The Library Will Be Closed Monday

The Library will be closed Monday, February 17, in honor of Presidents' Day.

2020 Reading Challenge: From a Bookmark Reading Suggestion

When you're looking for a new book to read sometimes the suggestions from your family, friends or even librarians just don't cut it. If you're looking for books to match your interests and don't know where else to look, try one of our Reading Suggestions Bookmarks (conveniently available in-library or online here). You may find a new favorite!

Listed below are a few examples of some of the topics and suggestions you'll find.

Fiction

If you like…

 

Time Travel
Knight Errant by R. Garcia Y Robertson
Traveling in Britain near the border between England and Wales, a young American woman is swept back in time to the era of the War of the Roses and falls in love with a young knight, a prince destined to become king.

Tough Chicks
Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky
Hired by the head of Chicago's biggest bank to find his son's missing girlfriend, private investigator V.I. Warshawski soon finds herself up against the worst of the city's white-collar criminals in a fight to save the life of an innocent young woman.

Classics
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Macon Dead, Jr., called Milkman, son of the richest Negro in town, moves from childhood into early manhood, searching, among the disparate, mysterious members of his family, for his life and reality.

Tales of King Arthur
Guenevere by Rosalind Miles
A feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend is seen through the eyes of its heroine, Queen Guenevere, who is courageous and beautiful even when she is forced to choose between her king and the noble knight Sir Lancelot.

Scandinavian Mysteries
The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt
Working on an archaeological dig on the Swedish island of Gotland, a group of students becomes caught up in a web of horror when a young woman turns up dead, naked, and hanging from a tree, the victim of a ritual killing, as Inspector Knutas races against time to find the link between the victim and other local violence.

American History
Speaks the Nightbird by Robert McCammon

In the Carolinas of 1699, a traveling magistrate and his clerk, Matthew, arrive in Fount Royal to hold a trial for an accused witch, a beautiful young woman named Rachel Howarth, a trial that reveals that Fount Royal has become a battleground between good and evil and that not even the innocent are safe.

Nonfiction

If you like…

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Falling in Honey byJennifer Barclay
After a breakup with her boyfriend turns her world upside down, the author decides to go to the Greek island of Tilos and manages to regain her sense of self and happiness in the island's natural beauty and simple way of life.
 

Dog Tales
Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson
After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Susannah Charleson was so impressed by the newspaper photo of an exhausted handler and his search-and-rescue dog that she decided to train a dog of her own. Scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and and her dog Puzzle's adventures and the complex relationship they forge as they help in the pursuit and recovery of people who have fallen prey to crime, misadventure, or catastrophe.

Murder in New Hampshire
Cold Water Crossing by David Faxon
When three women were unexpectedly left alone on Smuttynose Island, ten miles off the coast of Maine where it borders with New Hampshire, a killer saw an opportunity, and did the unthinkable. He rowed ten miles out to sea on a freezing night and committed murders that have become legend in New England crime annals. One woman survived the brutal assault and narrowly escaped his clutches as she hid among rocks. This is the frightening story of what happened the night of March 5, 1873 on a lonely coastal island and what followed in the days and months after.

Downton Abbey
To Marry an English Lord by Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace

Discover the true stories behind the women who inspired Downton Abbey and NBC’s The Gilded Age, the heiresses—including a Vanderbilt (railroads), a LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), and a Rogers (oil)—who staked their ground in England, swapping dollars for titles and marrying peers of the British realm.


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

February School Vacation Events at the Dover Public Library

Winter Break Events at the Dover Public Library

     Join us at the Dover Public Library for a week of fun FREE activities for the entire family. We kick-off vacation week on Saturday, February 22 at 2pm with our popular STEM Saturday. Kids in grades kindergarten and up are invited to design, build, and compete with paper airplanes. Prizes awarded for the longest flight and most creative.

        Superhero fans, don’t miss the Mini Marvel Avengers Marathon on Monday, February 24. “Avengers: Infinity War” (PG-13) will begin at 2:30 pm, then pizza and refreshments will be served from 5:00-5:30, and “Avengers: Endgame” (PG-13) begins at 5:30 pm.

     Do you like to crack codes and solve puzzles? We need your help to breakout out of Mr. Lemoncello’s Library on Wednesday, February 25. Sign up for this escape room based on the children’s book by Chris Grabenstein. Kids in grades two through four can register for the 2pm session and those in grade five and up should sign up for the 3pm session at the library’s website: library.dover.nh.gov.

      Fans of the graphic novel series “Dog Man” by Dav Pilkey will not want to miss “Dog Man Mania” on Wednesday, February 26 from 2 to 4pm. Crafts, games, activities, and snacks will all be part of the fun. Every kid who attends will be entered in a raffle to win a Dog Man T-shirt! On Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8pm, patrons from ten to one hundred and ten are invited to make whimsical yarn birds in our Maker Space. Space is limited so please go to library.dover.nh.gov to register.

          On Thursday, February 27 from 2 to 3pm, animal lovers will be treated to a live animal show by Curious Creatures https://www.curiouscreatures.org/. Get up close to some fascinating mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.   

         Have you ever wanted to walk the runway in a fashion show? You’ll get your chance to show off your favorite pajamas at our “Pajamarama” event on Friday, February 28. The fashion show will begin at 10:30am, and there will be crafts, activities, and hot chocolate and donuts from 10am until noon. Don’t forget your blankets and stuffies! Also on Friday, from 2 to 4pm, kids in grades three and up can join us for Electrifying STEM. Experiment with Snap Circuits, Makey Makeys, and other kits to learn how electricity works.

            On Saturday, February 29, we end our action-packed week with a “Take Your Child to the Library Day” celebration. From 9 to 11am families are invited to enjoy pancakes with our special guest, Elmo! At 11am local author and illustrator Aaron Risi will perform songs based on his children’s book “A Moose with a Uke”. At 2pm we will show the movie “Arctic Dogs” (PG). There will be crafts, Legos, and raffles from 9 to 5pm, including a special raffle for any child who gets his/her first library card that day (must be five years old).         

           We have plenty of events planned to keep families busy and engaged during school vacation week. For more information, call the Children’s Room at 516-6052. And don’t forget about books, audiobooks, downloadable materials, museum passes, and all the other services that the Dover Public Library offers.  Library hours are Monday through Thursday 9am to 8:30pm; Friday 9am to 5:30pm; Saturday 9am to 5pm; and Sunday 1-5pm.