Delaware Division of Libraries

The Delaware Division of Libraries Is the official library agency for Delaware located in Dover, Delaware.^[1] The agency is responsible for Delaware Library Access Services (DLAS), the statewide summer reading program in conjunction with Delaware Libraries, and offering professional development opportunities for librarians statewide.^[2][3][4] They also run the Delaware Library Catalog.^[5]

Delaware Division of Libraries

Agency overview
Formed	March 9, 1901
Jurisdiction	State of Delaware
Headquarters	121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N Dover, Delaware
Agency executive	Dr. Annie Norman, Director
Parent agency	Department of State
Website	libraries.delaware.gov

History

The Delaware State Library Commission was formed by an act of the legislature in 1901, its chairman was Manlove Hayes.^[6] At this time the state only had two free public libraries, one in Wilmington and one in Dover.^[6]: 21