Annual Booksale begins Oct. 25 for cardholders; Oct. 26 for general public!

Doors open at 9am on Friday, October 25 for the Friends of the Library’s annual, two-week-long, gigantic fall booksale at the Dover Public Library. Only library cardholders will be able to purchase items on the first day of the sale so be sure to bring your Dover borrower’s card with you on the 25th! The sale opens to non-cardholders and the general public at 9am on Saturday, October 26.

Thousands of paperbacks, hardcover books, and media items for all ages will be available at prices from $.50 to $2.00. Many of the sale items are books donated to the library, while others are items discarded from the library’s collections. Booksale prices will be further reduced on Wednesday, October 30, and during Week #2 of the booksale, November 4-10, the remainder of the items will be sold for the bargain price of just $1.00 per bag or boxful. Any leftover books will be given away for free beginning Tuesday, November 12.  

The library requests that no further book donations be made. Donations will again be accepted after November 18.

All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library, a 501(c)3 charitable organization which last year donated over $15,000 to the library for museum passes, children’s and adult programs, furnishings and equipment. Applications to join the Friends of the Library are available at the library’s circulation desk.

Membership is $15 annually or $10 for seniors. Friends who work at the booksale receive a 50% discount on purchases.

For more information, please call the Circulation Desk at 603-516-6050.

The Library Will Be Closed Monday for Columbus Day

The Library will be closed on Monday, October 14 for the Columbus Day Holiday. We are open on Saturday, make sure to come for Indie Author Day if you are interested in writing.  We will also open on Sunday from 1-5pm.

Celebrate Harry Potter Day at the Dover Public Library!

We solemnly swear we are up to no good at the fourth annual Harry Potter Day!

 

Join us at the Dover Public Library to help us manage a little mischief on Saturday, October 19 from 10am to 3pm. The event will end with a Harry Potter trivia competition at 3pm.

Attendees will be whisked away to Hogwarts through Platform 9 ¾ where their personality traits will help to decide which house they belong to. After they are sorted, they will pick out the perfect wand at Ollivander’s; support their house by creating a colorful banner for their dormitory; make a bookmark to keep their place while they read their favorite forbidden book; and find inspiration with a wizarding world quote to hang on their wall.

The mischief making will continue with fortune telling, potion demonstrations, a game of Quidditch, and a flight in Mr. Weasley’s Ford Anglia photo booth (but don’t get caught by the Whomping Willow!) Food trucks will be available during lunch hours to serve any hungry wizards.

Throughout the event, attendees are invited to join in on a scavenger hunt for products from Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. If completed, participants will receive an entry into a raffle for a wizarding world themed prize. Another prize will be given to the winning team of the trivia competition.

In addition, to celebrate all the magical knitting mentioned in the Harry Potter series, Dover Public Library will be collecting any hand knit or crocheted hats (child or adult sizes) for Hermione’s Helping Hats.

The program, run in association with the library’s monthly knitting group, will be gathering hats throughout the month of October and distributing them to those who many need some extra warmth this winter. Those who wish to participate should drop off their hats to the library before Saturday, November 2.

Harry Potter Day is free and open to the public. For more information about the celebration activities, visit http://library.dover.nh.gov or call the Dover Public Library at 603-516-6050. Library hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-8:30pm, Friday 9am-5:30pm, Saturdays 9am-5pm, and Sundays 1pm-5pm.

New Binge Boxes!

Have you discovered the Binge Boxes? Stored in a handy carrying case, Binge Boxes are mini-collections of 4-6 movie DVDs, all centered on a film theme or actor. 

The Library’s just added 2 new Binge Boxes, Paul Newman and Cult Films, to our collection. Other Binge Boxes available for checkout are Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Mel Brooks, Harry Potter, James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Robert Redford, plus a set of films set in New Hampshire, Film Classics, and sets of Science Fiction and Western themed movies.

Don't miss this fantastic musical performance coming up!

“Outrageous” Banjoist Peter Mezoian at Dover Library October 15

       The Friends of the Dover Public Library are delighted to present a very special concert in the library’s Lecture Hall on Tuesday, October 15 at 7pm. Peter Mezoian, a Maine native, plays the four-string banjo, which exists on a different plane than the more popular five-string banjo typically used in bluegrass. Peter’s plectrum banjo, a banjo played with a pick, is the customary way to play the four-string.

       In his early teens, Peter went to see Steve Martin perform at the Portland Civic Center. He loved the comedy but what truly inspired him were Martin's musical interludes on the banjo. Knowing nothing about the instrument, Mezoian got a banjo teacher. He decided that the banjo’s more traditional rhythms and melodies could transfer to other genres and generations of music: where Cole Porter crosses Paul Simon, where Broadway intersects with the Beatles, and where the Roaring 20s catch up with the psychedelic 60s. The American Song Book gets updated and the banjo becomes outrageous when plunk meets funk in one of Peter’s concerts!

       In this special performance at the Dover library, Mezoian will take the four-string banjo places it has rarely visited. This funny and engaging performer will keep you wondering what he will play next.   Peter has spent years as a feature act on theater and nightclub stages in America, England, and Japan, at music festivals, and on more than 50 different cruise ships. But Peter claims that he is just your typical Steve Martin-influenced, donut-eating, espresso-drinking, half-Armenian, half-Greek four string banjoist. All this and he’s only 5 feet 3 inches tall! You’ll be wondering just how outrageous one banjoist can be!  For a preview, see some short video clips from Peter’s concerts at: http://www.peterbanjo.com/ or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/CAXIR63xuDs. 

      Join us for this amazing performance! This program is free. For more information call the Dover Public Library at 603-516-6050.