"The Friendly Library on the Highway" first opened in August 1999. In 2009, Kent County Public Library celebrated its 10th year of service to the constituents of Kent County. In June 2010, the Kent County Public Library moved to 497 South Red Haven Lane, just off Route 13, 2.5 miles south of the Route 10 intersection.

The new library offers free WiFi access. Fourteen free Internet-accessible computers also provide Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher software. Our collection of fiction and non-fiction books, movies, and audiobooks continues to grow. The browsing collection of magazines, journals, and newspapers is supplemented with online access to more than 2,500 full-text periodicals.

Free activities and programs throughout the year address the needs and interests of all ages. Weekly story times, a writers' support group, resume classes, book discussions, film series, author visits, and reading programs are just a sample of the variety presented.

Kent County Public Library is part of the Kent County Department of Community Services. The Kent County Public Library operates a bookmobile that visits Hartly, Cheswold, Felton, Frederica, the Kent County Complex, and a number of other locations. To obtain a current listing of locations, dates and times contact the library office at 698-6440 or view the schedule on our website.

Materials from all Kent and Sussex libraries are accessible via the online catalog available in all libraries or via the Internet at www.lib.de.us or by clicking on “Online Catalog” from the library home page.

 

Hilary Welliver
Assistant Director of Community Services, Library Division
County Librarian, Kent County Public Library

497 South Red Haven Lane
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone: 302 698-6440
FAX: 302 698-6441

 

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Updated 7//27/2010