Adult Services

Living Library Returns to Dover

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The Dover Public Library hosted their first “Living Library” in November of 2019.   Approximately 60 people were able to hold conversations with one of the 14 “living books” available that day.  According to Sherrel Rieger, Adult Program Specialist, “It was so successful that we planned to make it an annual event, but the pandemic changed that for the year 2020.  We are  happy to announce that the “Living Library” will return this year on November 13.”  

The Living Library program has been enjoyed for nearly two decades in 84 countries around the world.  It is designed to bring the community together through dialogue with people who are different from ourselves. The goal is to challenge prejudices and to help people understand racial and cultural issues, to be inspired by everyday heroes, and to learn more about ourselves through our connection with other people.  

How does the “Living Library” work?  The “books” (who are real people) will be seated around the library.  You come to the library and see which “books” are available.  After you “check out” one of “books,” you sit with that person and engage in an honest conversation with him/her for approximately 15 minutes.  Then, you can check out another book. You can check out as many books as time and availability allow.  

This year’s card catalog includes:  

Greta Baker, retired teacher/librarian and fashionista, Just Me!

Gamaliel Bautista, “Dreamer”, Our Dream

Victoria Buss, CEO of Clear Communications, Living the American Dream 

Pat Crolley, artist, The Memory Painter

Fred Delphia, retired band director and principal, It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got that Swing)

Perci Garner, Executive Director of The Rainbow Connection, Dreams and Wishes are Not the Same

Larry Glasgow, Desert Storm veteran, Soldier Survives SCUD Missile Attack

Glen Groh, retired principal and naturalist, It’s Me – GGG!

Linda Kate, former judge, From Juvenile Court to the Deserts of Iraq

Kathy Neal, director of a local women’s shelter, Beneath the Shade

Kathy Neal and Company, Temptation.

You can register ahead of time by calling the library at 330-343-6123.  Walk-ins are welcome on the day of the event, which is Saturday, November 13 from 10 AM till noon in the Community Room at the library located at 525 N. Walnut Street.  

30-Day Shelf-Care Challenge

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The Holidays (and stress) are approaching! Take our Shelf-Care Challenge to challenge yourself to take care of yourself this month through reading and other self-care activities. There is no prize for completing this challenge, not from the library anyway. We hope you enjoy taking a moment for yourself or your shelf this month!

  1. Write a Letter
  2. Visit a Library
  3. Read a Poem
  4. Sleep In
  5. Read a Magazine
  6. Read a Biography
  7. Go for a Walk
  8. Suggest a Book to Someone
  9. Go Out on the Town
  10. Spend Time in Nature
  11. Try Something New
  12. Donate Something
  13. Stretch
  14. Try a New Recipe
  15. Say Thank You
  16. Write a Journal
  17. Read a Graphic Novel
  18. Make a Card for Someone
  19. Help Someone
  20. Read a Mystery
  21. Try a DIY project
  22. Read a Book
  23. Visit a Book Shop
  24. Have Your Favorite Food
  25. Take a Nap
  26. Play with a Pet
  27. Hug Someone
  28. Watch the sunrise
  29. Go to a Library Program
  30. Join a Book Club

-The Dover Public Library Staff

Celebrate Constitution Week September 17-23

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“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

In 1955, President Eisenhower signed a resolution to adopt September 17-23 as Constitution Week to honor this great document, which is the basis of America’s heritage and the foundation for our way of life.

As we begin Constitution Week, I’d like to reflect on a document that is very important to our American Heritage, and I ask you all to do the same.

Be respectful, kind and helpful to those in need and remember what it means to be good patriots of the United States of America.

Celebrate Constitution Week by picking up a free copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Plus, check out a selection of books from our Constitution Week display at the Dover Public Library.

~ Ellen Lint, Library Assistant

Preserving Civil War Heritage through Remembrance

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“Here, in the dread tribunal of last resort, valor contended against valor. Here brave men struggled and died for the right as God gave them to see the right.”

 -Adlai E. Stevenson I

One of the best-kept secrets in our community is an organization known as the Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table. Founded over 25 years ago by Dan Cooley, former Dover Public Library Director, and Jeff Schrock of Sugarcreek, the Round Table is committed to educating the community about the American Civil War through the preservation of Civil War heritage and through the remembrance of those who struggled for their cause. Ever since Appomattox, historians, military tacticians and amateur scholars have been fascinated by the Civil War. The Round Table wants you to know that you are welcome!  Each month, a different speaker will provide an engaging and informative look at a particular aspect of the War Between the States.  Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM in the library’s Community Room during the months of January-May and September-December. New members are always welcome, as well as ideas for future presenters and programs.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any suggestions. More books have been written about the American Civil War than any other event in history and it is an honor to play a part in the preservation of that story.  The Round Table kicks off on Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 PM and features Steve Ball who will present “The Music of the Civil War.”  Hope to see you then!


– Jim Gill, Director, director@doverlibrary.org

“Music of the Civil War” Presented by Steve Ball

Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 PM

Community Room at the Dover Public Library

This program shares some of the most popular tunes of the Civil War from both sides of the conflict. The music is presented in a chronological format, with the story of each song, and what is happening in the Civil War at the same time. The program covers some of the popular patriotic tunes, melancholy ballads of home, and a bit of army humor as well. Music of the Civil War shares both music and history with insight to both soldiers and musicians of the period.

1 Spot, 2 Spot, Hot Spot, No Spot

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A Poem about Technology, Inspired by Dr. Seuss

Hot Spot

The Spot is Hot

No, no no it’s not

Get Get

Used to get

Used to get the Internet

Help Help

I need some help

I need some help to get on Yelp

Pick quick

Will do the trick

Hotspots here are super quick

Gone gone

They all are gone

I’ll have to wait super long

Bold bold

You must be bold

You must be bold and place a hold

Pays pays

Your patience pays

Check it out for fourteen days

-Jen Miller, Technology Manager

Countdown to Back to School Bingo

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In just 8 days, the Dover Public Library is hosting its second ever Back to School Bingo event!

Saturday, August 21st at 2:00 PM, tweens and teens ages 10 and up are invited to come to the Community Room to play and win school supplies! This event is sponsored by a 21st Century Afterschool Learning Grant with Dover High School.

This year, we have 12 awesome surprise boxes of school supplies to give away! Each box has a different theme like art, science, or math, and is packed with school supplies!

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside:

Participants will only be able to win one of the surprise boxes. If players just can’t stop winning, they’ll be able to pick additional prizes from the Random Prize Box. Additionally, any participants not in the age range 10-18 (or Senior in High School) will be permitted to play for prizes from the Random Prize Box, so parents and younger siblings are welcome to join in!

Following the game, participants will have the opportunity to make a magnetic picture from for their lockers! If unable to stay for the craft, kits will be available to take home instead.

Registration is not required for this event!

I hope you can join us for a fun afternoon of games and crafts as we get ready for a great school year together!

-Liz Strauss, Teen/Outreach Services Manager

Try Something New with Prattle & Purl

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

August is bringing many changes to the library! As school is fast approaching and we start a new routine, I decided to take up a new craft of sorts. I learned how to knit about 17 years ago and decided It was time for a change and something new!

I saw some embroidery hoops in a nearby store and that sparked my interest. I went on to Amazon, found a beginners kit with three patterns, thread and all the other materials that I would need. I am excited to start something new and to keep my brain exercised and thriving!

One of the great programs we offer here is called Prattle & Purl. You can bring any crafty project you are currently working on and chat with fellow crafty patrons! Prattle & Purl will be on Saturday August 7 & 21 at 10:00 AM in the Community Room. This club will continue to meet the first and third Saturdays of each month.

Hope to see you and your crafty projects soon!

~Ellen Lint, Library Assistant