks will be provided.
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Teen Book Group
Tuesday, September 6, 4:15pm
This month we will be discussing Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff.
Ages 12 - 17.
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Family Book Group
The family Book Group takes a break in September and will be back on October 26 at 7:00pm with The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.
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Readers' Advisory or What do I read NEXT??
Use the links below to take you to literary bliss!
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NPR's Books We Love
National Public Radio's choices for Best Books of 2022!
See if you can find one YOU love!
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The New York Public Library:
Best Books of 2021
Our friends to the north, the New York Public Library is proud to present our Best Books of 2021. Click to see their annual recommendations for kids, teens, and adults, curated by our expert librarians, encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids’ books in Spanish, and much more.
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2022 YALSA Teens’ Top Ten nominees announced!
Click the YALSA logo for more information!
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FREE Audiobooks for Teens
SYNC is back!!
Click for more information and free audiobooks for the ENTIRE summer!
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School Library Journal has released their best books of 2021! | |
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ALSC Notables
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and digital media.
Click below to see what they chose this year!
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Suggested Reading Lists for Children and Teens
Find titles specifically geared towards kids. With links to reserve books!
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2021 ALSC Graphic Novels Reading Lists
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Work for New Castle County!
Your dream job could be a click away!!
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Library Services to Your Home!
Delaware Libraries offer many ways you can access information, education and recreation from home.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
In Delaware’s Imagination Library program, children ages birth up to their 5th birthday receive a FREE book in the mail each month. The purpose is to instill the habit of reading, and create the library habit, too!
This program is brought to you by Delaware Libraries, a program of First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney’s First Chance initiative.
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For you creative types, take a look at CreativeBug
Hundreds of easy and fun-to-follow tutorials to make pretty much every craft known to man right at your fingertips!
Check it out!!
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What IS hoopla?
E-Books, e-audiobooks, movies and music with no wait time!!
Click here to SIGN UP!
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Are you a fan of Libby?
Don't miss out on this e-resource!! Get started by clicking on the picture of Libby above!
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Northstar Digital Literacy
How's your digital literacy??
There's always something to discover when it comes to computer skills.
Click here to find out more!
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Have a day as awesome as you are!! | |
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Click here to visit the library anytime, day or night.
To ask a question,
click here or call us at
(302) 239-5160.
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