The renovations at the Delaware County District Library’s Powell Branch are complete, and the transformation is dramatic and amazing! During the library’s levy campaign, we made a pledge to the community to upgrade the existing facilities, as well as to build the new Orange Branch. The renovations to the Powell Branch are a step in fulfilling our campaign promises.
Even though the unemployment rate in Delaware County is relatively low at 4.2-percent, we know there are still many job seekers in the community, and the Delaware County District Library is here to help.
In our continuing efforts to fulfill the campaign promises made in 2009, the Delaware County District Library is currently upgrading its Integrated Library System (ILS) to serve you better. You’re no doubt asking yourself, “What the heck is an ILS?” It is the software and hardware that allows us to combine the information about all of the books, DVDs and other library material with the circulation of those items.
One of the community programs that the Delaware County District Library has long been involved with is the “Great Decisions” program, a free discussion series developed in 1954 by the Foreign Policy Association.
If you’re looking for an interesting and fun program to help brighten these cold winter days, look no further than the Delaware County District Library. Of course, the library has a strong lineup of programs for children and teens that you can check out at delawarelibrary.org (click on the event calendar link), but we know that offering diverse programs for adults is equally important.
When the first of the year rolls around, one of the questions that is asked frequently at the Delaware County District Library is, “Do you have tax forms yet?” The library has been the site for the distribution of federal, state and local tax forms for dozens of years, and we are happy to provide this service, but we can only put out the forms as we receive them from the taxing agencies. We recently received an official email from the Internal Revenue Service that told us that they do not know when forms will be delivered to the library.
If you own your own business, if you’re thinking of starting your own business, or if you are involved in the business world in any way, you owe it to yourself to check out the Delaware County District Library’s “Business Gateway.” A good business needs good information-about markets, customers, industries, and competitors, and DCDL’s Business Gateway is where you can find all of our online business resources together on one virtual shelf.
If the weather so far this winter is any indication, it’s likely that we are in for a snowy few weeks! When the weather turns ugly, unexpected closures are likely to occur at the Delaware County District Library. We certainly do not want to inconvenience you in any way; however, for your safety and the safety of our staff, the library will always and immediately close when the Delaware County Sheriff issues a Level 2 or Level 3 snow emergency, and will remain closed until the level has been reduce or canceled.