Delaware Division of Libraries
Every resident of Delaware has free access to a statewide library system run by Delaware Division of Libraries. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
Delaware public libraries at a glance
Research databases: Delaware Libraries statewide databases
Delaware Libraries statewide databases is Delaware's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside Delaware Libraries statewide databases include:
- EBSCO MasterFILE Premier & NoveList
- LearningExpress practice tests & courses
- UDLib/SEARCH for DE K-12
- Flipster digital magazines
- The Delaware Collections (DE primary sources)
Ebooks & audiobooks: Libby/OverDrive (statewide shared collection); Flipster, free with a library card.
Homework help: UDLib/SEARCH
UDLib/SEARCH provides online research resources for Delaware K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These are research tools for schoolwork rather than live tutoring.
Early literacy programs
Delaware supports early reading through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Programs like this give young children free books and reading support before they start school.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through Delaware Library Accessible Services, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. Delaware Library Access Services (DLAS), the state's NLS network library, serves Delawareans who can't read standard print; apply through DLAS.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest Delaware public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →
Through Delaware Library Catalog, you can borrow materials from libraries across the state by interlibrary loan.