Poetry Contest Winners Announced!

Congratulations for all who participated! 

Dover Public Library’s

17th Annual Poetry Contest

The Dover Public Library would like to announce the winners of our 17th Annual Poetry Contest.  We would like to thank our judges: Janice Alberghene, John Michael Albert, Maria Faskianos, Marcia Goodnow, and Marsha Pelletier.

Category 1:       1^st Place: Ileana Milhauser, Grade 2, Berwick Academy
                        2^nd Place: Megan Merrigan, Grade 2, Horne Street School
                        3^rd Place : Lorden Trayer, Grade 2, Portsmouth Christian Academy

Honorable Mention: Sam Mezey, Grade 2, Portsmouth Christian Academy (tie)
                                          Sarah Dominic, Grade 1, Portsmouth Christian Academy (tie)

           

Category 2:       1^st Place: Josephine Lundborn, Grade 4, Woodman Park School

                        2^nd Place:  Sofia Milancovici, Grade 4, PCA
                        3^rd Place : Soroush Ashoori-Mehranjani, Grade 4, Woodman Park School

                        Honorable Mention: Everly Neri, Grade 3, Garrison School
                                                 

Category 3:       1^st Place: Patrick Bancroft, Grade 6, St. Mary Academy

                        2^nd Place: Madeline Shilling, Grade 6, St. Mary Academy

                        3^rd Place: Tori Quintanilla, Grade 5, St. Mary Academy

                        Honorable Mention: Jocelyn Bancroft, Grade 6, St. Mary Academy
                                                   

Category 4:       1^st Place:  Caroline Schultz, Grade 7, Dover Middle School (tie)

    Griffin Sawyer, Grade 8, Dover Middle School (tie)           

                        2^nd Place: Chelsea Thurston, Grade 7, St. Mary Academy

                        3^rd Place:  Noah C. Rich, Grade 7, Berwick Academy

                        Honorable Mention: Kylia Small, Grade 7, Dover Middle School

                                                       

Category 5:       1^st Place: Riley Lane, Grade 9, Dover High School

                        2^nd Place: Kaley Hanson, Grade 10, Dover High School

                        3^rd Place: Abhay Soman, Grade 9, Portsmouth Christian Academy
                        Honorable Mention:  Saroya Kinville, Grade 10, Dover High School

                                                   

Category 6:       1^st Place:  Caroline Hanna, Grade 11, Dover High School

                        2nd Place: Harry J. Tarbox, Grade 12, Dover High School

                        3^rd Place: Wyatt Codd, Grade 11, Dover High School

                        Honorable Mention:  Benjamin Stone, Grade 12, Dover High School
                                                     

Gather Your Group for Games

Looking for a free and fun night out? Join us every third Wednesday of the month from 6 - 8:30 for Games Night. All ages are welcome so bring the kids, bring your friends, or meet new friends here.We will supply the snacks and games. We have a big selection of games so you can choose an old favorite or learn a new game. See you Wednesday, May 15!

The Library's game collection includes:

Apples to Apples

Sour Apples to Apples

Candy Land

Carcassonne

Care Bear Dominoes

Disney Princess Dominoes

Mexican Train Dominoes

Choose One!

Clue

Harry Potter Clue

Connect 4

Cranium

Disney Princess Go Fish Card Game

Disney Princess Old Maid Card Game

Eco Fluxx

Forbidden Island x2

Labyrinth the Card Game

 Life

Love Letters

Monopoly x2

Munchkin Treasure Hunt

Pandemic

Poker Chips & Playing Cards

Qwirkle

Scattergories the Card Game

Scrabble

Scrabble for Juniors

Settlers of Catan

Star Trek Catan

Sorry! Sliders

Sushi Go!

The Ark of the Covenant

Trophy Buck Dice Game

Tsuro x2

 

The Lowdown on Downloadables

You probably know that you can download eBooks free through the Library's webpage. Did you know you can also download magazines, music, audiobooks, graphic novels, movies and TV shows? Here's the lowdown on downloadables.

NH OverDrive
You can borrow up to 3 eBooks and audiobooks at a time. You can check out as many magazines as you like without affecting your eBook and audiobook limits.
You choose a one week or 2 week due date.
You can read or listen on your computer, or download the app onto Apple, Android, or Kindle devices.

Hoopla
You can borrow books, audiobooks, comic books, movies, TV shows, or stream music.
You may borrow 8 items per month.
Most movie and TV content is available for 3 days.
Music albums are available for 7 days.
Audiobooks are available for 21 days.
eBooks are available for 21 days.
Download the app onto your Apple, Android or Kindle fire device, or connect to Hoopla’s web page on your computer.

Flipster
The Library offers 28 downloadable magazines.
You can read magazines on your computer or download the app onto your Apple, Android or Kindle fire device.
You can find all these services on the Dover Public Library’s web page, library.dover.nh.gov

Free Legal Forms

Did you know the Library has a database of legal forms for you to use here at the Library, or at home, available 24 hours a day?

The Legal Forms Library provides a wide selection of legal forms specific to New Hampshire, as well as multi-state forms across the most popular legal areas. It includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. You will also find an attorney directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in layman's terms. If you have ever tried to find a legal form on the Internet you know what a great resource this is. Forms are easy to find and free! Make sure to ask for the password the next time you are at the library.
 

If you want to try these databases out at the library, simply go to any catalog computer and click on ONLINE RESOURCES at the top right. To use them from home, go to our web page and click on LEARNING & RESEARCH or simply bookmark this link.

Ask a Middle Schooler

The Dover Public Library is looking for 5^th and 6^th graders from the Dover Middle School willing to help us at an Ask a Middle Schooler event we are having on Monday, June 3 at 6:30 in the Lecture Hall.  The event is designed to give 4^th graders the opportunity to come and talk to 5^th and 6^th graders one on one and ask them questions about what the transition to the Dover Middle School is like.   The event will be very informal so that we can make the kids feel as comfortable as possible asking questions.   If you would like to help some current 4^th graders feel more comfortable on the first day in the Dover Middle School we need you.  To volunteer or if you have questions contact Denise LaFrance at d.lafrance@dover.nh.gov or call 516-5050.  Thanks!