Shout Out to the Peeps

Don't forget you have through this Saturday to get your Peeps Show Contest entries in.We still have some plush Peeps toys to give away and we have only 1 entrant in the youth division (ages 8-12) and no Teen entrants (13-18), and only one adult entry. The field is wide open; you stand a good chance of winning a $25 Target gift card, and bragging rights!

Amazing Art in the Children's Room

During the month of March, in celebration of Youth Art Month, the Children's Room has displayed the artwork of students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. If you haven't had the chance to stop in and admire their work, you really should take the time to do so before the students arrive to take it down on Monday, April 2.

The Children's Room staff has heard many positive comments from amazed patrons. They can't believe the talent these high school students have. A few patrons are even hoping that the art is for sale!

Drop Off Your Peeps Show Contest Entries this Week

You have through March 31st to drop off your Peeps Show entries. Remember, this year the theme is anything to do with books, you can create a scene from your favorite book. The first 16 entries get to pick out a free plush Peep, they are really cute. We have bunnies and chicks in all colors. The winning entries in the four divisions will receive a $25 Target gift card. For more information on the contest, click here.

Peter Pan

10th Annual Poetry Contest

The 10th Annual Poetry Contest is in full swing and kids in grades k-12 have until April 18th to submit their poems. I have 5 judges eagerly awaiting your entries. We are very lucky to have these 5 people that generously donate their time... to us. When I approached them about helping us out once again I received very enthusiastic agreement--one reply even said "Yes! Yes! Yes!" It is wonderful to have such community spirit in Dover.

The Peeps Show Contest Has Begun!

We are so excited. We received our very first official Peeps entry this morning entitled "Charlotte's Web".

One of our very talented Librarians, our in-house Martha Stewart, whipped up a Peeps wreathe in celebration of the fourth annual Peeps Show Contest.

Extreme Book Art!

Take a look at these works by Madrid-based artist Alicia Martin entitled "Biografias". http://flavorwire.com/270701/enormous-sculptures-of-books-exploding-out-of-buildings?all=1

Thousands of books explode out the windows of three buildings in glorious cascades reminiscent of waterwalls and tornadoes. See more at her website: www.galica.it/ing/artista.asp?id=33#

Peeps Show Contest Begins Monday the 26th!

To enter the Peeps Show contest build a diorama using peeps of any color in a standard size shoe box. The theme is anything literary; recreate a scene from your favorite book. The first 16 entries will receive a free plush Peep bunny or chick!

Anyone 19 or older is invited to compete in the Adult Division, while peeps, er, people 13- 18 may enter the Teen division. Children ages 4 – 7 are invited to enter the Kids Division, and ages 8 – 12 may enter in the Youth Division. 

 

On the back of your shoe box, please include your name, address, phone number, and title of your “Peeps Show”. All Peeps displays may be dropped off at the Dover Public Library beginning Monday, March 26, through Saturday, March 31st during operating hours. The Peeps will be displayed in the library for all to enjoy. Division winners will be awarded a $25 Target gift card Monday afternoon, April 9th. Peeps should be picked up Thursday, April 12th. All Peeps not picked up by the deadline will be discarded or eaten.  For more information, call 516-6082.

More New eBooks

New Hampshire Downloadable Books has added new eBooks to be downloaded. Check 'em out! 
Thanks to Merrily for compiling the list.

Title	Author(s)
Ali in Wonderland	Ali Wentworth
American Sniper	Chris Kyle, Scott Mcewen
The Anatomist's Apprentice	Tessa Harris
And She Was	Alison Gaylin
Arcadia Falls	Carol Goodman
Assassins in Love	Kris DeLake
At Grave's End	Jeaniene Frost
Back to the Bedroom	Janet Evanovich
Bloody Valentine	Melissa de la Cruz
Blueberry Muffin Murder	Joanne Fluke
Brown-Eyed Girl	Virginia Swift
Cinnamon Roll Murder	Joanne Fluke
Cold Cereal	Adam Rex
The Countess	Lynsay Sands
Cruising Attitude	Heather Poole
Dead Men's Dust	Matt Hilton
Death of Kings	Bernard Cornwell
Deep Sky	Patrick Lee
Devil in the Grove	Gilbert King
The Devil's Star	Jo Nesbo
Dreaming of Mr. Darcy	Victoria Connelly
A Drink Before the War	Dennis Lehane
Eisenhower in War and Peace	Jean Edward Smith
Embrace	Jessica Shirvington
The Expats	Chris Pavone
The Flight of Gemma Hardy	Margot Livesey
Fudge Cupcake Murder	Joanne Fluke
The Games	Ted Kosmatka
Ghost Country	Patrick Lee
Ghosts by Gaslight	Jack Dann, Nick Gevers
Gillespie and I	Jane Harris
The Heiress	Lynsay Sands
Horrid Henry's Joke Book	Francesca Simon
How the Marquess Was Won	Julie Anne Long
Island of Vice	Richard Zacks
The Lemonade Crime	Jacqueline Davies
A Lesson in Secrets	Jacqueline Winspear
Midnight Sons Volume 2	Debbie Macomber
Murder in Belleville	Cara Black
Murder in the Marais	Cara Black
Need You Now	James Grippando
Outlaw Platoon	Sean Parnell, John Bruning
Partials	Dan Wells
A Perfect Blood	Kim Harrison
A Poisoned Season	Tasha Alexander
The Power of Six	Pittacus Lore
President Lincoln's Spy	Steven Wilson
Question of Trust	Laura Caldwell
Raylan	Elmore Leonard
Raylan Givens 3 Book Collection	Elmore Leonard
The Redbreast	Jo Nesbo
Revenge	Mark A. Cooper
Revenge of the Witch	Joseph Delaney
Rodeo Rocky	Jenny Oldfield
A Rogue By Any Other Name	Sarah Maclean
Sandman Slim	Richard Kadrey
The Savage Grace	Bree Despain
The Scent of Cherry Blossoms	Cindy Woodsmall
Shades of Grey	Clea Simon
The Song of Achilles	Madeline Miller
Starters	Lissa Price
Under the Never Sky	Veronica Rossi
Victims	Jonathan Kellerman
Voyagers of the Titanic	Richard Davenport-Hines
Wild Horses	Jenny Oldfield
Wild Man Creek	Robyn Carr
Winter	Rod Rees
The Wolf Gift	Anne Rice

Piano Notes on Pavement

Dover has a new author and poet! Her name is Hannah Wirth and she is a middle school student. Look for her collection of poems Piano Notes on Pavement in our collection soon. The book is a beautiful collection of poems on summer--subjects such as flowers, sunscreen, birds, and bikes will have you yearning for the coming season. You can visit Hannah's web site to find out more about this young author, and don't forget to look for her book at the library.

Free Blues Concert at the Library Tuesday Night

Come hear a rollicking blues concert, "A Walk Through the Delta", with Howard Stith and Mike Rogers performing at the library at 7pm on Tuesday, March 20. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, it's FREE and fabulous!

It's Another Foodie Friday

In honor of the forthcoming Peeps Show Contest (bring in your entries March 26!) today's post will be Peep inspired.

Start your evening off with a Peeptini or a Peepberry Açai Pink & Purple.

 

How about a Sweet Potato aux Peeps casserole for a side dish?

If you prefer your Peeps as dessert try a Crispy Bunny Treat or a Peeps Sunflower Cake.

 Need something a little simpler? Try a Peeps S'More or Peeps Cocoa.

If you prefer things very complicated, you could make your own Peeps from scratch!

Let us know about your own Peepilicious recipes.

Listen to This

I was so pleased to see that Whatever You Do, Don’t Run by Peter Allison had been made into an audiobook. I really enjoyed this funny, interesting book. I hope more of you will listen to it.
 

Peter Allison has been charged by elephants, threatened by badgers, squeezed by pythons, and gone swimming with elephants. As a safari guide in remote Africa he rarely has a boring day. His stories are short and often humorous. After being tormented for days by a group of monkeys who used his tent roof as a trampoline, Peter had the brilliant idea of scaring them off with a toy leopard, the monkey’s natural enemy.

I ran back to my tent, where the monkeys were in full swing. They scampered into the branches at my approach, but didn’t move to far from their game. They just sat bobbing and swaying, adding an occasional “Kwo!” which I was convinced was laughter.

“Kwo yourself,” I said, and from under the scarf whipped out the toy—a rather poor representation of a leopard, but it was enough to put the heebie-jeebies into the monkeys. They went berserk. “Kwe! Kwe, kwe, kwe, kwe, kwe! Kwe! The whole troop now moved away a few trees, but still watched the predator I held in my hand. I tossed it from side to side, and the pitch of their calls went up an octave. I was amazed at their gullibility, but took great pleasure in it and derived even more at their reaction when I threw the toy into the air. The whole troop called “Kwe!” in unison; one even fell off his branch. Then they fled, yelling a chorus of “Kwekwekwekwe!,” as they went, and I imagined they were saying, “Holy crap! Did you see that? A flying leopard!”

Can It Really Be Ten Years?

10th Annual Dover Public Library Poetry Contest

The Dover Public Library is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Dover Public Library Poetry contest for grades K-12. Prizes will be awarded in six different categories: Grades K-2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, and 11 &12. Poems will be judged on originality, style and creativity. Deadline for entry is April 18th. Students may pick up information about the contest at the Dover Public Library, any Dover school library, or at our website at http://library.dover.nh.gov. All participants are invited to attend an “Evening of Poetry” on Tuesday, May 22nd at 6:30pm; refreshments will be served. Students are invited to read their poetry at this event, but this will be purely voluntary. For more information about the contest please contact Denise LaFrance at 516-6082.

Ladybug Picture Book Award Nominees 2012

The Ladybug Picture Book Award, a project of the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library, is designed to promote early literacy and honor the best in recent children's picture books. This year's committee (children's librarians from around New Hampshire) has chosen the 10 nominees for 2012. During Children's Book Week in November, New Hampshire children from preschoolers to those in third grade will vote to select the award winner. Which one is your favorite?
And the nominees are...
Blackout by John Rocco
Calvin Can't Fly: the Story of a Bookworn Birdie by Jennifer Berne (on order)
Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
Me--Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Neville by Norton Juster
Perfect Square by Michael Hall
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin (on order)
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray & Marla Frazee
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman
Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester Laminack

What Is Your Most Unusual Bookmark?

We see many things used as bookmarks when people return their library books; photos, mail, religious cards, even a check or two. We have heard for years about the legend of the bacon bookmark but fortunately we have never had a library book come back with a slab of bacon in it. I was amused to see that a "battle of bad bookmarks" was actually held. I am happy to see tissues on the list, I would also add its close cousin, toilet paper. Very disturbing to see those used as bookmarks, even though they have been clean ones. What is the worst bookmark you have seen?
By the way, the Library has many free bookmarks so you do not need to use more unusual items to mark your page.

Read All About It

The Dover Public Library's March eNewsletters are now available--read all about Peeps, Poetry, Paws & Poor Howard Stith!

Children's Room Newsletter

DPL Newsletter

Calling All Peeps!

The Dover Public Library is looking for some creative peeps from Dover, Dover students, or Dover Public Library cardholders to enter our fourth annual “Peeps Show” contest this April.

Here’s how it works: Build a diorama using peeps of any color in a standard size shoe box. The theme is literary; recreate a scene from your favorite book. The first 16 entries will receive a free plush Peep bunny or chick!

Anyone 19 or older is invited to compete in the Adult Division, while peeps, er, people 13- 18 may enter the Teen division. Children ages 4 – 7 are invited to enter the Kids Division, and ages 8 – 12 may enter in the Youth Division. 

On the back of your shoe box, please include your name, address, phone number, and title of your “Peeps Show”. All Peeps displays may be dropped off at the Dover Public Library beginning Monday, March 26, through Saturday, March 31st during operating hours. The Peeps will be displayed in the library for all to enjoy. Prizes will be awarded Monday afternoon, April 9th. Winning entries will receive a $25 Target gift card. Peeps should be picked up Thursday, April 12th. All Peeps not picked up by the deadline will be discarded or eaten.  For more information, call 516-6082.

Foodie Friday

Ready for another Foodie Friday? It's sort of random this week.

Think this is a beautiful cake? It's not, it's spam sushi, I'm not quite sure what to call it since it consists of egg, Spam, rice, seaweed, and an apple. Want some?

Not up for that? How about this delectable Zombie Head cheese? It would make a lovely centerpiece at your book club meeting to discuss Rise Again by Ben Tripp.

If you are not into the Zombie genre perhaps you enjoy Science Fiction/Fantasy. A Game of Thrones is tremendously popular, even more so after the HBO series debuted. If so, you might enjoy one of these cupcakes.

The cutest of all are these Lorax cake pops. Who could resist Dr. Seuss?

Please let us know if you enjoy Foodie Fridays.

Do You Pinterest?

The Dover Public Library is venturing into the world of Pinterest. What is Pinterest you may ask? Here is how they describe themselves: "Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. It allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and share their favorite recipes." If you are a visual learner you are especially going to love Pinterest. So far the DPL has five pinboards: Books Worth Reading, DVDs Worth Watching, Events & Exhibits at the DPL, Vintage Dover, and Fav Books Blogs & Book Sites. Please take a look and if you have any suggestions for interesting pinboards we would love to hear them!