Here are some fun books to get your kiddos ready for school!
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
Little Lola by Julie Saab
Dinosaur vs School by Bob Shea
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
Chu’s First Day of School by Neil Gaiman
Pout Pout Fish Goes to School by Deborah Deisen
Monsters Love School by Mike Austin
Biscuit Goes to School by Alyssa Capucilli
Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
-Compiled by Mallory Thompson, Librarian
If you were a pre- teen during the late 80’s or early 90’s you may remember a book series called The Baby-Sitters Club.
Author Ann Martin put out a hit when she wrote this series. 176 million copies were sold during the period of 1986-2000. The original TV series came from those books and was on HBO in 1990. I did not personally watch or read since I was graduating in 1990 and was just too sophisticated for that – haha!! I am pretty sure my younger sister did have at least one of those books.
The books and TV series are making a comeback now with the hit show on Netflix. You can still follow your favorites Kristy, Claudia, Stacey and Mary Anne even though there have been adaptations to the current styles and technology in both the books and show.
In 2009, Martin wrote a prequel called The Summer Before, and it was such a hit that the books are being reissued, and there are even graphic novels of the books. The books are slowly coming back out one or two a month through the beginning of the new year. You can count on those books being on our shelves. Well… at least being owned by the library. They will be off the shelves more often than they will be on them, I’m sure.
-Jen Gardner, Children’s Department Manager
A Message from the Director
For this week’s blog, I wanted to personally welcome you back to the Dover Public Library! We will officially be reopening on Monday, July 6 after nearly four months of having our building closed to the public. Please know how much we have missed you and how grateful we are for your support of the library. We all know the pandemic has changed our world. The Library is not immune to those changes so know that things will be different when you visit us. Each and every one of us will need to use the library in a different way. Your safety and the safety of our library staff is paramount. Our hours will be limited during the month of July: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM and Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00-6:00 PM. We hope to be able to expand hours as the year unfolds.
First of all, our curbside pickup service has been very successful. If you are not comfortable coming into the library, know that curbside service will still be an option. Simply call the library when you arrive in our rear parking lot and a librarian will bring your materials out to your car. Also, our eLibrary will always be a safe and easy way to access your favorite book titles, movies, music, audiobooks and more. You can access our eLibrary here.
Here are some expectations we are asking our patrons to keep in mind when you visit us next week:
At this time, our meeting rooms are not open to the public for reservations. Also, we are holding no in-person programs until further notice. Please know that these measures are temporary as we walk this journey together. Someday we will all look back on the year 2020 and think not so much about the pandemic and the toil and trials we endured, but the ways we came together as a community to help each other out. And that, my library friends, is a story worth telling.
Stay safe and keep reading!
Jim Gill, Director, Dover Public Library
The Dover Public Library seeks to enrich lives in our community while being committed to the health and safety of both the public and the staff. For this reason and in light of the COVID-19 world we now live in, the Dover Public Library will implement the following measures per state & local health guidelines:
Bored kids? Not quite sure what books or movies to get? The Children’s Department has got you covered with Quick Pick Bundles.
Quick Pick Bundles are librarian-selected items with a common theme. Each bundle includes 4-6 books and 2 DVD’s or Cd’s (when available) on a single subject.
Choose from:
Call us today at 330-343-6123 to reserve your bundle for pick up at our Curbside Service!
-Jen G., Children’s Department Manager
Over the last few months, a few of us here at the Dover Public Library have become more than librarians. We’ve become… YouTubers?
Unable to meet our patrons – teens and kids, mostly – in person, we’ve been creating videos of easy crafts that anyone can make with items around the house.
This Summer, we’re taking things one step further by providing Craft Kits at our Curbside Pick Up Table. Each week, Teens and Kids can try something new, with the essential supplies provided by the Library.
While we are nowhere near “YouTube Famous,” we have enjoyed making these videos and hope you have enjoyed viewing them!
More videos are on the way, so don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel for more crafts and activities.
-Liz Strauss & Jen Gardner, Dover Public Library
This week, the Dover Public Library migrated to a new computer system called Atriuum. To do this, all of our data, including book and patrons records, had to be transferred to the new system. In doing so, there have been some glitches that we are working hard to correct as efficiently as possible.
One of the biggest issues we’ve run into so far is that the PIN numbers on all of our patron records were reset to a new default in the transfer.
Your default PIN is now the last four digits of your CARD number.
We are also experiencing some confusion regarding holds, or reserves. While a lot of the reserve data did transfer, there may be duplicates or other oddities that occur due to the transitional time over the last week. These will be worked out on their own over time.
We ask for your patience and understanding as we work out the kinks that come from migrating data to a new computer system.
On a more exciting note, Atriuum also came with a brand new OPAC or Online Public Access Catalog. The OPAC is all for you. Here you can log in to your account, see what you have out, place reserves, and more. While we are still setting up some of the functions, feel free to play and email us if you have any questions or concerns.
While the switch comes with some growing pains, we believe that, once this time of transition is over, the new system and OPAC will enable us to serve you, our patrons and our community, better than ever before.
Thank you for your continued support!
-The Dover Public Library Staff