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6 Book Recommendations for Fans of Dog Man

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

Title: Dog Man

Author & Illustrator: Dav Pilkey

Series: 7 books

Review

Dog Man is a fantastic graphic novel full of humor, shenanigans and crime fighting action. Written by Dav Pilkey the creator of Captain Underpants. It is a great book to recommend to reluctant readers. The 7th book in the series is coming out August 18th, 2019.

Summary

George and Harold have created a new breed of justice — one that is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

Great for Kids who 

  • Fight crime
  • Were born with funny bones
  • Love dogs and cats
  • Read graphic novels
The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey

Title: The Bad Guys

Author & Illustrator: Aaron Blabey

Series: 9 books

Summary

They sound like bad guys, they look like bad guys . . . and they even smell like bad guys. But Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark are about to change all of that…

Mr. Wolf has a daring plan for the Bad Guys’ first good mission. They are going to break two hundred dogs out of the Maximum Security City Dog Pound. Will Operation Dog Pound go smoothly? Will the Bad Guys become the Good Guys? And will Mr. Snake please stop swallowing Mr. Piranha?!

Great for Kids who 

  • Are trouble magnets
  • Root for the underdog
  • Laugh like villains mwhahahaha
Stick Dog Gets the Tacos by Tom Watson

Title: Stick Dog Gets the Tacos

Author: Tom Watson

Series: 9 books

Summary

HEY! WHAT’S THAT IN THE TREE? IT’S AN EMERGENCY!

When Karen sprints into Stick Dog’s pipe and declares an emergency, Stick Dog springs into action. After racing through the woods with his squad of strays, Stick Dog discovers there’s no crisis at all. But there is a great opportunity to feed his hungry friends.

As a family of humans plans to feast on tacos, tortilla chips, and guacamole, Stick Dog makes plans of his own. To feed Mutt, Karen, Poo-Poo, and Stripes, he’ll need all his smarts and problem-solving skills.

While his hungry, drooling, goofy friends prepare to chow down, something nags Stick Dog at the edge of his mind. What is that thing swinging in a tree? And how can he get it?

Great for Kids who 

  • Read diary style books
  • Love dogs
  • Are super loyal to their friends
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

Title: The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Author & Illustrator: Dav Pilkey

Series: 14 books

Summary

Fourth graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books. And together they’ve created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school: Captain Underpants! His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn’t know who he is!

Great for Kids who 

  • Love superheroes 
  • Appreciate fart jokes

Not recommended for Kids

  • Who are budding editors… the intentional misspellings with break them
Sparks by Ian Boothby

Title: Sparks

Author: Ian Boothby

Illustrator: Nina Matsumoto

Summary

August is a brilliant inventor who is afraid of the outside. Charlie is a crack pilot who isn’t afraid of anything. Together these pals save lives every day. They also happen to be cats who pilot a powerful, mechanical dog suit! 

Great for Kids who 

  • Are secretly cats in disguise
Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce

Title: Max and the Midknights

Author & Illustrator: Lincoln Peirce

Summary

Max wants to be a knight! Too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when Max’s uncle Budrick is kidnapped by the cruel King Gastley, Max has to act…and fast! Joined by a band of brave adventurers–the Midknights–Max sets out on a thrilling quest: to save Uncle Budrick and restore the realm of Byjovia to its former high spirits!

Great for Kids who 

  • Want to be a knight
  • Have a Lawful Good alignment
  • Roll a 20 for initiative
Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel

Title: Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

Author & Illustrator: Nick Bruel

Series: 12 books +

Summary

Pet owners beware!

Bad Kitty really needs a bath, and she is forced to take one in this hysterical new illustrated how-to for young readers. The following are some items you will need for Kitty’s bath: one bathtub, plenty of water, dry towels, a suit of armor, a letter to your loved ones, clean underwear (because stressful situations can cause “accidents”), an ambulance in your driveway with the engine running, and, oh, yeah, you’ll also need Kitty . . . but good luck with that! Kitty is at her worst in this riotous how-to guide filled with bad smells, cautionary tales of horror, and hopefully by the end . . . some soap.

Great for Kids who 

  • Are mischief makers
  • Try to hug cranky kitties

Mallory, Library Assistant


Woodstock Remembered: 50 Years of Music & Memories

Woodstock Mural featuring Hendrix, american flag, and photos from Woodstock

Did you know that it has been fifty years since the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, better known simply as Woodstock?  In August 1969, one of the most iconic live music events in history began on a dairy farm in upstate New York outside of a small town named Bethel.  The list of legendary rock and folk musicians who played at Woodstock is truly remarkable: Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Still, Nash, & Young, and Jimi Hendrix are just a few on that list. 

Fifty years later we remember those defining days of music and memory through these free community programs at the Dover Public Library:

1969: 365 Days of Transformation

Thursday, August 8 at 6:30 PM

It was a year of extremes, violence and madness as well as achievement and success.  It started with The Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl and ended with Jimi Hendrix in New York.  Along the way, we saw man walk on the moon, Woodstock, the Cuyahoga River catch on fire, John Wayne in True Grit, Vietnam, and so much more. Join Chris Hart for an examination of twelve months that is unparalleled in American history.  

Should I Just Go Back to Being a Dairy Farmer?

Thursday, August 15 at 6:30 PM

Woodstock was the ultimate music festival in 1969, perhaps of all time.  After two area villages declined to provide venues, dairy farmer Mas Yasgur leases his daily farm to festival promoters.  One year later, Max has been asked to rent his property again. But is he ready to endure the anger of his neighbors, the threatening phone calls and the boycott of his milk, not to mention the damage to his land? Or does his belief in freedom of expression (not to mention the fee) dictate that he adopt the cause once again?  Join Max at his kitchen table as he recalls those three days in August and ponders his decision. Presented by Chris Hart.  

-Jim Gill

 Director


Tapestries of Tuscarawas County Volume 3

writing in a journal outdoorsAre you a writer, photographer, artist, or poet living in Tuscarawas County?

Submit your work for publication in the Dover Public Library’s literary magazine, Tapestries of Tuscarawas County to share your work with the community and help us preserve the culture of the county as part of the Library’s historical initiative.

The magazine is open to submissions from anyone in the county of stories, art and photography, capturing what it is like to live in this community. Citizens are asked to send in their memories of life in Tuscarawas County with the chance of winning a cash prize. The library is offering one first-place $100 prize and one second-place $50 prize to the two most appealing stories or art. The deadline to make submissions is April 19.

As a part of the Dover Public Library’s oral and living-history project, Tapestries intends to weave together the stories of Tuscarawas County into one tapestry that conveys the beauty of the county.

A release ceremony will be held at the library to celebrate the magazine, and contributors will be given a free copy of the book as well as an opportunity to read excerpts from their work. Copies will be available to the public at the Dover Public Library and other local libraries and historical societies.

Download the submission form to get started! Email library director Jim Gill at director@doverlibrary.org or  call the library at 330-343-6123 with any questions.

 


Pokémon Go at the Library

Dover Public Library Pokemon Gym Badge

The first program I helped plan at the library, was a Pokémon GO! themed party with Syrena, when Pokemon Go! first came out. We made team badges so the kids could pick their favorite Go! Team: Mystic (blue), Valor (red) or Instinct (yellow).

We also made a Gym Badge for our library. I drew the badge in Photoshop in the style of Pokémon and used elements of our library logo. Then we made them into buttons. For activities we decorated ping pong balls with permanent marker to look like poké balls, then we threw them at cardboard cutouts of Pokemon. If they knocked them, over the Pokémon were caught. The last activity we did was a scavenger hunt.

We hid 100 small plastic pokémon in the children’s department for the kids to walk around and find, similar to how the game has you walk around town searching for Pokémon. Each kid had a sheet of paper with 3 poké balls on them as a reminder that they could only catch 3 Pokemon. After they found 3 Pokémon they traded Pokémon with each other. It was a lot of fun, and I would like to do that program again some day.mini pokemon on a counter

 

Mallory Thompson

Library Assistant (Children’s Department)


David Gonzalez flies in to Ohio to visit DPL Saturday during his national tour!

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We are proud to offer two powerful programs on Bullying Prevention at Dover Public Library this October by acclaimed storyteller, David Gonzalez.

 

 

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The Power of Kindness

Saturday, October 20 @ 7:00 p.m. (Free and open to all ages)

This inspiring mix of world tales and personal stories addresses the culture of cruelty in our society. Through fables, myths, and stories from his own life growing up in a rough neighborhood, award-winning storyteller and educator Dr. David Gonzalez offers insights and strategies for cultivating compassionate relationships and communities. Register online at www.doverlibrary.org/register/ before Saturday for a chance to win a copy of the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, or a copy of the DVD starring Julia Roberts!

 

Speaking to Youth – Bullying Prevention Strategies and Emergent Storytelling “Playshop”

Saturday, October 20 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ($65 includes lunch, 5 CE Hours)

Dr. Gonzalez uses his in-depth experience with meditation, performance, teaching, and arts therapies in an anti-bullying workshop that incorporates: storytelling, creative writing, mindfulness training, and theater games. Participants learn compassionate action practices across the “victim-witness-bully” spectrum. The storytelling portion of his “Playshop” is based on his personally developed Confluence Model Curriculum: “The Four Rivers of Storytelling.” In this model the four distinct elements of communication: language, voice, gesture, and imagination, are seen as independent “rivers” which flow together – Confluence. Physical and vocal warm-ups and a fun array of theater games are used to teach the elements of the model. Participants get a chance to employ the new skills they have learned. Lots of fun, lots of learning. You will increase your storytelling skills, gather new tools for public speaking, and develop new strategies for deflecting bullying after a day spent with David Gonzalez.

Storytelling Workshop

Bullying Prevention performance & workshop Study Guide

 


Library Linda is the John Philip Outreach Award Winner! 1

Linda TooheySince she started as Outreach Librarian in 2013, Library Linda Toohey has transformed the Outreach Department here at the Dover Public Library. Predominantly a one-woman show, Linda has increased the number of deliveries to patrons who cannot come to the Library in person, offered tech support to her patrons, and worked with area care facilities to bring programming to patrons outside of the Library. Linda has also presented at workshops and conferences to help other libraries increase their own outreach services.

In other words, Library Linda is a rock star.

That’s why we nominated her for the Ohio Library Council’s John Philip Outreach Award, which recognizes exceptional achievement in library outreach services.

And last week, we found out that the OLC agrees with us. Linda Toohey is, indeed, a rock star.

We are incredibly grateful to the OLC for helping us recognize all of Library Linda’s hard work and commitment to outreach services. Her passion and love for this work is inspiring. I am proud to have her as a member of the Dover Public Library family and even prouder to count her among my friends.

Congratulations, Library Linda! Keep being fabulous!

 

-Liz Strauss

Teen/Outreach Services Manager

Dover Public Library

 

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Meeting the New Kid:  A One-Act Play

Cute, too-perky girl enters stage left and knocks on a door, center stage.  Grouchy-looking man answers the door eventually

Libby characterLIBBY: Hi!  I’m Libby!  I’m new to the neighborhood and wanted to introduce myself!

OVERDRIVE:  Welcome to the neighborhood, kid.  I don’t buy Girl Scout cookies or Boy Scout popcorn, I can mow my own lawn and shovel my own snow, and I have no pets to walk.  Have a nice day.  (Starts to close the door.)

LIBBY: (Putting a foot in the doorway) Oh, great!  Good for you!  I really am just introducing myself, though.  I’m Libby.

OVERDRIVE:  So you’ve said.  (Reluctantly) What can I do for you?

LIBBY: Well, can you tell me about Ohio Digital Library?  It seems like a great place to live, but I don’t know much about it.  I’m new in town.

OVERDRIVE:  So you’ve said.  Why don’t you ask the other neighbors?  I’m super busy providing eBooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, and streaming video to Ohio citizens.Overdrive Character

LIBBY: Oooo ooo ooo I do that too!  (Looks around) And there aren’t any other neighbors…

OVERDRIVE: Wait, what?!  You offer the same services as me?

LIBBY: Yes, but I also let them download items immediately, use multiple library cards, and stay logged in!  I even give approximate hold times!

OVERDRIVE:  No way!  Well, I do all these services for FREE!  You upstarts always charge for everything.  Well, Ohioans aren’t going to pay for something I’ve always offered for free, I’ll tell you that much!

LIBBY: Oh, I’m free too!

OVERDRIVE:  I see what’s going on here.  Ohio Digital Library doesn’t have room for the two of us, and it’s out to the curb for me.  I spend my whole life providing quality free materials to hungry minds and for what?  As soon as someone wants approximate hold times, I’m out.  Fine, enjoy your neighborhood ALONE.  Don’t worry about me.  Out with the old, in with the new, I always say.  (Starts to leave)

LIBBY: No, you don’t understand!  Ohio Digital Library is committed to supporting us BOTH!  Ohioans can try my app, but if they prefer the one they are used to, it’s fine.  No hard feelings.  In fact, if they download an item, it will appear on both our apps!

OVERDRIVE:   Oh.  Well in that case, welcome to the neighborhood, kid.  I don’t buy Girl Scout cookies or Boy Scout popcorn, I can mow my own lawn and shovel my own snow, and I have no pets to walk.  Have a nice day.  (Re-enters house and successfully closes the door)

 

Visit the Ohio Digital Library or our Downdloadables page to learn more about our digital collections. Don’t have a card? Have fines on your old card? Sign up for an eCard to gain access to all digital materials for free! 

 

Jen Miller

Technology Manager