Kids

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:

• Six-foot minimum distance between all individuals or the minimum required by the Ohio Dept of Health (ODH). Visual indicators and signage posted in high traffic areas demonstrating a six-foot distance.
• Staff will not report to work and the public should refrain from entering the library if showing the following COVID-19 symptoms in the last 72 hours: cough, fever, respiratory illness or difficulty breathing.
• Clear, protective, counter shields installed at transaction desks between staff and public where appropriate.
• Sanitization of shared surfaces daily with additional sanitation provided by staff, hourly as needed, to high-touch areas.
• Everyone who enters the building are encouraged to sanitize their hands upon entering & exiting the building.
• Patrons are asked to limit their visit to the library to 1 hour.
• The library’s Unattended Minor Policy will be enforced.
• All returned materials must be placed in one of the library’s two exterior book drops.  Materials will be quarantined for a minimum of 72 hours before they are handled by the staff & public.
• Library staff are required to wear masks. Staff may supply their own masks or choose to wear one provided by the library. The Library strongly encourages the public to wear their own masks in compliance with ODH guidelines.
• Adequate supply of cleaning products, masks, and gloves will be available to staff.
• Staff required to perform thorough hand washing for at least 20 seconds per ODH guidelines; Glove use is optional but available for staff as needed/requested.
• Staff will clean workstations before and after use.
• The Library strongly advises members of the public refrain from entering buildings if you or a member of your household has been ill or has a temperature.

This Spring has certainly been unexpected, and as we slowly phase into opening Library services, it is clear that this Summer will be unlike any other. So, it seems natural that this year’s Summer Reading Program be unlike any other you have seen at the Dover Public Library.

Normally, Summer Reading goes something like this. Kids sign up in the Children’s Department and get their kid-themed reading logs. Teens sign up at the Adult Desk and get their teen-themed reading logs. Adults also sign up at the Adult Desk but get a different reading log altogether. There are lots of tickets, lots of staff involvement, and a lot of in-person interaction.

This year, although we are apart, we’re all in this together.

Oh, Wherever You Go, READ, is a program for grades kindergarten through adults. All ages will use the same tracker, with the same goals. All ages will use the same tickets, given out on the final page of the log. You get everything at once, in one interaction with staff, and you are set for a summer of reading and fun.

All directions are included in the log, so I won’t go into many details, but there are three things to keep in mind. One, this is on the honor system, as most Summer Reading programs are, so, if you participate, we expect you to be honest with us about your reading accomplishments. Two, if you are an overachiever, you can get more tickets at the Curbside Pick Up. Three, if you do not complete all 600 minutes of reading, you can still turn in tickets for the tasks that you did complete, including the Bonus Challenges. So, if you are super busy, you still have a chance at a prize.

When finished, you can turn in your whole log at the Book Drop or at our Curbside Pick Up No Contact Table. The log will also include the Summer Walking Program, so you can track everything in one book this summer.

The log will also be available for download, so you can print your copies off at home, and you can mail in your completed forms to 525 N. Walnut St. Dover, Ohio, 44622.

It is our hope that this Summer Reading program brings the whole community together. We very much hope that you enjoy it and that, wherever you are this summer, you take the time to read.

-Liz Strauss, Teen/Outreach Services Manager

Bummed that your Easter celebrations are postponed this year? The Dover Public Library has you covered with a fun activity happening on our website.

This Digital Easter Egg Hunt challenges players to find all 12 of the Easter Eggs hidden on the Dover Public Library website – that’s any page that starts with www.doverlibrary.org.

Think you found all 12? Submit this form online or download the PDF version and submit via email for a chance to win the prize. It’s not candy, but it’s still a pretty sweet gift card.

The prize will be mailed to the winner, chosen at random from the completed submissions. The deadline to enter is April 20, 2020.

Contact Teen/Outreach Services Manager Liz Strauss at strausel@doverlibrary.org with any questions!

Happy Easter and Happy Egg Hunting!

-The Dover Public Library

Update 4/21/2020: The Egg Hunt if over! Thank you for participating!

Attention Homeschoolers! We want to see YOUR art in the LIBRARY!

This May, we are having a Homeschool Art Show in the Community Room Gallery.

Some guidelines apply:

• Entries must be turned in by April 30
• Art must be framed with a wire or matted for hanging
• Open to Homeschool Children in Grades K-5
• Art will be on display from May 1 – May 31
• Art will be available for pick-up June 1 – June 6

Entry forms are available at the Children’s Desk, so make sure you stop by and see us.

We look forward to seeing what you have created!

And don’t forget, every month we have a different art show on display in the Community Room for your viewing pleasure. Have you own art or a collection you’d like to display? Contact Jan at 330-343-6123 for more information.

-the Children’s Department

Artemis Fowl

By Eoin Colfer

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genuis, and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn’t know what he’s taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren’t the fairies of bedtime stories; they’re dangerous! Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl is a riveting, magical adventure.

Keeper of the Lost Cities

By Shannon Messenger

Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that’s what she thinks, until she meets the mysterious (and adorable) Fitz, who reveals a shocking truth. Forced to leave behind her family for a new life in a place vastly different from what she has ever known, Sophie still has secrets. Finding the truth could mean life or death – and time is running out.

The Magisterium

By Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail. All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. If he succeeds at the Iron Trial and is admitted into the Magisterium, he is sure it can only mean bad things for him. So he tries his best to do his worst — and fails at failing. Now the Magisterium awaits him. It’s a place that’s both sensational and sinister, with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future.

The Last Apprentice

By Joseph Delaney

For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried—some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He’s the last hope, the last apprentice.

The Lunar Chronicles

By Marissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Elemental Masters 

by Mercedes Lackey

the series largely focuses on Elemental Masters, people who have magical control over air, water, fire, or earth. Each elemental master has power over elementals, as well. Each book in the series is loosely based on a fairy tale.

Simon Snow

By Rainbow Rowell

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor’s avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there’s a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon’s face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here–it’s their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon’s infuriating nemesis didn’t even bother to show up.

The Legend of Greg an epic series of failures

By Chris Rylander

Risk-averse Greg Belmont is content with being ordinary. He’s got a friend–that’s right, just one–at his fancy prep school, and a pretty cool dad (even if he is obsessed with organic soaps that smell like a mix of salted pork and Icelandic bog). The problem is, Greg isn’t ordinary . . . he’s actually an honest-to-goodness, fantastical Dwarf! With the help of new friends, Greg learns the history of the Dwarves, marked with epic failures since the beginning of time. The return of the magic they once wielded means big changes are afoot, escalating tensions with the Dwarves’ sworn enemy: the Elves.

The Grisha Trilogy

By Leigh Bardugo

Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold—a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed. Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country’s magical military elite. As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of her past, she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation.

The Keys to the Kingdom

By Garth Nix

Arthur Penhaligon is not supposed to be a hero. He is, in fact, supposed to die an early death. But then his life is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock. Arthur is safe, but his world is not. Along with the key comes a plague brought by bizarre creatures from another realm. A stranger named Mister Monday, his avenging messengers with bloodstained wings, and an army of dog-faced Fetchers will stop at nothing to get the key back, even if it means destroying Arthur and everything around him.

-Mallory Thompson, Librarian

When people ask me what my favorite book is, I draw a blank. I cannot think of a single title, author or even genre! But when I take a minute to reflect, I can think of hundreds of titles, authors, and genres that have stayed with me over the years and newer ones that have more recently touched my heart.

What defines a “favorite” book? Is it by a beloved author? Is it one that a friend or loved one recommended long ago? Is it a story that I could really relate to at the time I was reading it? Does the main character remind me of someone? There are just too many aspects of what makes a “good” book to even make it possible for me to pick a favorite! So I have learned to adapt; what are one or three books that make me smile when I think about them?

One classic title that has long been a “favorite” of mine is definitely Anne of Green Gables and its sequels by L.M. Montgomery. I relate to Anne in so many ways; we both have overactive imaginations, we both would rather be daydreaming, and we both love the people in our lives with a fierce passion. Anne and I both have tempers, we both tend to act before we think, and we both find that people are naturally drawn to us. 

One new “favorite” that I stumbled upon this past year was Ohio author Margaret Rogerson’s An Enchantment of Ravens. I’ve long been a fan of Holly Black’s modern faerie tales, but this story, while similar, also took the reader back in time, which was appealing to me as a fan of historical fiction. The story was, in a word, cool. As in, “Wow, that’s so cool!” I can’t give too many details without spoiling too much of the story, but I can say that it was an unexpected pleasure to read. I chose it on a whim after reading the author’s other book, Sorcery of Thorns, which I also really enjoyed. Enchantment was so different yet so similar to anything else I have read. I truly was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. I am so glad it struck me though, because I know I will be reading it again!

-Julie, Library Assistant