Life in the NHL: Q & A about professional hockey with Linesman Brian Murphy---November 18 @ 7pm

The Friends of the Dover Public Library will host Dover resident and National Hockey League veteran Brian Murphy for a talk about professional hockey and officiating on Tuesday, November 18 at 7pm in the Library’s Lecture Hall.

Linesman Brian Murphy (#93) has worked over 1600 regular season NHL games and 230 playoff games, including six Stanley Cup finals. He’s also officiated at the 1999 NHL All-Star Game, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and the Winter Classic game at Fenway Park.  Officials call 73 to 75 regular-season games. They are the first skaters on the ice before each period and the last to leave when it’s over. They are in motion for all 60 minutes of play.   

Each NHL game has four officials. Two referees supervise the game and call penalties. The two linesmen do pretty much everything else —drop the puck for face-offs, make offside calls, flag hand passes and pucks batted with high sticks, and break up fights. “You’re not out there to be noticed,” says Murphy. “No one at the end of the day is going to tell you that you did a good job.”

 Brian will talk about his many years as an NHL official and recall some of the most memorable games he’s officiated. Brian will also be happy to answer any audience questions about the National Hockey League and its players, the game of hockey, and his job enforcing the rules. This program is free and open to the public.  For more information, please contact the Dover Public Library at 603-516-6050.  

Come see "The Nutcracker" Highlights on November 18 @ 4pm

       

        On Tuesday, November 18 at 4pm, Edra Toth, Artistic Director and Founder of Northeastern Ballet Theatre, and several of her dancers, will entertain children and adults in the Dover Public Library’s Lecture Hall, presenting dance highlights from the Theatre’s upcoming annual production of "The Nutcracker".

        Edra Toth was born in Budapest, but relocated to Boston as a small child.She made her debut with the Boston Ballet at age 13, and was the leading star for the Boston Ballet for over ten years. Edra cherishes the opportunity to offer children the same chance that was given to her. By instructing children in dance, she teaches the rewards of training, hard work, and discipline.

        After the dancers’ performances, Edra will conduct a mini-class, teaching audience members to perform the Russian dance!  Northeastern Ballet ‘s studio is located in Suite 239  at the McConnell Center in Dover. Please join us at the library for this special ballet preview. This program is free and all ages are welcome.  Refreshments will be served.

       For more information, call the Children’s Room at the Dover Public Library 603-516-6052.

Bargain Week at the Booksale!

November 3--8, you are invited to FILL a bag or box with items from our Friends' booksale for ONLY $1.00! Such a deal! There are still thousands of books to choose from, including many children's books!

Booksale Prices Have Been Lowered!

Prices at the Friends of the Library Booksale have been lowered. Here are the new prices:

Hardcover books $1.50
Large-size paperbacks $1.00
Media $.50
Paperbacks $.25
Children's Skinny pbs $.10

Come and fill a bag today!

Friends of the Library Book Raffle

The Friends of the Library will be selling raffle tickets for two baskets of books at the giant Friends of the Library book sale. One basket contains brand new children's books, the other has new best selling adult fiction. You can help support the friends of the Library by buying raffle tickets: $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. Books make great presents!

Children’s Books

Horton and the Huggerbug by Dr. Seuss                      

The Last King of Angkor Wat by Graeme Base          

Disney Frozen Sing-Along Storybook

The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak

Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild! By Lincoln Peirce

Rain Reign by Ann Martin

Nightmares! By Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller

Rhyme Scheme by K.A. Holt 

retail value:$129              

Adult Fiction

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel 

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

Deadline by John Sandford

Nora Webster by Colm Toibin

Gray Mountain by John Grisham

retail value:$139

Doors open at 9am on Friday, October 24 for the Friends of the Library’s annual, two-week-long fall book sale. 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 24th! The sale opens to non-cardholders and the general public on Saturday, October 25. 

Annual Booksale Starts October 24!

Doors open at 9am on Friday, October 24 for the Friends of the Library’s annual, two-week-long, gigantic fall booksale. 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 24th! The sale opens to non-cardholders and the general public on Saturday, October 25.

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 29, and during Week #2 of the booksale, November 3-8, 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 Monday, November 10.

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 $10 annually or $7 for seniors. Friends who work at the booksale receive a 50% discount on purchases. Call 516-6050 for more information.

 Library hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am to 8:30pm; Thursday and Friday 9am to 5:30pm; and Saturday 9am to 5pm. The Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for the Veterans Day holiday.

Bestselling Author Lisa Gardner here on October 15!

     

     Lisa Gardner, renowned writer of best-selling suspense thrillers, will visit the Dover Public Library for a supremely entertaining author talk and book signing on Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm. Lisa has authored 30 novels with over 22 million copies in print in 30 countries. Her success crosses into the small screen with four of her novels becoming movies.
      Lisa has created three popular detective series including six Quincy & Rainie suspense thrillers (The FBI Profiler Series) set in Oregon, seven D.D. Warren novels featuring a feisty Boston homicide detective (female), and three books in the Tessa Leoni, former state trooper turned New Hampshire private investigator, series.
    The International Thriller Writers have nominated “Touch & Go” (a Tessa Leoni book) for 2014’s Best Hardcover of the Year.  This is Lisa’s 3rd nomination for this award and her novel “The Neighbor” (D.D. Warren series) won this category in 2010.  
     Lisa Gardner’s latest published novel is a D.D. Warren thriller, “Fear Nothing”, which came out in January 2014, and her next suspense novel (a Tessa Leoni book) will be “Crash & Burn” to be published in February 2015.
     Lisa lives in New Hampshire with her auto-racing husband and black-diamond skiing daughter. She spends her days writing in her loft with two barky shelties and one silly puppy. The Dover Public Library is thrilled to be able to coax Lisa out of her cozy White Mountains niche for an evening in Dover. Please join us!