Storytime at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market

Lewes Public Library Seeks Applicants for Board of Commissioners

The Lewes Public Library is seeking candidates from the greater Lewes area to serve a five-year appointment on the Board of Commissioners. Please send letters of interest to Ed Goyda, Director, Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes, Delaware 19958, or ed.goyda@lib.de.us, by June 7, 2012, giving your personal and professional history, as well as information about skills you feel you can bring to the library.

The Board of Commissioners is the governing board of the library and seeks to represent a broad spectrum of community interests and occupations. Board members oversee the library as representatives of the community, determining policies governing its operations and programs, and actively support library related legislation. Regular meetings are held monthly. Special meetings are scheduled as needed.

Applicants must be residents of the Cape Henlopen School District. For further information contact the Library Director at 302-645-2733.

Minecraft Tournament

Saturday, May 18, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Open to students 12 years and older.  Minecraft accounts will be provided for thsoe players who do not have an existing account.  Players of all skill levels are welcome.  Call us to reserve a spot - snacks will be served. 

The Friends of the Library Seek Candidates for Board of Directors

The Friends of the Lewes Public Library are seeking candidates from the greater Lewes area to serve a three-year appointment on the Board of Directors.  Interested individuals must be a current member of the Friends of the Lewes Public Library.  Applications must be submitted by  Friday, June 7, 2013.

 Please find more information & application details here

Daniel Pritchett Speaks about John F. Kennedy

Monday, June 10, 2013

Daniel Pritchett will present “John F. Kennedy in June, 1963:  A Portrait of Presidential Leadership” at the Library on Monday, June 10, 2013 at 7:00 PM.  Fifty years ago, in the last year of his brief presidency, John Fitzgerald Kennedy dramatically illustrated his mastery of the office and his growth as a leader.  With three eloquent and historic speeches and a triumphant foreign trip---all taking place within three unforgettable weeks---JFK entered the realm of true greatness.  This talk will take us back a half-century to look again at our youngest elected president, the three speeches that still powerfully resonate today, and the foreign trip which demonstrated his tremendous popularity around the world.  Looking back to that remarkable month can remind us why his death five months later is still painful to recall.

Mr. Pritchett has been teaching American history since 1969, 34 years in the Capital School District in Dover and then as an adjunct professor at Delaware State University.  He presently teaches classes at the Osher Academy of Lifelong Learning in Dover and is a speaker for the Delaware Humanities Forum.  A native of West Virginia, he lives in Smyrna.
 

Delmarva on View Photo Contest & Show

The Friends of the Lewes Library is pleased to announce the 4th annual Delmarva On View: Delaware, Maryland & Virginia In Photographs Benefit Photo Contest & Show. The contest is open to entries April 15 through June 14, and the show's opening reception and ceremony will be held June 22 at 5:00 p.m. The exhibition will continue through September 2, with 30% of photo sales benefitting the Friends of Lewes Public Library to support the purchase of books, DVDs, and other library materials.

The dynamic exhibit will run for two months and will feature several new subjects representing the people and places of the Delmarva Peninsula. Favorite categories of wildlife and history have been joined by new categories celebrating a range of activity across the peninsula. Entries are encouraged from throughout Delmarva.

Click here for more information, rules, and entry forms.