Press Room

COVID-19 Resources

The Delaware County District Library is referring all COVID-19/coronavirus questions directly to the Delaware General Health District, Ohio Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites. Local government questions can be sent to Delaware County leadership.

Please browse the plans and resources below to see what your library is doing to help prevent the spread of disease, and protect our public and staff.

Curbside and Drive-Up Services Announced
Press release: Delaware Library Curbside and Drive-Up Services Begin May 26. Posted May 20, 2020. 10:00 a.m.

Library Working on Phased Reopening
Press release: Delaware Library is Working to Reopen with Safety in Mind. Posted April 30, 2020. 5:10 p.m.

Closures Remain until May 4
Press release: Delaware Library Extends Closure to May 4. Posted March 31, 2020. 5:15 p.m.

All Library Branches Closed
Press release: UPDATE: Library closed March 16 through April 5. Posted March 14, 2020. 6:00 p.m.

Library Announces Closures
Press release: Library programs canceled immediately and branches closed effective March 17. Posted March 12, 2020. 4:45 p.m.

Library Steps for Prevention
Press release: COVID-19 Prevention Protocols at the Library. Posted March 11, 2020. 11:45 a.m.

Economic Resources
Local and federal resources for business assistance, provided by OneColumbus and Columbus Region Chambers of Commerce.

Unemployment Resources

Student Resources

When schools close, the Library does our best to help students and teachers continue with their lessons.

• Regular loan periods and limits are relaxed.
• Calamity day “Blizzard Bags” are printed for free from any Library branch.

We hope you find the below resources useful for your students during their times off.

Online Programs from Ohio’s Public Libraries
A daily schedule of online programs with storytimes to trivia nights from all over Ohio, provided by the State Library of Ohio.

Pre-K Resources

Elementary Resources

Middle School Resources

High School Resources

Get A Library Card
Signing up for a library card online will give users immediate access to digital collections, online resources, and reliable news sources.

Digital Collections
Streaming services and digital downloads may help maintain your reading and entertainment goals, while providing remote access at any time of day of night.

Research Links
Whether it’s supplements for learning outside the classroom or reliable news from trusted sources, your library card gains you access to each of these sites.

Off the Shelf Radio Show

Friday mornings just got a little more exciting with the Delaware County District Library radio show, “Off the Shelf.” The show airs on WDLR 1550 AM and 92.9 FM every Friday at 9 a.m. and rebroadcasts on Sundays at 9 a.m.

Hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles, DCDL’s director and communications manager, respectively, provide a half-hour update of things happening in the Library world and around the Delaware County community.

George and Nicole keep things current, relating hot topics and trends of today with materials and resources available at the Library. Listen to find your next best read or to decide what Library program you’ll attend in the coming week.

The program can be listened to live on 1550 AM or 92.9 FM, or streamed online. When you click “Listen Live” you can also listen to past broadcasts of the program. In the “Menu” under “Streams” click the third button with a microphone for “On-Demand Streaming” and scroll down to find “Off the Shelf.”

Glad You Asked

Subscribers to the Delaware Gazette will see the weekly library-oriented column, “Glad You Asked,” featured on Saturdays in print or online at a later date. 

Annual Report

2018 Anecdotes