Hear Sarah Orne Jewett's "Victorian Tales" reenacted here on Tuesday, November 15 at 7pm

       On November 15 at 7pm, the Friends of the Dover Public Library will present an evening of theatrical storytelling by Rita Parisi of Waterfall Productions. “Gothic Victorian Tales by Candlelight” will feature a trio of stories by South Berwick’s noted author, Sarah Orne Jewett (1849—1909), one of the most prolific female writers of the 19^th century. The tales feature a father and daughter embroiled in a family curse, a stranger who comes to a small town and lives in the local haunted house, and a very old lady with a mysterious past.

       Sarah Orne Jewett’s stories mirrored the everyday lives of local New Englanders, and often reflected the mysterious and supernatural. Each character and the author will be acted out by Parisi.

       Rita Parisi has been entertaining audiences for over 20 years in the New England area. In 2002, she founded Waterfall Productions to create shows that highlight her passion for theatre, literature and costuming, performing them in New England, New Jersey, New York and Florida.  

      Rita is also actively involved in the independent film scene in Boston and some of her films have been debuted at the Boston International Film Festival and Cannes film Festival. She is a proud member of the largest acting union in the country: SAG/AFTRA. This performance is free and all are welcome! For more information, please contact the Dover Public Library at 603-516-6050.

Big Booksale Starts This Friday

The Friends of the Dover Public Library Booksale starts Friday, October 28th for cardholders only. Make sure to bring your library card---you'll need to show it on that day. The general public may attend on Saturday, October 29th. The sale will run through November 13.

We Need Booksale Vounteers!

Need some physical exercise? Can you lift, kneel, bend and crouch?
We are looking for some strong-backed volunteers for next Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 24 & 25, to help us unpack and lay out items for the upcoming BOOKSALE (which starts Oct. 28). If you can give us a couple of hours, give us a call at 603-516-6050.
(Added bonus: you'll get 50% off any purchases!!)

No More Donations For a Little While

Our Friends' Annual Booksale starts two weeks from today on October 28 (For cardholders only: Bring your library card---you'll need to show it on that day.) The general public may attend on Saturday, October 29th. The sale will run through November 13.
We'll have a packed house, more books than ever before, so please, please...no more donations until after November 15! We appreciate your generosity, but we have no more room! Thank you for understanding and we'll see you at the Gigantic Sale!

Who Lived on Your Street in 1865?

You can find out who lived on your street, or in your house from 1830-1898 by looking at Dover City Directories Online.  The directories are fully key word searchable; you can search by a person’s name, address, street, or business. Find out how many people with your surname lived in Dover in 1840, and what they did for work.

You can search here at the Library, or at home. You don’t need a password. Just go to the library website library.dover.nh.gov, click on the Learning and Research tab, and then choose Dover City Directories.

 It’s free, it’s easy, and it’s loaded with information!

The Library will be closed Monday, October 10th

The Library will be closed Monday, October 10th in honor of Columbus Day. You can still download books, audiobooks and magazines from NH Downloadable Books or movies, audiobooks, books, and music from Hoopla while we are closed.

Girls Who Code Club

Want to work at a tech company? 
Get your start with a Girls Who Code Club!

 
When:  Thursdays beginning Oct. 27 from 3 to 5pm--20 week program
Where:  Dover Public Library
Who:  Kids in grades 6—12

This is a 20 week club—participants must be committed to attending at least 80% of the meetings.

Participation is limited to 10 kids — sign up by Oct. 14 by calling 516-6050 or on the event portion of our website.

If there is high interest preference will be given to Dover cardholders.

Reasons to get involved:
IMPACT:  Work with your Club on a Computer Science Impact Project, where you’ll learn to use computer science to solve a problem relevant to your Club and community.
SISTERHOOD:  Join our supportive sisterhood of peers and mentors and get access to our national alumni network of tens of thousands of girls who are using computer science to solve problems they care about.
THE CORE4: Learn the Core4 computer science concepts that form the basis for all computer programming languages, whether you want to build a mobile app, a website, or program a robot.

The McConnell Story Will Be Shown at the Library This Sunday!

This Sunday the Library will be presenting The McConnell Story.
Arrive at 1:30, a half hour before the movie starts, to learn a bit of the back story behind this remarkable Dover native. The movie will begin at 2 pm.

As the alarm wails, Joe McConnell's squad of Sabre pilots are airborne in seconds. The mission: keep enemy planes away from helicopters evacuating wounded infantrymen. The destination: the deadly corridor called MIG Alley.

Alan Ladd and June Allyson star as real-life jet aviation pioneer Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. and his devoted wife Butch. And James Whitmore is the commander who first recognizes McConnell's prowess as a "tiger of the sky." In war, McConnell became America's first triple jet ace, downing 16 enemy planes. In peace, he braved the unknown as a test pilot in the jet era's infancy.

Read an eBook Today!

Today is Read an eBook Day! It's a perfect day to download a free eBook from NH Downloadable Books or Hoopla.
#eBookLove

Adventure Trip to Labrador City and Northern Quebec

The Friends of the Library present: Adventure Trip to Labrador City and Northern Quebec with Rick Little.

 

 Tuesday, September 20th at 7pm in the Library Lecture Hall

The program highlights the beauty of Quebec's North Shore, the vastness of the Quebec wilderness, and a look at the history and resources of this region. It is a program that looks at the history, culture and wonderful natural scenery of this special land through the eyes of an outdoors and history buff.

Fall Hours

We will be here this Saturday from 9 to 5 and Sunday from 1 to 5--so stop by and visit. Our weekend movies will resume with Angry Birds being shown Saturday at 2pm and High Noon being shown on Sunday at 2pm.

Hoopla is Changing

Are you a fan of Hoopla, the database that allows you to download free movies, eBooks, and audiobooks, and stream music? Hoopla is planning some big changes in the next few days. It will be easier and faster to find what you want. There will be built in audio players for music and audiobooks, no need to open new tabs or windows. Hoopla says that you will be logged out of Hoopla and will need to log back in using your email and password (which you may or may not remember).  Hoopla will be glad to help in response to password inquiries, or simply use the “Forgot password” link to change it yourself.
If you’ve previously stored your password in your browser, simply click the email sign-in box, then click on the email that pops up and it will automatically fill in both your email and password for you.  Then, just click login.