Dover Public Library
May Newsletter
Library Book Group

The Morning Book Group will meet on Thursday May 5th at 10am to discuss "Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands" by Chris Bohjalian. The Evening Book Group will meet to discuss "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel Brown on Monday May 16th at 6:30pm.
Get a preview of what each group will be reading on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/doverpl. Books are available at the Circulation Desk and new members are always welcome.
Free Computer Classes

The technology classes are proving to be VERY popular. Our technology librarian Peggy is busy adding new classes all the time as they fill up. 
  See class descriptions and register online on our events calendar or call the library at 516-6050.
Preregister on our events calendar .
Raising Money Savvy Kids  

On Wednesday May 4th at 7pm

Financial Advisor Kathryn L. McKenna of Morgan Stanley will present a FREE program called "Raising Money Savvy Kids." This program is more than just having the uncomfortable "Money Talk." It is about teaching children how to become conscientious savers, informed investors, smart consumers, motivated workers, and generous givers.  Join us in learning how to help your children earn, save, spend, give, and borrow responsibly. We will discuss the benefits of having children work for an allowance and encouraging them to work for others. We will emphasize the importance of saving and investing responsibly for a "rainy day" and the differences between needs, wants, and wishes for spending. Please call to register at 516-6050 or register online
 
Friends of the Library Cultural Series

Songs and Stories from the War Years
Presented by Richard Kruppa
Tuesday, May 17th at 7pm


Seventy five years ago this country entered World War II (1941-1945.), and people of all ages love the music from this era. On Tuesday May 17th the Friends of the Library will host Songs and Stories from the War Years presented by Richard Kruppa. This entertaining and informative program, which begins at 7pm , focuses on some of the most beloved songs from that era. Songs like "Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover," "Sentimental Journey," and "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition." Richard not only sings the songs, accompanying himself on guitar, 5-string banjo, and baritone ukulele, but he also tells their fascinating and unfamiliar stories, meanings, how they came to be, and their significance.
Richard Kruppa, known musically as "Ramblin' Richard," is a member of the New England Foundation for the Arts, and is a retired professor from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
Gardner Heist Author to Speak at Library

Stephen Kurkjian to speak about
his book Master Thieves
Monday, May 23rd at 6:30pm

Author and former Boston Globe Spotlight reporter/editor Stephen Kurkjian will be at the Library to speak about his book Master Thieves.  Master Thieves is about the famous art theft from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, a case that has never been solved!

A Boston native, Stephen Kurkjian spent nearly 40 years as an editor and reporter for The Boston Globe before retiring in 2007. During his career, he shared in three Pulitzer Prizes and won more than 20 regional and national reporting awards.  Kurkjian was a founding member of The Globe's investigative Spotlight Team, and its editor for 1979-1986. In 1986, he was named chief of The Globe's Washington Bureau and for six years oversaw the work of the paper's 10 reporters in Washington.  Returning to Boston in the early 1990s, he completed numerous investigative projects from The Globe newsroom including the clergy abuse scandal inside the Boston Archdiocese; the devastating fire at a Rhode Island nightclub that took the lives of 100 people and the recovery of a Cezanne still life that was stolen from a Berkshires home in 1978 and later auctioned for $29 million. The book has been optioned to TriStar Studios and is currently being adapted into a screenplay.
 
The program is free and open to the public. For more information call the Library at 603-516-6050.
An Evening of Poetry

Students who participated in the Dover Public Library's 14th Annual Poetry Contest are invited to share their poems at an Evening of Poetry on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:30pm in the Library Lecture Hall. The general public is encouraged to come and enjoy these young poets!
 
Adult Coloring Session


Our Adult Coloring Group will be meeting three times in May!  Come and give it a try at the Library on Sunday May 1, 15, and 29. Bring your own supplies, or borrow ours.
 
Game Night



Monthly Game Night continues on the 3rd Wednesday of the month: May 18th at 6:00pm. Board game fun for all ages! Snacks will be provided too.
Movies at the Library

Saturday Matinees 
Movies are shown in the Lecture Hall at 2pm.

May 7 2PM
The Lady in the Van
Rated PG-13

May 14th
Tea party
No movie (reserve a spot)

May 21st 2PM
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Rated PG-13

May 28th 2PM
Zoolander 2
Rated PG-13  
 
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Second Wednesday Movie Series
 
The Second Wednesday Movie Series will show Joy ( rated PG-13) on Wednesday May 11th at 6:30 pm . This film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert DeNiro, working again with director David O. Russell. It is the life story of entrepreneur Joy Mangano who invented the Miracle Mop, and other products, founding a powerful family business dynasty.
 
Classic Cinema Sunday
 
Mark your calendar to see these classic movies Sundays at 2pm.
Screenings in May will be: 

May 1st
The Philadelphia Story
May 8th
Now, Voyager
May 15th
The Fountainhead
May 22nd
Johnny Belinda
May 29th
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Artist of the Month for May

 
Cori Caputo loves to create narrative pictures that transport the viewer to a happy place. Freedom, joy, and humor are common themes in her work. From mysterious landscapes to magical environments  there is something for everyone in her work.
 
Free Audiobooks for Teens All Summer Long

Audiobooksync.com is the place to go each week from May 5-Aug 11 to download 2 FREE audiobooks. This a great way to keep "reading" all summer long and titles are suitable for teens and adults. Usually a contemporary novel is paired with a similarly themed classic. Sign up to receive a weekly reminder text to make sure you don't miss out
 
 
Library Hours  


The Library will be closed on Monday May 30th for the Memorial Day holiday. Summer hours will start June 4th. During the summer we are open Saturdays 9am-1pm and closed Sundays.