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Tax help from AARP volunteers is available starting
Feb. 2nd through April 23rd on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings from 9 to noon.
For more info and to schedule an appointment dial 2-1-1 .
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The Coast-It Notes A Cappella Group
Local A Cappella Group to Perform Valentine's Day Concert at Dover Public Library on Sunday, February 14th at 2pm.
The a cappella group made of young professionals will perform a short set featuring love songs to get attendees into the Valentine's Day mood. The Coast-It Notes formed in 2012 as a casual a cappella meet-up and soon transitioned to a more serious group made of vocalists from the Seacoast. They perform a wide variety of music including pop, rock, Broadway and Disney classics.
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Free Excel Class
February 19 9AM - 10AM
Introduction to Excel
Excel is a powerful spreadsheet program. Learn how to get started in Excel with this class. You will learn how to enter data into Excel manually, how to format your data, use simple formulas, how to sort and process your data, and how to use .csv files to import and export your data. Limited to 6 students. Preregister on our event calendar
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Prerequisites for this class: Familiarity with basic computer functions such as copy and paste, saving documents, right clicking to bring up menus.
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Monday, February 22
Boredom Buster (2:00pm-4:00 pm)
Children's Room
We will offer board and card games, building challenges, crafts, and snacks.
Tuesday, February 23
Mad Science (10:30am-11:30am)
Lecture Hall
A fun, zany, and entertaining Mad Scientist will be teaching us about that much misunderstood state of matter: gas!
Wednesday, February 24
Star Wars Movie Marathon (1:00pm-8:00pm)
Lecture Hall
Come and watch the original 3! Popcorn & refreshments will be served.
Thursday, February 25
Stem Activities (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Lecture Hall
Students from the UNH College of Engineering and Physical
Sciences will lead two STEM related classes. Students in grades 4 and 5 will be challenged to create a theme park ride using various materials, and students in grades 6 and 7 will experiment with buoyancy by designing a tinfoil boat. Each class is limited to 20
students so sign-up is required and will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Please see website
library.dover.nh.gov
for more details.
Friday, February 26
Wildlife Encounters (2:00pm-3:00pm)
Lecture Hall
Come get up close and personal with some really exotic animals. The educators from Wildlife Encounters in Rochester, NH will bring a variety of animal ambassadors; some with scales, some with fur, and some with wings.
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Mentalist Performance
Mentalist Preston Heller
Tuesday February 29th at 7pm
The Dover Public Library is pleased to present local mentalist Preston Heller at the library on Tuesday Feb. 29th at 7pm
. What is a mentalist you might ask? "A mentalist is someone who has certain abilities, including precognition, clairvoyance, telepathy - what is commonly called mind-reading," according to Heller. In his performance, Heller will do things to demonstrate his abilities to the audience through extraordinary means. This promises to be a fun show. Don't miss it!
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The
Morning Book Group
will have its first meeting on
Thursday Feb. 4th at 10am
to discuss Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman.
The Evening Book Group
will meet to discuss Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan on
Monday Feb. 22nd at 6:30pm.
Get a preview of what each group will be reading on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/doverpl. A limited number of books are available at the Circulation Desk and new members are always welcome.
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Saturday Matinees
Movies are shown in the Lecture Hall at 2pm.
Feb. 6th 2PM
Goosebumps
Rated PG
Feb. 13th 2PM
Spectre
Rated PG13
Feb. 20th 2PM
Minions
Rated PG
Feb. 27th 2PM
Good Dinosaur
Rated PG
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Second Wednesday Movie Series
The Second Wednesday Movie Series will show
The Truth (rated R) on
Wednesday Feb. 10th at 6:30 pm
. It stars Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford. Controversy surrounds CBS anchor Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and "60 Minutes" producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) after the network broadcasts a report about President George W. Bush and his military service.
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Classic Cinema Sunday
In the new year we're going to start showing a classic movie most Sundays at 2pm.
Screenings in January will be :
Feb. 7th
Bell, Book & Candle
Feb. 14th
No movie: A Cappella Concert
Feb. 21st
Marty
Feb. 28th
Sergeant York
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Artist of the Month
February's Artist of the Month is Mari Ann Boyan. Inspired by the outdoors, Boyan has been working with acrylics for the past year and recently began using watercolor pencils. Boyan is a self-taught artist from a young age and spent two years at the Portland School of Art.
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Monthly Information Board
Chilton Library
This car repair database provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks. Searching ChiltonLibrary.com is easy. Select the year, make and model of the desired car from the provided pull-down menus. From there, select from the subject/category menus until you arrive at the repair/service/maintenance procedure needed. Call the Library for more information: 516-6050.
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Winter Hours:
Mon.-Wed. 9am-8:30pm
Thur.-Fri. 9am-5:30pm
Sat. 9am-5pm
Sun. 1pm-5pm
Holiday Closings in February
Closed on Monday Feb. 15th for the President's Day Holiday.
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Chromebooks available to borrow in the Library
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Chromebooks may be checked out for a 3 hour block of time for both cardholders and non-cardholders. A photo ID left must be left as a deposit for its return. Use is limited to once a day. See the Circulation Desk for more details.
Use will be in the library ONLY.
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