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Bear Branch Library 101 Governors Place Bear, DE 19701-3096 (302)838-3300 bear@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com	South Coastal Library 43 Kent Avenue Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9133 (302)858-5518 southcoastal.library@lib.de.us
Bridgeville Public Library 600 South Cannon Street Bridgeville, DE 19933 (302)337-7401 bridgevillelibrary18@gmail.com	Claymont Public Library 400 Lenape Way Claymont, DE 19703 (302)798-4164 claymont@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com
Delaware City Branch Library 250 Fifth Street Delaware City, DE 19706-7722 (302)834-4148 delawarecity@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com	Delmar Public Library 101 North Bi State Boulevard Delmar, DE 19940-1210 (302)846-9894 delmar.library@lib.de.us
Dover Public Library 35 Loockerman Plaza Dover, DE 19901 (302)736-7030	Kent County Public Library 497 South Red Haven Lane Dover, DE 19901-6483 (302) 744-1919 kcpl@co.kent.de.us
Delaware Division of Libraries 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N Dover, DE 19901 (302) 739-4748	Frankford Public Library 8 Main Street Frankford, DE 19945-9684 (302)732-9351
Georgetown Public Library 123 West Pine Street Georgetown, DE 19947 (302)856-7958 georgetown.library@lib.de.us	Greenwood Public Library 100 Mill Street Greenwood, DE 19950 (302)855-1242 greenwood.library@lib.de.us
Harrington Public Library 110 East Center Street Harrington, DE 19952-1106 (302)398-4647 harrington.library@lib.de.us	Hockessin Branch Library 1023 Valley Road Hockessin, DE 19707-9156 (302)239-5160 hockessin@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com
Laurel Public Library 101 East Fourth Street Laurel, DE 19956-1567 (302)875-3184	Lewes Public Library 111 Adams Avenue Lewes, DE 19958-1401 (302)645-2733 info@leweslibrary.org
Appoquinimink Community Library 204 East Main Street Middletown, DE 19709 (302) 378-5588 library@nccde.org	Milford Public Library 11 SE Front Street Milford, DE 19963-1941 (302)422-8996 milford.library@lib.de.us
Millsboro Public Library 217 West State Street Millsboro, DE 19966-1510 (302)934-8743	Milton Public Library 121 Union Street Milton, DE 19968-1617 (302)855-1975 milton.library@lib.de.us
New Castle Public Library 424 Delaware Street New Castle, DE 19720-5099 (302)328-1995 newcastle@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com	Department of Community Services 77 Reads Way New Castle, DE 19720 (302) 395-5613 marlene.esposito@newcastlede.gov
Route 9 Branch Library 3022 New Castle Avenue New Castle, DE 19720 (302) 657-8020	Newark Free Branch Library 750 Library Avenue Newark, DE 19711-7146 (302)731-7550
Corbit Calloway Memorial Branch Library 115 High Street Odessa, DE 19730-2021 (302)378-8838 corbitlibrary@gmail.com	Rehoboth Beach Public Library 226 Rehoboth Avenue Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971-2134 (302)227-8044 rehobothbeach.library@lib.de.us
Seaford District Library 600 North Market Street Ext Seaford, DE 19973-1500 (302)629-2524 seaford.library@lib.de.us	Selbyville Public Library 11 Main & McCabe Street Selbyville, DE 19975 (302)436-8195 selbyville.library@lib.de.us
Smyrna Public Library 107 South Main Street Smyrna, DE 19977-1432 (302)653-4579	Elsmere Public Library 30 Spruce Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805-2129 (302) 892-2210 elsmere@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com
Brandywine Hundred Branch Library 1300 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19803-2766 (302)477-3150 brandywinehundred@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com	Wilmington Branch Library 10 East Tenth Street Wilmington, DE 19801-3308 (302)574-7400 wilmweb@lib.de.us
Kirkwood Branch Library 6000 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19808-4817 (302)995-7663 kirkwood@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com	North Wilmington Branch Library 3400 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19802 (302) 761-4290
Woodlawn Branch Library 2020 West Ninth Street Wilmington, DE 19805 (302) 571-7425 woodlawn@delawarelibraries.libanswers.com

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Emily Blunt

Actress Emily Blunt struggled with stuttering early in her life. A teacher encouraged her to act in a school play at age 12 despite her stuttering.

Blunt’s name is prominently featured on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Marilyn Monroe

From Edward S. Herrington's letter to Southcoasttoday.com

I am writing in response to "The importance of voice" (May 29), which mentioned that famous actor James Earl Jones struggled with stuttering. Another famous voice that you cited was the trademark breathy voice of Marilyn Monroe; however, you did not make mention of the fact that Marilyn Monroe also struggled with stuttering at various points in her life, sometimes very painfully.

Bob Love

The late Bob Love dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.

In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his “talking” on the basketball court.

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Famous People Who Stutter