Dover Public Library
Children's Room
March Newsletter
Story Time
 
The next 6-week session of story times will begin the week of March 9th.


Registration
(by phone, in person or online) is required for "Mother Goose on the Loose" and "Toddler" groups only.  Registration for these groups begins on Monday, March 2 @ 9:00am.             

Drop-in Pre-school Groups (ages 3-5 years) 
(Parents/caregivers remain outside the story room)
Monday afternoon 1:30-2:15pm
Monday night (Bedtime) 7:00-7:45pm
Tuesday morning   10:00-10:45am

 

Drop-in Family Story Times (all ages)
(
Parents/caregivers attend story time with children)
Wednesday morning 10:00-10:45am

 

Toddlers (ages 24-36 months)
(
Parent/caregiver attend story time with child)

Thursday morning 10:00-10:45am

 

Mother Goose on the Loose (birth-23 months)

 (Parent/caregiver attend story time with child)  

Friday morning   10:00-10:30am


For more information, please pick up our

Story Time Brochure in the Children's Room or call us @ 516-6052. 
Paws for Reading

 

 

Murphy, a Certified Therapy Dog, and her handler, Karen, will be here on Saturday, March 7 from 10:00 to 11:00am.  
Murphy loves stories! Sign up now to read to her or drop by for a visit and a chance to read.
Library  Movies
Saturday Matinees are held in the Library Lecture Hall every Saturday @ 2pm. The schedule is as follows:

March 7
Tinkerbell and the Legend of Neverbeast, G.
March 14
Hunger Games: Mockingjay, PG13
March 21
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, PG.
March 28
Penguins of Madagascar, PG
Lego Saturday and Bricks4kidz

Saturday, March 21, is Lego Saturday! Use our LEGOs or bring your own to build and create all day. If you stop by between 10:00am-2:00pm, 

Bricks 4 Kidz�, will be here with special architect/engineer designed, motorized model kits and instructions for kids to enjoy.

 

 

Artistic Happenings

Creation Station

Children of all ages are invited to make a "Leprechaun" stick puppet anytime during the week of March 9 - 14.

 

Children of all ages are invited to make a foam cup "Bunny" anytime during the week of
March 30 - April 4.

 

Art Wall 

Art work from the following schools will be on display during the month of March: 

Garrison City Early Childhood Center:
through March 5    

Happy Helpers:  March 6-March 26
Horne Street Elementary School:
March 27-April 16

Peeps Show Contest

It's time to start thinking about peeps! The library is looking for some creative "peeps" from Dover residents, Dover students, or Dover Public Library cardholders to enter our 7th annual "Peeps Show Contest"!  Build a diorama in a standard size shoe box using peeps of any color. Be creative-the theme is anything literary. Recreate a scene or portray a character from a favorite book. On the back of your shoe box, please include your name, age, address, phone number, and title of your "Peeps Show". 

 

Prizes will be awarded to 4 different age groups:

Adult-17 years or older
Teen-ages 11-16
Youth-ages 7-10
Kids-ages 2-6 

 

All displays must be dropped off at the library beginning Monday, March 23 through Saturday, April 4 during operating hours. The first 16 entries will receive a plush Peep bunny or chick!  The Peeps will be displayed in the library for all to enjoy. The winner of each division will receive a $25 Target gift card. Judging will be held and prizes awarded Monday afternoon, April 6. All Peeps not picked up by Saturday, April 11, will be discarded or eaten!  

 

For more information, call 516-6082.

13th Annual Poetry Contest
The Dover Public Library is pleased to announce the 13th Annual Dover Public Library Poetry contest for grades K-12.  Prizes will be awarded in six different categories:  Grades K-2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, and 11 &12.  Deadline for entry is April 15th. Students may pick up information about the contest at the Dover Public Library, any Dover school library, or at our website.  For more information about the contest please contact Denise LaFrance at 516-6082.
Museum Passes

Are you looking ahead for something fun to do with your children during April school vacation week? It's not too early to reserve one of our museum passes for that week(April 27-May 1)!  You may reserve a pass up to 3 months in advance online  or by calling the Children's Room @ 516-6052.

 

Thanks to The Friends of Dover Public Library, the passes available in the Children's Room are:   
The Children's Museum of NH (Dover)   
Strawbery Banke Museum (Portsmouth) opens May 1 
Museum of Science
(Boston)
The New England Aquarium
(Boston)-Sept.-June  
The Seacoast Science Center
(Rye)   
The McAuliffe/Shepard Discovery Center (Concord)