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Important information from the NH State Library if you use the Libby app to download eBooks.

Due to a current (1.30.2020) glitch with app notifications in the Libby app, I recommend turning off app-based notifications and receiving email notifications. If you have previously turned on app notifications, please follow these instructions to turn off Libby app notifications and receive email notifications again.

Note that this only pertains to users who are actively using the Libby app to read, listen, or place holds.

On your phone or tablet settings and navigate to Notifications.

Locate the Libby app and turn off notifications.

Open the Libby app and tap on the small Libby “head” in the upper-right corner of the screen to access settings.

Tap on “Manage Notifications.”

Tap on “Receive Email Notifications.”

Enter your email address.

 

If you like Flavia, try Peregrine Twitten!

If you’re a fan of Alan Bradley’s “Flavia de Luce” mystery series, now up to 10 books, you should certainly check out the new “Constable Twitten” mysteries by Lynne Truss while you’re awaiting Flavia #11.

Also set in England during the same time post-war period as the Flavia books, the two “Twittens” are “A Shot in the Dark” and “The Man Who Got Away”. Definitely read them in order. Set in the 1950s seaside town of Brighton, the novels feature the workings of a particularly inept British constabulary whose detectives, except Twitten of course, are especially oblivious about in-your-face clues and scheming criminals right under their noses.

It’s the books’ language and wit that sets these mysteries apart, and makes me liken them to Bradley’s Flavia. Lynne Truss is the author of “Eats, Shoots and Leaves” the fabulous grammar book that became a bestseller. (And if an author can make a book about syntax a chart-topper, just think what she can do with a plot-twisted mystery!)

The Constable Twitten books are droll and eccentric, with plenty of tongue-in-cheek ingenuity amidst the murder plot. The police station’s charlady (cleaning lady) Mrs. Groynes is among the best masterminds I’ve ever seen. Try a Twitten!

The Library will be closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Book Donations to the Dover Public Library

           Beginning in February 2020, the library will accept substantial donations of books (multiple boxes) on a twice-monthly basis only. Patrons with large loads of books are asked to call the library’s front desk at 603-516-6050 to make an appointment for either the 2^nd Tuesday from 9am to 12 Noon, or the 4^th Thursday from 1-4pm. (For February this would be February 11 from 9-12, or February 27 from 1-4).

          Donors will be asked to wait while library staff assess the contents of each box. Books and media items deemed not suitable will be returned to the donor for their disposal. Refused items will include:

·         encyclopedias and multi-volume sets (please, no World Books that “still look pretty”)

·         college textbooks (public libraries do not stock academic texts)

·         outdated books (e.g. computer books about Windows XP)

·         damaged books (dog-chewed cover)

·         inaccurate content (“someday man will land on the moon” c. 1962)

·         worn-out books

·         Reader’s Digest Condensed books

·         items showing mold, mildew, or having a strong odor (Yuck!)

·         VHS tapes, music or audio cassettes  (no one has these players anymore)

·         National Geographic magazines  (we have a full set already)

·         any other items as judged by staff (e.g. multiples of book titles already owned)

        We do still welcome smaller donations at any time. Patrons may donate hardcover books, paperbacks, DVDs, and CDs if brought to the front desk in a single bag or one small box. No need to call ahead or make an appointment. These items will, however, also be examined at the time of their donation for acceptability.

        Thank you for your understanding as we implement this new policy. In recent years, the library has been inundated with enormous numbers of donated books that, frankly, should have gone directly to the dump or the recycling center instead of being left with us.  We’ve had the burden of having to dispose of dozens of cartons of unwanted materials; this procedure is an attempt to control that load.

        Yes, books are precious in many instances, but many, many have outlived their usefulness, their accuracy, and their shelf life. If you no longer have a need for it, then it’s probable that no one else does either. Librarians want you to know that it’s not a sin to throw away a book!

2020 Reading Challenge: Involves a Heist

Are fast cars, elaborate planning, and dangerous feats your thing? Boy, do we have some fun books for you! Get ready. We're going to put a little action into your 2020 reading.

Fiction

The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins

A crime classic about gunrunner Eddie Coyle and his dangerous relations with bank robber Jimmy Scalisi, a cop named Foley, and Dillon, a bartending hitman.

Drive by James Sallis

Driver, a man who makes a living doing stunt driving for films during the day and by driving for criminals at night, finds himself caught in the middle when he is double-crossed by some former partners and is forced to take violent means to protect himself and to seek revenge on his betrayers.

Void Moon by Michael Connelly

Lured back to her former profession of robbing casino gamblers of their winnings, Cassie Black suddenly finds herself caught up in a dark conspiracy, pursued by mysterious gunmen who are closing in on Cassie's deepest secret, one that she will do anything to protect.

The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton

After surviving an act of violence as a child, Michael stops talking and grows up with the ability to open any lock or safe, a talent he sells to any buyer in the crime world, until a botched heist forces him to go home to face the secret that has kept him so quiet.

Ghostman by Roger Hobbs

A casino robbery gone wrong compels its orchestrator to call in a favor from a master criminal known only as "Jack," who must test the limits of his considerable skills in order to protect his anonymity from a closely pursuing FBI.

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Offered a chance to participate in a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams, criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker recruits a team of talented associates to organize a plot that is threatened by their mutual enmity.

Nonfiction

The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser

Documents the unsolved theft of the lost Gardner masterpieces, tracing the research of the late art detective Harold Smith while recounting the author's own forays into the art underworld of looters, mobsters, and investigators.

The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

Documents the astonishing 2009 theft of an invaluable collection of ornithological displays from the British Museum of Natural History by a talented American musician, tracing the author's years-long investigation to track down the culprit and understand his motives, which were possibly linked to an obsession with the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying.

A Deal with the Devil by Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken

An award-winning CNN investigative journalist team presents a full-length account exposing the activities of a French psychic at the center of a decades-long, multimillion-dollar international con targeting the elderly and other vulnerable individuals.

Diamond Doris by Doris Payne

The culprit and larger-than-life personality behind jewel heists that remained unsolved for years shares her story, describing how a young black woman from West Virginia pulled off diamond robberies and used nuns to break out of prison.





Want to participate in Dover Public Library's 2020 Reading Challenge? Download the form here!

New Monthly Daytime Programs Offered at the Library

Keep the winter blues away in 2020 by coming to one of Dover Public Library's new monthly daytime programs. Dover Public Library now offers a Game Day every third Wednesday and a movie screening every fourth Wednesday, both starting at 1 p.m. These events are primarily geared towards adults, but families and all ages are welcome. Game Day invites participants to try a new game or bring one to share with others. Games are provided by the library to play in the building. The selection includes Clue, Monopoly, Cranium, Settlers of Catan, Scrabble, Pandemic, Munchkin, Monopoly, Jeopardy, Uno, and many others. Wednesday afternoon movies will mainly feature documentaries. Movies goers are invited to bring blankets, pillows or whatever they need to be comfortable as well as their own snacks. For night owls, Dover Public Library still offers Game Nights every third Wednesday at 6 p.m. and evening movies every month on the second Wednesday and fourth Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The library also offers two weekly afternoon movies: Classic Cinema Sundays and Saturday Matinees, both at 2 p.m. Classic Cinema Sunday plays movies from the golden era of Hollywood, while Saturday Matinees feature movies geared toward families. All programs are free and open to the public. To view the titles of all upcoming movie showings at the Dover Public Library, visit the library's Events Calendar at https://bit.ly/35btksQ or call 603-516-6050.