Poetry Winners

Congratulations to the 2015 Dover Public Library contest winners, and please join us next Monday, May 18 at 6:30pm for our Evening of Poetry!

Dover Public Library’s

13th Annual Poetry Contest

The Dover Public Library would like to announce the winners of our 13th Annual Poetry Contest.  We would like to thank our judges: Janice Alberghene, John Michael Albert, Maria Faskianos, Andrea Harkness, and Marsha Pelletier.

Category 1:       1^st Place: Lizzie Leach, Grade 2, Portsmouth Christian Academy
                        2^nd Place: Sela Shanelaris, Grade 1, Portsmouth Christian Academy
                        3^rd Place : Annamaria Richards, Grade 2, St. Mary Academy

Honorable Mention: Nick Sullivan, Grade 2, Garrison School (tie)

                              Isaac Spencer, Grade 2, Garrison School (tie)
                          

Category 2:       1^st Place: Krish G. Patel, Grade 4, Horne Street School

                        2^nd Place:  Daniel Lemmer, Grade 3, Portsmouth Christian Academy
                        3^rd Place : Kathryn Costello, Grade 4, Horne Street School

                        Honorable Mention: Lizzy Kenyon, Grade 4, Horne Street School
                                                 

Category 3:       1^st Place: Kiara Jade Summers, Grade 5, Dover Middle School

                        2^nd Place: Elizabeth Nicholson, Grade 5, Dover Middle School

                        3^rd Place: Madison Gilbert, Grade 6, St. Mary Academy

                        Honorable Mention: Amanda, Grade 5, Home Schooled
                                                   

Category 4:       1^st Place:  Emma Nevins, Grade 7, Dover Middle School

                        2^nd Place:  Audrey Eisenmann, Grade 7, Dover Middle School

                        3^rd Place:  Grace Hallett, Grade 8, Dover Middle School

                        Honorable Mention: Alison Frisella, Grade 8, Dover Middle School (tie)
                                                      Hannah Martuscello, Grade 8, Dover Middle School (tie)

                                                  

Category 5:       1^st Place: Katherine Engalichev, Grade 10, Portsmouth Christian Academy

                        2^nd Place: Kathryn Moran, Grade 10, Portsmouth Christian Academy

                        3^rd Place: Violette Ramy, Grade 9, Dover High School
                        Honorable Mention:  Hannah Donahue, Grade 9, Dover High School

                                                   

Category 6:       1^st Place:  Kristin Durham, Grade 11, Portsmouth Christian Academy

                        2nd Place: Laura Coppinger, Grade 11, St. Thomas Aquinas

                        3^rd Place: Elijah Miller, Grade 11, Dover High School/Homeschooled

                        Honorable Mention:  Gabriel Barth, Grade 11, Dover High School
                                                     

                                                     

A Supernatural Evening with Jeff Belanger! Tuesday, May 19, 7pm

Ghosts, Phantoms, Spirits, and Author Jeff Belanger to Haunt the Dover Public Library on Tuesday, May 19

     Jeff Belanger, Emmy-nominated host of “New England Legends” on PBS, will offer an evening of true ghost stories, research, and evidence at the Dover Public Library on Tuesday evening, May 19 at 7pm.  This exciting multimedia lecture is free, sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

     Jeff Belanger (www.jeffbelanger.com) is one of the most visible and prolific paranormal researchers today. For the last 17 years, Jeff has searched the world for monsters, ghosts, and other paranormal legends that have seeped into our culture, folklore, religion, and even our history books. He is a paranormal researcher, investigator, and author of more than a dozen books. His talk will include images, audio clips, and video from some of the world’s most infamous haunts plus a question and answer session for the audience. He will also have autographed books available for purchase.

     His best sellers include: The World's Most Haunted Places, Weird Massachusetts, Our Haunted Lives, and Who's Haunting the White House? He's the founder of Ghostvillage.com, the Web's most popular paranormal destination according to Google, and a noted speaker and media personality. In January 2014 he gave a prestigious TEDx talk in New York City.  He's also the host of the cable/Web talk show, 30 Odd Minutes, available on Sky TV. Belanger has written for newspapers like The Boston Globe and is the series writer and researcher for Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel. He's been a guest on hundreds of radio and television programs including: The History Channel, The Travel Channel, Biography Channel, PBS, NECN, The Maury Show, The CBS News Early Show, CBS Sunday Morning, FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS affiliates, National Public Radio, the BBC,  Darkness Radio, and Coast to Coast AM.

       “I can’t wait to haunt the Dover Public Library,” Jeff Belanger said. “We’ll dim the lights, talk about the ghost experience, and see the evidence and theories regarding the paranormal. I’ve spoken on the topic of the supernatural all over the world—there’s nothing like sharing in this discussion in person.”

Solve This Logic Puzzle and Win a Fine Free Year at the Library!

Can you decipher this logic puzzle? Match the book title with its protagonist’s name, its Dover setting, and the crime solved in each of these 12 fictitious mysteries.

 

There is still time to enter. Two more patrons who submit all the correct answers will WIN A FINE-FREE YEAR AT THE DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY! Drop your answer sheet off at the Main Circulation Desk or email your answers to Susan Dunker, Adult Services Librarian, at s.dunker@dover.nh.gov. All other correct entries will be entered in a raffle for an ultra-comfy Levenger BedLounge Pillow, perfect for reading in bed.

Author Griff Sutton’s final mystery in his “Calendar” series has just been published. “Dreary December” is the 12^th book in this popular series, which also includes “July Sparklers”, “Agonizing August”,  Spooky September”,  and “November can be Noxious”. Each book features a different  month (January---December) in its title. Each book also has a different detective who solves a different crime (one is embezzlement) right here in Dover, NH!

Here are your clues! Good luck!

1.)    The title month in which Conrad Tooby catches a litterer is exactly 2 months earlier in the year than the title month of the mystery set at Hannaford’s (which stars Harry McMaster).

2.)    The title month in the book starring Genevieve Potsdam (which is set in Henry Law Park) immediately precedes the title month of the novel in which the crime is jaywalking (whose title month is earlier in the year than that of the mystery set in Hilton Park.)

3.)    In “Mayhem in May”, Timothy Quince searches the Children’s Museum to solve the theft of some puppets. “April is for Action” involves a forgery. A smuggling operation is thwarted in “October Outcast”. “January Jezebel” is set at the Weeks Crossing.

4.)    Three novels with consecutive title months are the book in which corporate espionage takes place at the Woodman Institute, the racketeering mystery, and the one in which Victoria Bartley defeats the bootleggers, in that order.

5.)    “Madness in March” is set at Harvey’s Bakery. “February Felons” is set at the Dover Public Library. In “June is Jinxed”, an heiress is caught speeding.

6.)    Three books with consecutive title months are the one in which Stan Lorenzo discovers the blackmailer’s identity, the littering mystery, and the novel in which Wayne Ficharski nabs the shoplifter, in that order.

7.)    Three mysteries with consecutive title months are the book starring Jake Constant, the Rachel Havenstein novel, and the one set at Moe’s Subs, in that order.

8.)    The title month of the Isabelle Kincaid book is later in the year than the title month of the mystery set in the Cocheco Millworks but earlier in the year than the title month of the Norman O’Sullivan novel.

9.)    The title month of the Annie Eggleston mystery is later in the year than the title month of the book set at George’s Marina but earlier in the year than the title month of the book set on Garrison Hill.

NH Author Betsy Woodman visits on May 6 at 7pm

    

Join us on Wednesday, May 6 at 7pm as we welcome New Hampshire author Betsy Woodman to the Dover Public Library. Betsy spent ten formative years in India and also studied in France and Zambia. A graduate of Smith College, she earned a Master’s degree in Anthropology from Brandeis.

     Betsy’s novels, “Jana Bibi's Excellent Fortunes”, “Love Potion Number 10”, and “Emeralds Included”, feature Janet Laird, a Scotswoman who inherits her grandfather’s house in India. Janet moves there, taking her parrot Mr. Ganguly, and does her best to fit into 1960’s India. This “fish out of water” series features colorful characters and a strong sense of place. Woodman’s leisurely pacing may remind readers of authors such as: Adriana Trigiani, Elizabeth Berg, and Jess Walter. Her books have earned rave reviews and her latest, “Emeralds Included”, was chosen as one of the Best of 2014 by NPR.

     Betsy Woodman has edited history books, been a frequent book reviewer, and was a writer/editor for Experiencing War, the award-winning radio documentary series for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. Her interest in languages, music, and cross-cultural connections are in evidence in her “Jana Bibi” series. She now lives in her native New Hampshire.

   

SEE Science Center mobile van visits Dover Library on April 28 at 9:30am

The SEE Science Center in Manchester is an interactive learning center established to promote the

 understanding, enjoyment and achievements of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. By applying creativity, determination and attention to science curricula, SEE has become the place in New Hampshire to experience hands-on science fun.

        The Dover Public Library is pleased to host a visit by the SEEmobile, the Center’s traveling demonstration program, at our library on Tuesday, April 28 at 9:30am. This lively program 1-hour program will explore basic scientific principles using interactive demonstrations, covering such topics as: combustion, chemical reactions, observations, polymers, problem solving, optical illusions, and recycling… some which go off with a bang! The presentation is intended to kindle children’s interest in scientific pursuits. This SEEmobile presentation is suitable for all ages from grade 1 to adult. The program is free. For more information, call the Dover Public Library Children’s Room at 516-6052.