Upcoming Events

Celebrate the warm weather by decorating your very own birdhouse using birdseeds and other edible ingredients. Create a cozy spot for local birds while letting your imagination soar.

Celebrate Gummy Bear Day by getting crafty and creating a bag of squishy paper gummy bears! This fun and colorful DIY project lets you design your own gummy bears using paper, markers, and a little creativity.

Bring the art of paper folding home with our Origami Butterfly Take-Home Kit! This kit includes everything you need to create beautiful paper butterflies, along with easy-to-follow instructions.

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Pick up one of our creative writing chapbooks filled with creative writing exercises meant to strengthen your creative muscles!

It can be difficult to take a moment to stop, slow down, and focus on something that’s good for our well-being. Pick up one of our monthly mindfulness journals filled with prompts to help you focus on your mental health! 

Celebrate Earth Month by getting crafty with seed balls! After you make your seed balls, head outside and toss them in a spot that could use some flowers, or plant them in a pot for a pop of color.

Join us for a fun and creative take-home activity where children can make their very own bird feeders using oranges!

Calling all teens or adults who love reading teen books! Bookish is back and is now available for adults to check out too!

Pages & Prose Parcel is a five-month library book box subscription service geared toward children ages 8 – 12.

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Pick up one of our creative writing chapbooks filled with creative writing exercises meant to strengthen your creative muscles!

It can be difficult to take a moment to stop, slow down, and focus on something that’s good for our well-being. Pick up one of our monthly mindfulness journals filled with prompts to help you focus on your mental health! 

Sign-up for a featured book box containing a new(ish) novel or chapter book and fun book goodies, then pick up your personalized book box at Del City Library on the first Friday of every month!

Register below to get started.

Sign up for a featured book box containing a new(ish) YA book and tons of fun bookish goodies! Pick up your personalized book box the first Friday of every month. Register below to get started.

Origami Take Home Kit

Kit includes step-by-step instructions and origami paper. 

Available at the Circulation Desk While Supplies Last. (May 3 - May 24)

No Registration Required.

Have you ever wanted to design a flag? Have you ever wondered what symbols and colors mean on some of your favorite flags? Wave on into Ralph Ellison library and pick up a design your own flag take home kit.

Get ready to color your world with this fun Mini Canvas Painting Take-Home Kit! Hurry, it's first come, first serve—grab yours before they're gone!

Create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind Memorial Day keepsake with this easy-to-use kit.

Is it just me, or does it sometimes feel like summer takes forever to get here, and then the next thing you know it’s passed in the blink of an eye? And you are left wondering…what did I do? Did I make the most of the summer months?

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