Readers hunt for horcruxes at library
Tile Painting FUNdraiser begins
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Most people don't get a chance to have a piece of their artwork forever displayed where people can see it every day. However, a new upcoming tile collage in the Dover Library will give dozens of people this opportunity. On May 8, the Friends of the Dover Library kicked...
Dover kids guess the Oreo type
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Dover Library, CRS host STEM program
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Library adds color to weekly events
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With libraries increasingly moving towards incorporating technology, the Dover Town Library boasts a decidedly old-school remedy to relieve visitors’ stress: adult coloring books.
Yes, the long-preferred time killer of first grade teachers, overworked moms and sippy-cup-serving waitresses everywhere has made its way to adults, and the Dover Library wants to help...
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Scouts teach tech to seniors
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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‘All Seasons Shade Gardens’ upcoming
Popular horticulturalist and speaker Betty Sanders will present a program on “All Seasons Shade Gardens” on Tuesday, December 11, at the Dover Town Library, Lower Level, at 9:30 a.m. Doors will open for refreshments at 9:00 a.m.
Shade is a fact of life in New England. Many gardeners spend countless hours trying to brighten those spaces...
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Chicatabot Garden Club presenting ‘Forcing Bulbs’
The Chicatabot Garden Club is inviting the public to hear Kathi Garieipy present a program on “Forcing Bulbs” on Tuesday, October 16, at the Dover Town Library, Lower Level. Coffee is served at 9:00, and the program will begin at 9:30.
Forcing bulbs is easy and fun, according to Garieipy. Certainly during the dreary winter months,...
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Creative Colors tickles patrons pink
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After a long, chilly winter, residents of Dover rejoiced in the arrival of spring. Last week, when 85-degree weather rolled into town, it was understandable that so many spent every moment of the afternoon soaking up the sun.
However, a handful of children decided to take a break from...
Smart robots visit DTL
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Robots are fascinating machines. They assist in intricate surgeries and help build automobiles. They can open doors and run faster than Usain Bolt. Some countries have even welcomed artificial intelligence with open arms and grants of citizenship.
While some may fear that technology is evolving too fast, many children are...
Projecting the future of puppet shows
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
They’re clunky and heavy, and many classrooms have replaced them with sleeker and more modern technology.
However, the overhead projector has not become obsolete yet.
Vinny Lovegrove, a visiting puppeteer at the Dover Town Library, proved on April 18 that overhead projectors are perfect for puppet shows.
As dozens of...
Library creates video games from Scratch
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This past week, kids were encouraged to take their gaming skills to a whole new level by putting down the controllers and picking up the video game creation software, Scratch.
At the Dover Town Library’s Create your own Video Game workshop, kids were given the opportunity to use Scratch, an MIT-developed computer program designed...
Library hosts space-themed LEGO Challenge
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Since its inception in the late 1940s, The Lego Group’s tiny plastic construction bricks have exploded with popularity. The Denmark-based company has launched thousands of sets of LEGOs, whose various themes provide children with endless entertainment. With STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) based programs becoming more integrated...
Tech Time offers Bristlebot playtime
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover Town Library’s Community Room was abuzz with Bristlebots on February 8.
Bristlebots, thumb-sized vibrating robots made from a toothbrush head, double-sided tape, a battery, and a pager motor, have become quite popular at Tech Time, one of the library’s STEAM-based programs for children 8 to thirteen years...
Chief McGowan visits ‘Local Hero Storytime’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Superman and Batman have been two of the world’s most beloved superheroes for decades. Children have been fascinated with the two characters’ strength and bravery, and the Dover Town Library (DTL) frequently reminds their young patrons that while Metropolis and Gotham City may not be real places, there are...
A girl with kaleidoscope skies
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It was a quiet afternoon in the Dover Town Library. Upstairs, only hushed chatter and the sound of pages turning broke the silence.
Hanging on the walls, however, were riots of color.
The prints, influenced by the colors and patterns one sees in a kaleidoscope, belonged to Kira Seamon.
Kira waltzed into...
DTL delivers super awesome program
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Three times a week, staff members of the Dover Town Library hold “Super Awesome Fun Time” for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers to enjoy. With such a name for the program, it may sound like the library is setting some fairly high expectations.
Luckily, its staff certainly does know how...
Library hosts tasty seasonal craft
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Decorating gingerbread houses has become an annual tradition for many families. This year, Dover’s children’s librarians brought their patrons’ favorite gingerbread craft to the library to kick off the holiday season.
Since joining the Dover Town Library in November of last year, a gingerbread house event has been on Head...
Dover Library and the great pumpkin
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many children would say the candy and costumes are the absolute best part of Halloween. However, while overflowing buckets of sweets are undeniably awesome and dressing up is certainly enjoyable, the Halloween season doesn’t quite feel right until you’ve decorated or carved a pumpkin. Making the spooky season feel...
Nelson Hammer exhibiting at Dover Library
Nelson Hammer, a Needham landscape architect and watercolorist, will have 30 of his paintings on display at the Dover Town Library from now through Friday, November 24. Since resuming work in watercolors in 2014 after a 50-year hiatus, birds have been the subject of 43 of the 48 paintings he has produced since then. He...
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