Adult Services

Join Dover, Ohio author Melanie J. Police on Tuesday, September 1 at 6:30 PM for this fun and inspiring Meet the Author event. Police is the author of the new book, How Self-Love Woke the Mama Bear: Opening a Gift After Nineteen Years.

“When you devote your life to raising two children and teaching hundreds of students, you dish out a lot of love. You give unselfishly. It feels good, albeit stressful, but you wouldn’t trade it for the world. There isn’t anything you wouldn’t do for these children, these adolescents, these young adults. Their joy is your joy. And after 19 years, you feel happy. Why wouldn’t you? You are making a difference in the lives of so many. Then one day you realize that while you have been busy shaping the lives of so many, you’ve only been dreaming of the life you really want. It’s not until that day, when something unexpected happens, when you find you’ve been living an amazing story all along, when you find self-love, that you really wake up and start living. A collection of short stories, journal entries, tributes to teachers, poems, and blog posts; the lessons on these pages come from children, students, and teachers I’ve had the opportunity to know, teach, learn from, and love.”

Refreshments and a book signing will follow the program, which is free and open to all. Copies of Self-Love Woke the Mama Bear will be available for purchase for $10.00/ea. Police is a teacher at Dover Middle School.

May the best pie win!

Members of the community are invited to participate in “Pie in the Library: A Community Pie Contest,” on Saturday, August 22 at 10:00 AM at the Dover Public Library. Bakers are encouraged to bring their best pies to a panel of special guest judges at this fun community event.

Contest rules are as follows:

• Participants may bring up to two different pies to be judged.
• Judging categories: sweet, savory and apple.
• Please bring pies in disposable pie pans or containers; pie plates will not be returned.
• Pies must be dropped off at the library Community Room between 8:00-9:00 AM.
• Pie contest judging begins at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 22.
• Pie fillings MUST NOT contain any dairy products other than butter. No cream fillings, meringues, custards, cream cheese or pumpkin (if it contains dairy).
• No dairy toppings such as ice cream or whip cream may be added to the top of the pie.
• If it needs refrigeration, we cannot accept it.
• Pie crusts and filling must be homemade.

This contest is for amateur bakers only.

Pies must be turned in to the Dover Public Library by 9:30 AM on Saturday, August 22. For more information, please call the library at 330-343-6123.

This year the Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition and all the libraries in the county are please to announce that Jay Asher’s bestselling book Thirteen Reasons Why has been selected as this year’s community reading title. The One Book, One Community Project is a grassroots reading movement that aims to bring people together by giving them a shared experience! When we all read the same book, we all have something to talk about. The One Book, One Community’s goal is to break down the barriers between different groups of people to strengthen Tuscarawas County!

About Thirteen Reasons Why

When Clay Jenson plays the cassette tapes he received in a mysterious package, he’s surprised to hear the voice of dead classmate Hannah Baker. He’s one of 13 people who receive Hannah’s story, which details the circumstances that led to her suicide. Clay spends the rest of the day and long into the night listening to Hannah’s voice and going to the locations she wants him to visit. The text alternates, sometimes quickly, between Hannah’s voice (italicized) and Clay’s thoughts as he listens to her words, which illuminate betrayals and secrets that demonstrate the consequences of even small actions. Hannah, herself, is not free from guilt, her own inaction having played a part in an accidental auto death and a rape. The message about how we treat one another, although sometimes heavy, makes for compelling reading. Give this to fans of Gail Giles psychological thrillers.

Save the Date! Jay Asher will be coming to Tuscarawas County on Monday, October 12 at 7:00 PM at Kent State Tuscarawas. Asher will talk about his book and do a book signing. More details to come!

Attention book lovers! The Friends of the Library will hold their Annual Book Sale on Friday, August 14 from 9:00-6:00 PM and on Saturday, August 15 from 9:00-5:00.  Thousands of books and other items will be available, including donated books, discarded library books, audiobooks, DVDs, & more.  Items will be available for a donation to the Friends of the Library.  For more information, please call the library at 330-343-6123.

This is your chance to meet bestselling Christian fiction author Wanda Brunstetter!  Hear a presentation, ask questions, and get a book signed! Wanda is the author of 50 books with more than 5 million copies sold and is considered one of the founders of the Amish fiction genre.  Her work has earned national attention by Time Magazine, USA Today, and others.  All of Wanda’s novels are based on personal research intended to accurately portray the Amish way of life.  Many of her books are well-read by the Amish, who credit her for giving readers a deeper understanding of the people and their customs.  Call the library at 330.343.6123 to register for this free program. For more about Wanda Brunstetter, click here.

Two young men from Dayton, Ohio, solved the basic technological problems of using a heavier than air machine to allow humans to fly like birds. This presentation provides a clear history of their achievements and descriptions of the underlying technology. Presented by Chad Malkamaki from the Western Reserve Historical Society. Call 330.343.6123 to register.

The Library will host a program on Essential Oils on Thursday, July 16th at 10:00 AM as part of its Third Thursday Series. Presented by Bobbie Ballentine, Diana Felgenhauer, and Dr. Deb McFarland, participants will learn about the holistic benefits of essential oils, including their usefulness for skincare, their aroma benefits, cooking, and more. A zytoscan will be available for participants to determine which oils are most beneficial for their bodies. Information, door prizes, sampling, and more will be available for participants. Please call the  Library at 330-343-6123 to register for this free program.