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Established in 1973, Delaware City Library public library and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We look forward to seeing you!
The Delaware City Library is an independent public library in the New Castle County Library System and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to create and promote educational, recreational, and cultural enrichment, and provide community members of all ages with free access to the resources and tools they need to thrive in the 21st century. We have 3 meeting rooms and 9 computers available for public use, as well as a collection of over 24,000 circulating items and lots of programs for all ages!
09/22/2026
It's a great day to nestle in with a good book, we have plenty of displays to help with a book choice. Now for our New This Week Items...
Fiction:
The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand
The Unknown by Riley Sager
I See You've Called In Dead by John Kenney
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Nonfiction:
A Life in Lyrics by Freddie Mercury
You Can Do Beautiful Things: An Approachable
Guide to Creating Spaces You Love by Galey Alix
All That's Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir by Emilee Hackney
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey From Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump by Kai Bird
DVDs:
Outlander Season Eight
Faces of Death
Evil Dead Burn
I Love Boosters
Young Washington
Toy Story 5
Juvenile:
Barbie Dreamscape by Alex Aster
Thornbird by E. Kennedy
Felix Powell, Boy Squirrel by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Neverfear by Katherine Rundell
09/21/2026
EVENTS THIS WEEK @ Delaware City Library
Sep 21 - September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
Sep 22 - Children's Storytime
Sep 22 - Teleservices Specialist: Employment, Health, and Social Support
Sep 22 - Feed the Bookworms!
Sep 22 - Recent Release Book Club: Odessa
Sep 23 - Teen Room Hours
Sep 23 - Kids Cook: Gnocchi in Herb Sauce
Sep 24 - Teen Room Hours
Sep 24 - Toddler Wiggles & Giggles
Sep 26 - Delaware City Day Parade Decorating Station
Sep 26 - Kids Gaming Hour
Register for these events and more at
09/19/2026
The Delaware City Day Parade Decorating Station is open for use until 3:00 pm today!
We have balloons, garland, stickers, flowers and more! Even a CHOMP SAW for creating fun shapes and signs to decorate your ride!
Delaware City Day
09/19/2026
Free, family-friendly event, From Muskets to Machine Guns, brings multiple periods of American military history to life from the age of muskets to the era of machine guns.
Friends Of Fort DuPont Fort DuPont Redevelopment
09/19/2026
Come out and join the festivities today for this educational and entertaining event!
Planning to join us Saturday? Here’s how to make the most of your visit.
Muskets to Machine Guns runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, but you don’t have to stay all day to experience plenty of living history.
If you’re planning your visit, arrive around 9:40 a.m. and stay through the 12:30 p.m. firing demonstration. Here’s what you’ll catch:
Around 9:40 a.m.
Arrive early and enjoy music from the 287th Army Band as everyone gathers on the Parade Ground.
10 a.m.
The day officially begins with the presentation of colors and music from the 287th Army Band.
10:45 a.m.
Join the Battery Walking Tour to Point and Mortar. Meet at the flagpole for an approximately 30-minute walk into another part of Fort DuPont’s history.
Throughout the morning
Explore the Parade Ground and meet reenactors, living historians and participating organizations. You’ll find military displays, civilian interpretation, historic skills, artifacts and demonstrations representing generations of history.
And remember to look up. We’re expecting a special visitor in the air during the morning.
Come hungry.
Maddy’s Kitchen will serve breakfast until 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch. Angel’s Kitchen begins serving lunch at 11 a.m.
12:30 p.m. | Firing demonstration
WWII reenactors will present a controlled blank-firing demonstration. It will be loud, so families with young children and anyone sensitive to sudden sounds should plan accordingly.
Want to stay longer? Keep exploring throughout the afternoon and catch the final firing demonstration at 2:45 p.m. The event closes at 3 p.m.
A few things to know before you come:
Parking will be available in designated areas near the Parade Ground. Follow event signage when you arrive. The event program includes a map with parking areas and locations for food, seating, information, first aid and the accessible restroom.
Tables and folding chairs will be available in the general seating area, but feel free to bring a camping chair or blanket and settle in. Comfortable walking shoes are also a good idea, especially if you plan to join the Battery Walking Tour.
Muskets to Machine Guns: A Day of Living History
Saturday, Sept. 19
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fort DuPont Parade Ground, Delaware City
Free | All ages | Rain or shine
Can’t stay all day? Come around 9:40 a.m. and stay through 12:30 p.m. You’ll hear the Army Band, take in the opening ceremony, explore the living history displays, have time for the Battery Walking Tour and lunch, and finish with the firing demonstration.
Make Fort DuPont part of your Saturday plans.
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09/18/2026
A lot of fun was had yesterday evening at Art in the Library: Autumn Outdoor Drawing . Participants learned to replicate textures that appear in nature using colored pencil and pastel pencil. Take a look at the beautiful work they created below!
Our next session is Art in the Library: Painting Folklore and takes place on October 15th. Registration is currently full, but we encourage you to join the waitlist! Sign up here: https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17592661
Questions? Call the library at 302-834-4148.
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250 5th Street
Delaware City, DE
19706
Opening Hours
| Monday | 12pm - 8pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 8pm |
| Wednesday | 12pm - 8pm |
| Thursday | 12pm - 8pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 4pm |