Friends of the Newark Free Library

09/03/2026

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our recent book collections! Thanks to your generosity, we’ve gathered hundreds of high-quality, gently-used children's and YA books. 🎁📖

🎈 What’s next? We’ll be handing them all out for FREE to local readers at Newark Community Day on Sunday, Sept. 20th!

Come by our booth, grab a book, and say hi—we can’t wait to see you there! 💚

08/28/2026

📚✨ Over 200 books and a backpack full of smiles!

Swipe through to check out the highlights from our latest book giveaway at the Hudson State Service Center! We were so thrilled to put over 200 books into the hands of local kids of all ages—plus a backpack stuffed with brand-new school supplies! 🎒📖

Thank you to everyone who supports our book drives and helps make moments like this possible. 💚

08/21/2026

Join us for Newark Community Day on Sunday, Sept. 20th from 11 AM – 4 PM on the UD Green! 🌳

It’s the ultimate local celebration filled with live music, local art, food, and amazing small businesses.

📚 Be sure to stop by our library booth to:
🎁 Pick up free book giveaways!
🏗️ Get the inside scoop on our library construction project!

Come show some local love and celebrate our town. See you on the Green! 🙌💚

08/06/2026

Love live music? 🎶 Your fall soundtrack is here!

Our Chapel Street Concert Series continues this season! 🍂

🎟️The Friends have your tickets covered, so admission is FREE, but registration is required! Follow this link to save your seat: https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/calendar/newark?cid=9403&t=m&d=2026-10&cal=9403&inc=0

All concerts will be held at the Chapel Street Players Theater.

We hope to see you there!

06/20/2026

June fly through!

06/13/2026

Library rising!

06/09/2026

We are always grateful for our wonderful volunteers who help make programs run smoothly! ☀ We are looking for a couple additional volunteers to help with the children's programs at the Chapel Street Players Theater.

Volunteers will help with seating patrons and general crowd control. Follow this link to help us out:

We need volunteers to help host children's programs. This will include help with seating and general crowd control. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up for the date and time you want. Next scroll to the bottom of the screen and press the Save and Continue butto...

06/08/2026

We are in need of couple more volunteers to help host our summer concert series at the Chapel Street Players Theater (643 Creek View Rd, Newark, DE)! 🎶

Volunteer responsibilities include:
- Greeting patrons,
- Handing out programs and Friends' promotional materials,
- and some clean-up afterwards.

Thank you for your help! Sign up here:

Come early to greet patrons, hand out programs and other Friends' materials which are stored behind the snack bar. Ask staff for help locating the materials. Stay and enjoy the concert! Afterwards, help with any clean-up and return materials to staff to store behind the snack bar. Please review the....

06/01/2026

Last week was our lucky week! Shots from our second book giveaway at Downes (John R.) Elementary School Happy reading! ❤️📖

05/30/2026

Nothing beats the excitement of a child choosing a new book!✨We enjoyed our book giveway at West Park Place Elementary School on Tuesday!