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• Dover, NH News
• Yeah I have finally managed to upload all of the Evening of Poetry videos. Foll...
• And the winner of the 2011-12 Cochecho Readers' Award is...
• And the winner of the Cochecho Readers' Award for 2011-12 is...
• Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Thanks to the Friends of the Dover...
• Make A Note: This Saturday's hours (5/26) are 9-5, but then we switch to 9-1 on...
• Are the DPL librarians out to get you?
• Book Santa came again today. He asks us for a list of books or DVDs that the lib...
• I was just speaking to a patron about the Mitford series, which is a very popula...
• Only 3 more days to get your nominations in for the Chamber's Educator of the Ye...
• A little humor for a rainy day...
• What a wonderful story about our new website! Thanks Foster's Daily Democrat!
• Great illustration: Steampunk Librarian!
• This summer Zebra Crossings offers a week-long Summer Camp Program from July 9 -...
• Congratulations to our hard-working Library Page, Sara, who will graduate with h...
• According to the latest People Magazine, Sofia Vergara says,"Reading is my passi...
• OK I had this idea a long time ago, and seeing this cartoon brought it back to m...
• The word naughty is not a word that I heard in the Library with any frequency un...
• If you missed the Library's Budget Presentaion to the City Council on Wednesday...
• Wrapped in a blanket as one of the few things she carried with her from their ho...
• Best card in your wallet!
• We have all had the experience of reading or watching something that left a perm...
• Registration is now open for the Apple Harvest Day 5K Road Race. It will take p...
• Congratulations to one of our favorite people, Donna Corraluzzo, Executive Direc...
• Despite Thursday's less than favorable weather, staff from Keller Williams Coast...
• Check out all of the latest and greatest events, sales and specials in Dover. I...
• This Saturday's Matinee, War Horse rated PG13, will be the last Saturday movie u...
• This year's Great Stone Face book Award winner was announced yesterday at the 20...
• The Woodman Park Elementary School PTO will host a community yard sale on Saturd...
• On Saturday, June 2, Dover Main Street will host the ninth annual Taste of Dover...
• Stay informed! Watch the library's FY'13 budget presentation to the City Council...
• One of the librarians had a dream last night that actually had chapter headings....
• Dover High School senior Joshua Bean, 17, is among the 141 scholars selected fro...
• 2012 Poetry Contest winners announced! Please follow the link for a complete li...
• One book you won't find here at the DPL is Snoop Dogg's "Rolling Words: A Smokab...
• Holy Rosary Credit Union (HRCU) recently recognized Bill Shields as Employee of...
• Oh dear! There a new perfume available called "In the Library": a warm blend of...
• You're invited...to tonight's folk music concert by Salt River! Sponsored by the...
• Tyrion Lannister is on the cover of Rolling Stones Magazine. Don't miss it Game...
• Mandias Consulting, a web development firm based in Dover, and Pixels & Pulp, a...
• The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) will hold two publi...
• Dover NH now claims a James Beard Award-winning author! Andrew Haley just won th...
• It's Monday, the perfect day for a pop quiz, right? Oh, come on, its an easy one...
• Kasey Gelinas of Simplicity with Style recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber...
• Holy Rosary Credit Union recently partnered with The Monarch School of New Engla...
• Local law firm Shaheen & Gordon recently was the lead counsel on a case that wil...
• In a franchisingworld saturated with cliches -- from burger chains to fitness cl...
• Someone just donated this lovely postcard of a tower in Steeplechase Park, Coney...
• And now for something completely different: Extremely Silly Photos of Extremely...
• Jessica Packer of Paint Along Dover recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of...
• Thanks to Chamber Ambassador Laurie Widmark and one of our newest members the @D...
• Students of the Dover High School art department will beautify space at the Cass...
• Apparently one advantage paper books have over eReaders is that your sunscreen w...
• Mike Stilkey paints the spines of books to create some interesting art.
• You might have heard the news that libraries in Brevard Co., Florida have remove...
• This image astounds me every time I see it! Turn your phone upside down for a su...
• An amusing poster from the late 1950s! Which family are you?
• Maurice Sendak, the children's author and illustrator, has died. He is one of m...
• Stages at One Washington recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce a...
• I love to order new mysteries because they have some of the most clever titles!...
• Congratulations to all those who participated in The Children's Museum of N.H.'s...
• State Representative David Watters recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of...
• So true!
• Join the Dover Chamber of Commerce and Big Hit Media as we celebrate the unveili...
• Help Dover High School save Project SEARCH! The school board has recently voted...
• The Adventures of Tintin" series, created by Belgian artistRemi Georges who wrot...
• The parking lot behind the library is a bit crazy right now--we are "Event Parki...
• We are so glad to have the Garrison Elementary School PTA as new members, welcom...
• Northeast Credit Union will be hosting a free financial fair on tomorrow in the...
• Come visit Brylye Collins Photography at PLAY! in Lee Sunday May 6th 8am-11am. T...
• In an effort to beautify and revitalize downtown Dover, the vision for the Joe B...
• Congratulations to the 325 fifth-grade students graduating from the DARE program!
• One of our patrons just gave us this card. We love it!
• There's another new library in town! Nice work, Ellen! (who was formerly a page...
• Join us tomorrow at 2pm for our Saturday Matinee--Born to be Wild. Narrated by...
• Our friends over at the Somersworth Chamber have named The Works as their Busine...
• Check out all of the latest and greatest events and specials in Dover with the P...
• Janet Perry & Ann Goodwin of Nicole's Hallmark receiving the $10,000 Sweepstakes...
• Showing its continued commitment to improving the financial strength of members...
• Alright...I'll stop now...right after this one!
• Had to share this too: :-)
• 'Kicking off its Local Hero Appreciation Month, UNO's will honor local teachers...
• Love this poster!!
• Exeter and Portsmouth markets open this week, while Seacoast Growers' Associatio...
• "Making The Connection" Speaker Series with RiverRun Bookstore, tonight at 7pm!...
• Can't let a little rain keep you from an entertaining story time with Miss Amy--...
• Seacoast Local recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and celebra...
• We'd really like you to check out our 14 lively Pinterest boards:
• This summer, the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover will be hosting all...
• Are you taking part in Screen Free Week? Screen-Free Week, April 30 through May...
• Out of the more than 100 vendors that set up shop at the Somersworth Festival As...
• The May Dover Public Library Children's Room eNewsletter is now available. This...
• Players with the N.H. Roller Derby took over the Uno's Chicago Grill parking lot...
• Reaching 50 is a big milestone though, and especially when the celebrant has its...
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• Chamber Website Launch Party
• Our apologies for the inconvenience. Our website is temporarily down. We hope...
• St. Thomas put the drama in overdrive on Monday afternoon, scoring four runs in...
• Stephanie Bolduc likes to tell her friends, "you never know how volunteering can...
• More than 100 pounds of prescription drugs were collected at events hosted by bo...
• "The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce has seen phenomenal growth in the first q...
• Wonderful article in yesterday's Boston Sunday Globe entitle...
• Pam Hogan bounced up and down, shuffling her feet back and forth as she did a da...
• Our favorite patron comment of the day, "lovely librarians know everything".
• A lady just came in to check out jazz CDs for her newly adopted kitty because th...
• Apparently it's unofficial sign up for a library card day here at the DPL. We ha...
• There is a big crew of Main Street volunteers beautifying the plantings around t...
• We hope you all had a great time last night at Sweeps!
• On his final day as assistant fire chief in the Garrison City, Eric Hagman was j...
• "The Adventures of Tintin" showing tomorrow at 2pm in our Lecture Hall! FREE! BY...
• I am holding the final 10 Sweeps tickets in my hand! Come down to the Chamber o...
• Check out some news and events from the Dover Download round-up to see what is h...
• In an effort to restore the natural habitat surrounding the Berry Brook watershe...
• Overheard in Children's Room: "Thanks for checking these out for me Mom--now it...
• Christopher Parker, the City’s Director of Planning and Community Development, f...
• Last chance to buy your ticket for tonight's 11th Annual Sweepstakes & Auction!...
• Just ordered a book called "Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude...
• The folks over at Flavorwire were so inspired by the release of On The Bro'd, a...
• Mo Willems' has a new Pigeon book called "The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?" In this...
• The anguish that surrounds the deaths of police officers and local servicemen an...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce holds its April Business Open House on Thu...
• Those looking to lend a hand in making their community beautiful will have the o...
• Did you know that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were conceived in Dover, NH?...
• Mayor Dean Trefethen stopped by both Dover Children's Center locations on Monday...
• After spending about 25 years responding to calls, battling flames and pursuing...
• Stages at One Washington is a constant evolution of inspiration, theme, decor an...
• Children of all ages are invited to make "Tommy Turtle" at the craft table anyt...
• I bet you have never seen a music video starring a card catalog before.
• I was watching NECN last night when they invited viewers to take an online poll...
• One day after speaking at the funeral of fallen Greenland Police Chief Michael M...
• School Vacation Week Events Join us at the Dover Public Library during April sc...
• One of the most frequent questions we get asked at the circulation desk is "Do y...
• More than a hundred years have passed since a Fourth of July fire struck in 1893...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce holds its April Business Open House on Thu...
• Patrons of The Children's Museum of New Hampshire joined a billion other residen...
• In honor of William Shakespeare's birthday today the circulation librarians are...
• Through the volunteer efforts of local businesses and professionals, the Greater...
• Residents are running out of time to purchase tickets for a chance to win $10,00...
• Good librarians are drug dealers?...read the article to find out more (sent to...
• Uno's in Dover on Saturday had something peculiar in their parking lot and it wa...
• More than 500 students at Horne Street School will spend Earth day getting their...
• What will Dover be like in the year 2023? More importantly, what do Dover reside...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Local Experts Speake...
• The International Cars, Ltd. (ICL) family of New England dealerships thanks its...
• Join us for this Saturday's Matinee, Happy Feet Two, at 2:00pm in the Library Le...
• Since she was in the library today, a patron stopped by the Children's Room to s...
• We received 271 entries in our 10th Annual Poetry Contest! They are now in the...
• Holy Rosary Credit Union is set to host its annual spring Shred Day at its Roche...
• Why do so many eBook and iPad cases look like books? Is it because we still need...
• Thank you to the Dover Lions Club for their donation today of $380.48 to the Lib...
• The molasses cookbook got me thinking about the new children's book, The Great M...
• To find out more about the Granite State Ambassadors City of Dover Tour, read ab...
• On April 21, 1942, Ross Payeur opened Ross Furniture on Third Street in Dover Ne...
• Happy 100th Birthday, Fenway Park!
• A patron just donated 34, yes 34, copies of the famous (at least in New Brunswic...
• Holy Rosary Credit Union will be hosting a "Shred Day" on Saturday, April 17, fr...
• Check out all the latest and greatest events and specials in Dover - It's the Pe...
• This just made our day!
• Those visiting the Children's Museum of New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon will h...
• Story time registration continues all this week for all groups. For 3-6 year-ol...
• We have both sequels to 50 Shades of Grey here at the library and there are no h...
• Laconia Savings Bank is changing its name to Bank of New Hampshire to reflect a...
• Story time registration continues all this week for all groups. For 3-6 year-ol...
• "What a great City!" These were the words uttered by members of the statewide t...
• Patron review of the notorious best selling book "50 Shades of Grey": On a scale...
• Zebra Crossings is pleased to be partnering with CHaD at Wentworth Douglass Hosp...
• Our program tonight is "The Roosevelt Funeral Train" by Carl Lindblade at 7pm. D...
• The Dover Public Library is pleased to announce its 10th Annual Student Poetry c...
• We wish to thank all the amazing 3rd graders at Woodman Park School for their 1s...
• The Berwick Academy Model United Nations Club traveled to Hanover on March 30, t...
• Dog owners will have to find another place for their pooches to burn some energy...
• Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp. and one of New England's...
• Wow! No one won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction this year! I didn't know that "no...
• Sign seen at another library (not ours, but we sure could use it!):
• Here's the list of the Top 10 Challenged Books during 2011. The American Library...
• The volunteers at Dover Main Street, along with Dover Community Services and eve...
• Would't it be nice to be laying in a hammock right now with a glass of lemonade,...
• Looking for a good laugh? Stop by the Children's Room and check out a "funny" b...
• In celebration of its newest gallery exhibit, Art Beyond Vision, the Children's...
• I love David Sedaris and so I was thrilled to see an interview with him , about...
• When Kevin McEneaney walked into Rivermill at Dover Landing in Dover Saturday ni...
• What is your business doing to better the environment and your bottom line? Busi...
• Swing Into Spring with Golf Themed Fun! Your ticket admits two for a night of Sw...
• Fancy Nancy has changed occupations, from fashionista to super sleuth! Check out...
• The Dover Public Library is pleased to announce its 10th Annual Student Poetry c...
• This week's People magazine has a an article called, " How Katniss Can Save the...
• Swing Into Spring with Golf Themed Fun! Your ticket admits two for a night of Sw...
• If you're a Red Sox fan, head down to Kelley's Row for their Annual Red Sox Home...
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School is pleased to present three magical nights of Cin...
• In an effort to curb underage alcohol problems, communities across the country a...
• Go Kevin! Nice moves! Watch out Dover Dancing with the Stars 2013!!
• Don't miss our free showing of We Bought a Zoo this Saturday at 2:00pm in the Li...
• We can tell spring is here because there are a lot of great community events and...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce will hold a special morning Local Experts...
• The Dover Public Library is pleased to announce its 10th Annual Student Poetry c...
• Did you know there are a number of Barbie dolls based on books? Katniss Everdeen...
• Graduating seniors will host a spaghetti dinner Tuesday evening as a fundraiser...
• It's National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. Will you plan your meals accordingly?...
• Teens from the Garrison City took advantage of a unique opportunity Tuesday even...
• ProEx Physical Therapy of Somersworth recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber...
• Federal Savings Bank has partnered with the United Way of the Greater Seacoast t...
• Get set for a full night of a cappella at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at the G...
• Green Alliance invites you to 'Party for the Planet' to celebrate Earth Day with...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee has announced they a...
• Join Jewelry Creations for their April Event - Echo of the Dreamer Trunk Show!
• Dear Peeps Show artists, please come pick up your displays. There are way too ma...
• Celebrate Earth Day
• Art opening in Dover raises awareness of visual impairment via activities, speci...
• Five New Hampshire non-profit organizations are launching programs or initiative...
• We have some great restaurants providing food for the 11th Annual Chamber Sweeps...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee has announced they a...
• The deadline for the 10th Annual Poetry Contest, for kids in grades k-12, is Apr...
• Nestled in some of the bookshelves and on table tops at the Dover Public Library...
• Mariann Carlson of Curtis 1000 recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of Comm...
• After working in restaurants around the region, Dover chef Evan Hennessey and hi...
• The winners of the 2012 Peeps Show contest have been announced on the Library bl...
• Rick Dumont of Sweaty Turtle Entertainment recently joined the Greater Dover Cha...
• At a time when education is more important than ever to be successful in college...
• You have to come see the fabulous art created by a mother-daughter team inspired...
• Get set for a full night of a cappella at 8 pm on Saturday, April 28, at the Gar...
• Patrice Foster, President of George J. Foster & Co., Inc. and publisher of Foste...
• 56 Self Storage Holds Ongoing Indoor YardSale
• Important Social Security Workshop this Monday! Call to Register Now!
• Warren Luebkemen of Resara, LLC recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of Com...
• Any Narnia fans planning on remodeling your house? I would have adored this as a...
• We have two new gerbils in the Children's Room. Yes, they are really in there....
• Dr. Nicholas Kanelos, Jr. and Dr. David B. Staples of Garrison Family Dental of...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce will hold their 11th Annual Sweepstakes &...
• Invisible Patrons: We not only have 650 people per day that walk through the d...
• Alvin & the Chipmunks will be here this Saturday, April 7 at 2:00pm for a free s...
• Amanda Morneault and Michael Sobczak of New England Mobile Audio & Entertainment...
• Mandy and John Mullen of ComForcare Home Care recently joined the Greater Dover...
• Ours is not the only Peeps Show contest out there. While we restrict our theme t...
• The Dover police Department's Youth to Youth program recently recognized the win...
• Did anyone see a Pearle Vision ad on TV last night that featured their line of "...
• Recently 37 St. Thomas Aquinas students gave up a Friday night to share, in a sm...
• Swing Into Spring with Golf Themed Fun! Your ticket admits two for a night of Sw...
• It is amazing how much information is only available online these days. Didn't g...
• The city's fire department was recognized with an award for providing outstandin...
• The Children's Museum was full of visitors Saturday, most walking through its ha...
• The Fish Shanty, family owned and operated since 1975, recently joined the Great...
• Wow busy day at the library--I can't believe it is already 4:00pm! Keeping us o...
• To honor a coworker who unexpectedly passed away three months ago, the staff at...
• The St. Thomas Aquinas gymnasium where athletes normally sweat and show off spor...
• Linking small businesses with government and large corporate buyers. This confe...
• A powerhouse panel of businessmen spoke of the importance of social responsibili...
• Check out this great reading list from Wired.com. It's titled "67 Books Every Ge...
• We are so excited to have the Rebel Chef Cafe as a member! Check them out in th...
• Kathy Borsh of Beach Glass Transitions recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber...
• Partnering with Dover Main Street and four local restaurants, a cook-off showcas...
• Check out the latest Peek at the Week for upcoming events, and sales from our lo...
• Jeff Allar, Vice President, Stonyfield Farm shared an abundance of cool ideas of...
• Thanks to Justin Rosberg, Co-Founder & CEO of the The Meat House for sharing exc...
• A special thanks to Matt Mowry from Business NH Magazine for moderating the pane...
• Hop on over to the library this Saturday at 2pm for our FREE showing of Hop--the...
• Kids who are curious about art and nature have a great opportunity to learn more...
• It was a great event, thank you to everyone that came!
• I'm not sure who gets more excited about the Peeps Show Contest --those bringing...
• A five year old just returned a book and remarked "this was one cool book." I th...
• Don't forget you have through this Saturday to get your Peeps Show Contest entri...
• One of the morning shows did a segment on Pinterest, a new social networking sit...
• Presentation Thursday offers a closer look at Dover budget process- Residents a...
• Learn how businesses are being financially successful, engaging in their communi...
• Us magazine is conducting a poll: would you carry a "book clutch" as your red-ca...
• Garrison Elementary School students will pair up with local eateries Thursday ev...
• Thank you to @Measured Progress for hosting this Friday’s ‘Social Responsibility...
• Good for a chuckle: A 4 year old girl just brought a picture book to the Childr...
• You have through March 31st to drop off your Peeps Show entries. Remember, this...
• I was just reading a blog where the writer felt that any fiction book that adds...
• Wonderful blog post by Ursula Le Guin called Death of the Book. Funny and fascin...
• The Seacoast Chamber Alliance (SCA), made up of the Chambers of Commerce in Exet...
• Wayne Green, publisher of NHToDo magazine, will be 90 years old this September....
• Join Us for the Celebrate Pink Expo!
• The Dover Public Library is pleased to announce its 10th Annual Student Poetry c...
• The Dover Public Library is looking for some creative peeps from among all Dover...
• Created to benefit the students of Tri-City Christian Academy in Somersworth, th...
• A quote we love by an author we adore: "I would be most content if my children g...
• On Sunday, April 1, at 12:30pm, STA will host Fashion It Forward in the school g...
• The 10th Annual Poetry Contest is in full swing and kids in grades k-12 have unt...
• Students of Youth to Youth hosts an event Wednesday evening encouraging others t...
• Saturday night, the Moose Hall was filled to the brim with people, but notably E...
• Just finished reading the Gilly Salt Sisters by Tiffany Baker, which I had reall...
• Social Responsibility and Its Value to Business and Education Forum is this Frid...
• We are looking for new pictures of Dover! So, if you have some great pictures of...
• A fun article for Downton Abbey fans; what dog breed would your favorite charact...
• Please join us for the ‘Social Responsibility and Its Value to Business and Educ...
• Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy held an "Empty Bowls" fundraiser Friday even...
• Thank you to @Waddell & Reed and @Tutor Doctor for sponsoring the Chamber’s Marc...
• Relyco, a provider of value-added business printing and payment solutions, annou...
• Looking for a different place for dinner this weekend? A bit upscale at a reason...
• @Timothy E. Barretto, Professor of Communications at UNH, will be discussing how...
• Did you know that the library has passes that card cardholders can borrow which...
• Check out this spectacular waterfall of books.
• Oyster River High School will be at JCPenney at the Fox Run Mall, Newington on A...
• How can waste reduction and resource management save money and help the environm...
• Dover has a new author and poet! Her name is Hannah Wirth and she is a middle sc...
• Watch this great 2-minute video of toppling Book Dominos! What patience to set t...
• This was on Twitter today: Confession time: have you ever pretended to read a bo...
• Check out all of the latest and greatest sales, specials and events in Dover. I...
• Oyster River High School won the medium category and Portsmouth Christian High S...
• On Saturday evening beginning at 7:30 p.m., The Dover SHARE Fund will take over...
• While French wasn't the first language she learned (neither was English, for tha...
• The countdown to the star magnolia tree blooming on the front lawn of the librar...
• In order to aid the families affected by deadly tornadoes that swept the Midwest...
• Want to find out how to create a workplace culture that attracts and retains qua...
• I just ordered a teen book that is being compared to The Girl with the Dragon Ta...
• Dover residents, students, and Dover Public Library cardholders can drop of thei...
• In honor of their fourth anniversary as a Garrison City staple, the Children's M...
• Mischief may be afoot in Dover on Saturday, April 7 as the Children’s Museum of...
• Spaulding High School students will continue shows of "Phantom of the Opera" thi...
• It has been so unseasonably warm that the crocuses (or croci if you prefer) are...
• Somersworth's Tri-City Christian Academy choral students performed at the Roches...
• How can being a good corporate citizen benefit my bottom line? Justin Rosberg,...
• Somersworth High School's recent talent show on March 8 was co-sponsored by the...
• Just finished reading Finding Emilie by Laurel Corona, which was historical fict...
• Join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the rest of the Muppets this Saturday a...
• The City Council will have a chance to weigh in on the visioning process known a...
• Starting Memorial Day weekend, public day sails, school trips, and private chart...
• Join us for the ‘Social Responsibility and Its Value to Business and Education’...
• The Food Network's "Iron Chef" had tough competition this weekend at The Childre...
• Come hear a rolicking blues concert, "A Walk Through the Delta", with Howard Sti...
• I saw a great license plate this weekend,WELLRED. I saw another one last week th...
• The Division of Economic Development would like to invite you and your staff to...
• More peeps recipes for your amusement!
• Discover the businesses and shops of the Washington Street Mills Business & Cult...
• We are excited to see our good friend Allison Neal (Tutor Doctor NH) has joined...
• Check out all of the latest specials, sales and events in Dover.
• We hope everyone enjoyed the Chamber Forum: Dover, Fastest Growing City in the S...
• The drop off period for Peeps Show Contest entries is just a little more than a...
• I heard an interview with fans of Jodi Picoult, and Jodi Picoult herself yesterd...
• Can it really be ten years? The Dover Public Library is pleased to announce the...
• Portsmouth Christian Academy at Dover will hold its 17th Annual Auction to benef...
• Thank you to Wyskiel, Boc, Tillinghast & Bolduc, P.A. for sponsoring the ‘Dover,...
• Got a great photo of your child getting his or her first Dover Public Library ca...
• The annual Fashion Show has had a long, beautiful history at St. Thomas Aquinas...
• I heard from a mom who also remembered the day her daughter got her first librar...
• We had a patron who turned five and was so excited to get her first library card...
• Think you're a fast reader? Take this quick, timed test (from Staples) to find o...
• We are so proud of our Executive Director, Molly Hodgson Smith and her partner J...
• Come hear how Dover has become the fastest growing city in the state! Chamber B...
• My husband has been reading Dave Barry's latest book, "lunatics", and sounding l...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce holds its March Business Open House on Thu...
• Calling all local musicians! The Chamber is looking for up-and-coming local mus...
• Brint Shone, Property Manager at Great Mills Management, has plenty of experienc...
• Come hear Tom Reynolds, Director of Operations at NEMO Equipment, Inc., speak at...
• Bill Lee once made a living in the big leagues pitching baseballs; now he's pitc...
• Come cheer on the Chamber's own Molly Hodgson Smith along with all the Dover cel...
• Back when I was sick of vampires, but now I think it is time to move on from wer...
• In a unique collaboration between the NH Association for the Blind andthe NH Art...
• Garrison Elementary School is looking for construction vehicles, fancy cars, mon...
• Check out the latest and greatest events, specials and sales in Dover!
• Celebrate Red Cross Month with your gift of life. Miracles happen when you give...
• Let loose with Footloose (the movie that is) this Saturday, March 10, at 2:00pm...
• Garrison Players, the Dover area's all-volunteer community theatre group, will p...
• Kids can put their culinary skills to the test on March 18 by participating in t...
• The "Dover 2023 — Building Our Tomorrow" initiative will kick off Saturday morni...
• Fourth grade students of Garrison Elementary School will give the city a taste o...
• If you want a hysterical time on Saturday night, look no further than the Dover...
• Foy & Mariotti Insurance recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce a...
• Hooray! Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce mysteries says he has signed...
• Folio Fine Wine Partner General Manager Geoff Whitman (Dover High School alum, c...
• Results of the most recent census show a population increase of more than 11 per...
• Tri-City area business representatives have an opportunity Thursday to hear how...
• We see many things used as bookmarks when people return their library books; pho...
• The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire is celebrating Dover’s vibrant arts and c...
• Children's art and the contemporary artwork from the artists who inspired them w...
• The Chamber Government Affairs Committee presents the ‘Dover, Fastest Growing Ci...
• Dennis J. Tsakiris, founder and president of WealthWise Financial Management, wa...
• Garrison Players auditions for Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
• We just started a "Must Have Cookbook" pinboard on our Pinterest site. What is...
• WINE MOGUL & FORMER RED SOX PLAYER DEBUT WINE THAT’LL KNOCK YOUR SOX OFF Folio F...
• People's United Bank has awarded $46,500 to nonprofit organizations in New Hamps...
• What began as a handful of dedicated volunteers with a great vision has grown to...
• Dover Olympic swimming great Jenny Thompson said she was pleasantly surprised to...
• Our March eNewsletter is now available--read all about peeps, poetry, & Poor How...
• I'm thrilled to report that the Library is the beneficiary of $10,000 from the R...
• Calling All Peeps! We are looking for some creative peeps from Dover, Dover stud...
• Orchids of all shapes, sizes and colors filled the Wentworth Greenhouses on Satu...
• Several Federal Savings Bank employees were recognized for their service at the...
• The Measured Progress bowlathon team raised $1,500 during the Children's Home fu...
• Nasty day! Come to our "Hugo" showing at 2pm for some free fun!
• Makem's induction was announced Thursday afternoon, putting the local musician's...
• March 3-4 will mark the second annual Spring Orchid Celebration held in collabor...
• Todd Cormier, of Dover, has been snowplowing in Dover since the 1990s. On Thursd...
• Dia duit! If you didn't understand that you may not be ready for St. Patrick's D...
• The Chamber Government Affairs Committee presents the ‘Dover, Fastest Growing Ci...
• Dover business owners and families just gained an additional resource. Thomas F....
• The Dover Public Library is venturing into the world of Pinterest. What is Pinte...
• Three cheers for Viola Davis of "The Help" who is helping keep her home town lib...
• By the way, we ARE open today...and dressed not as Angelina Jolie but as Nanook...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce staff had a great time at the 4th Annual D...
• Check out all the latest events, special and sales in Dover. It's the Peek at t...
• The Chamber is closed today, Thursday, March 1st - Due to snow. We will be back...
• Do you watch Pawn Stars on The History Channel? This week's Time magazine (3/5/1...
• Our Saturday Matinee for March 3 will be Hugo, rated PG. Hugo is based on the bo...
• Looks like our Sticky Fingers CD is missing again, go figure.
• Are you the parent or guardian of a child between 2 and 6 years of age? If so, y...
• Spotted in the stacks.....
• What a day: graffiti in the restroom & toilet paper holder broken, phone voicema...
• A patron asked yesterday about the blank walls in the Reference Room. She said t...
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School is pleased to announce that seniors James Klingen...
• Kate and Frank Politano, owners of PLAY! recently joined the Greater Dover Chamb...
• Magician Greg McAdams of Team Magic will be at the Dover Public Library to enter...
• In recent months, Dover has not only emerged as New Hampshire's fastest growing...
• Thanks to the generosity of Nate & Josie Wood, whose parents own the Noggin Fact...
• A very happy genealogist just finished using our Ancestry database. She had been...
• The Dover Community Senior Center has received an award from The National Counci...
• Two young New Hampshire Soap Box Derby Circuit competitors will pay a visit to t...
• Two young New Hampshire Soap Box Derby Circuit competitors will pay a visit to t...
• Check out the creepy crime scene nails on one of our staff members--someone has...
• March 3-4 will mark the second annual Spring Orchid Celebration held in collabor...
• Sunday's bowl-a-thon, the fourth annual event for the organization, is the home'...
• Magician Greg McAdams of Team Magic will be performing his "Magic of Winter" sho...
• Today we got new phones at the library. Same numbers, just new handsets. So plea...
• Last night was my first night without a new Downton Abbey to watch and I was fee...
• Forget "The Artist"! This enthralling film about the inspiration of reading and...
• Would you invest one hour – just 60 minutes - to find out how much local consume...
• Laconia Savings Bank is proud to join the Manchester community by opening a new...
• Plans for this evening? If this was 1892 you could enjoy a Game of Living Whist...
• People Magazine had an article titled "Still Hungry? If you couldn't get enough...
• Ronaele Ann Smith, of Lasting Image Electrolysis, recently joined the Greater Do...
• Headed over to 'PLAY' on the Lee Traffic Circle for a Business Open House tonigh...
• Someone was just in wearing a "Big Foot" costume. He looked highly offended bec...
• Children were treated to an out-of-this-world engineering experience by members...
• The Children's Museum of New Hampshire is hosting a major Consignment Sale of ch...
• Our Saturday Matinee for Feb. 25 at 2:00pm will feature Puss in Boots--rated PG....
• At a meeting Wednesday afternoon, committee members noted they would like to pur...
• Members of the Dover High School junior class will host a fashion show Thursday...
• In the library book that I am currently reading a previous reader has made corre...
• Rivermill at Dover Landing Wins Third Award in 1st Year. Dover is quickly becomi...
• On Saturday, March 10, nationally known fiber artist and weaver Sarah Haskell wi...
• Thanks to Brian Herzog, Chelmsford Public Library's knowledgeable and witty blog...
• Atlantic Magazine reports that someone is using police sketch software to visual...
• Come take a trip with us tonight! The Friends of the Library present Wen Houle's...
• You absolutely have to look at this web site that features "insane art formed by...
• I am reading The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles, and loving it. It is set in...
• From trade-in opportunities on leases to vehicles that come with 20 free oil cha...
• The Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Auxiliary donated proceeds from their Gift Shop...
• Join us for the ‘Dover, Fastest Growing City in the State; Challenges & Opportun...
• It took about four months for Matt French to pick up the phone and make a call t...
• The Children's Museum of New Hampshire is hosting a major Consignment Sale of ch...
• Dancing with the Dover Stars returns to Dover with an all-new line-up of Dover C...
• Service Credit Union employees once again joined forces with "New Hampshire Goes...
• Tuesday afternoon found something strange at Dover High School — an auditorium f...
• New Leadership Seacoast Board Members Ryan Bishop (LS '09), vice president of c...
• Do you know a person or organization that has been outstanding in efforts to pre...
• Don't forget, the Library will be closed on Monday, February 20th for President'...
• Dont forget...because the library is closed on Monday, registration for our next...
• Relyco recently announced the introduction of Paymode-X electronic ACH payment p...
• Join Clean Air - Cool Planet for the 4th Annual Local Energy Solutions Conferenc...
• Federal Savings Bank President and CEO, James J. O'Neill, Jr., is pleased to ann...
• This coming Saturday's Matinee is Dragon Hunters, rated PG, which is an animated...
• The library quote of the week is by author Neil Gaiman “Google can bring you bac...
• Tickets are now on sale for the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce's annual Sweep...
• Any Dean Koontz fans out there? His latest novel 77 Shadow Street has its own w...
• If you are looking for a rousing good time, coupling the exuberance of youth wit...
• Join us for the ‘Social Responsibility and Its Value to Business and Education’...
• Those who live with alzheimer's disease or dementia can attend a monthly program...
• My young son has just discovered the hilarious world of knock-knock jokes. I am...
• Carefully read the descriptions on the NH Downloadable Book site before choosing...
• Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & Health Foundation's Planned Giving Advisory Counci...
• The Friends of the Library present: A Canal Boat Holiday in England with Wen Hou...
• A woman who just finished getting her taxes prepared by the AARP volunteers, sai...
• Recently the local Dover NJROTC program at Dover High School has been putting on...
• Love is in the air (or in the books on display) in the Children's Room. Happy Va...
• Check out this great video of Dover, as "One Of Best Communities For Youth"
• Children and their parents gathered together on Saturday morning to create chara...
• Don't read The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey. Not unless you have a g...
• I keep seeing the novel Pure by Julianna Baggott written up everywhere (her mark...
• For the second year in a row, Foster's Daily Democrat/Foster's Sunday Citizen wo...
• Swing Into Spring with Golf Themed Fun! Your tickets gives you an opportunity to...
• These publishers refuse to sell or license eBooks to libraries: Macmillan Publis...
• On Friday, March 30th, from 7:30am to 9:30am, the Education Committee will hold...
• Dexter fans may want to look at today's DPL blog post...
• How many of you are using Pinterest? I'm thinking of starting a pinboard for the...
• Wentworth Greenhouses will host two local area artisans on February 11 from 10 a...
• Renowned New Hampshire poet Donald Hall was interviewed recently by Terry Gross...
• Did you love the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett? We are showing the movie ve...
• Patron just returned "Beneath Blossom Rain: discovering Bhutan on the toughest t...
• Families are invited to share the love in February by attending the first-ever V...
• Let Us Help You Increase Your Bottom Line & Operational Efficiency!
• Gov. John Lynch proclaimed Feb. 7, 2012, as City of Dover Day during a ceremony...
• Check out the Tutor Doctor's page to find out more about the February School Vac...
• I was flicking channels this morning when I came across the infamous scene in Ol...
• Each year the Young Adult Library Services Association (quite a mouthful I know)...
• There is a full moon tonight. According to space.com, "the full moon of February...
• Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. I will admit to...
• The Whole Dog Journal, which is like a Consumer Reports for dog products, has ju...
• I am listening to a great book on CD, A Grown Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jack...
• Swing Into Spring with Golf Themed Fun! Your tickets gives you an opportunity to...
• On Friday, March 30th, from 7:30am to 9:30am, the Education Committee will hold...
• Peg Purcell, of Purcell Management, recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of...
• Theresa and Duane Bean of Pen & Ink Drawings by Duane Bean recently joined the G...
• Even Goldie the service dog, who comes in to read with our little patrons, is ro...
• Janie O'Connor, owner of All 4 Paws Grooming, recently joined the Greater Dover...
• Alfred Capone, of Payroll Management Inc., recently joined the Greater Dover Cha...
• Holy Rosary Credit Union (HRCU) recently announced the promotion of Jennifer Mey...
• The City of Dover was recently recognized as one of the 100 Best Communities for...
• A spot of fun for the Downton Abbey obsessed. The Guardian has a short quiz to d...
• Check out the latest Peek at the Week!
• Casual musings for casual Friday on Harry Potter and literary food on our blog t...
• The Outlook Farm will be transformed into a winter wonderland for the Dover Wome...
• Dover High School and St. Mary Academy Class of 1962 and Dover High Class of 198...
• JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST MORNING MIXER FOR 2012!
• We have a very dedicated volunteer who has been indexing obituaries in Foster's...
• The St. Thomas Aquinas boys hockey team will play their 3rd annual "Pink Game" i...
• Happy Groundhog Day! Punxutawney Phil saw his shadow today predicting 6 more wee...
• First day of Free Tax Assistance at the library and it is quite busy! Here is...
• I stayed up late last night reading a novel about zombies and now I feel like on...
• Widely respected and admired St. Thomas Aquinas High School Athletic Director Ja...
• Not only can you access our catalog and downloadable books on your smartphone, y...
• Monday evening's legislative reception, hosted by Tri-Chambers of Commerce, brou...
• February E-News. A Must Read!
• We have been making some changes around the Library. First, to our online catalo...
• I knew that the NH Downloadable Books service we provide gets more popular every...
• The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) has chosen Measured Progress a...
• New book (great reviews!) "The First Frontier: the forgotten history of struggle...
• Edra Toth, founder of the Northeastern Ballet Theatre, recently joined the Great...
• The Dover Public Library e-Newsletter is now available--follow the link to read...
• The children's classic The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is turning 50 this year!...
• In keeping with their missions to serve others in the community, the Dover Moose...
• Foster's Daily Democrat, Foster's Sunday Citizen and Showcase magazine are joini...
• Last week we received the new teen book "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green....
• Despite a slight increase in the high school drop out rate statewide, the Granit...
• Tri-Chambers of Commerce Legislative Reception is TONIGHT! Located at the Frisb...
• On Friday, February 3, the Children’s Museum of NH will be open for special even...
• Winter Farmers' Market returns to the Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford this...
• Peg Purcell, of Purcell Management, recently joined the Greater Dover Chamber of...
• Tracey Cheney, of the Cheney Companies, recently joined the Greater Dover Chambe...
• The Children's Room E-Newsletter is available for February. There are lots of g...
• Dover Womenaid & The Red Barn at Outlook Farm, in partnership with Wicked Good I...
• A Saluki from Dover was written up in Foster's Daily Democrat due to her partici...
• I am reading the Anatomist's Apprentice which a co-worker had highly recommended...
• In keeping with the credit union creed of "people helping people", Northeast Cre...
• Good news to all aspiring writers out there--Dr. Seuss' first book, And To Think...
• Financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 5 on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Bes...
• Paul Desrosiers, of Paul Desrosiers & Associates PDA Security, recently joined t...
• Ever heard of a "paraprosdokian"? It's a figure of speech. used humorously, in w...
• Well, this is a first for the Library. Someone just donated a toilet seat to us....
• We have two bookmarks for your reading pleasure: the first is an updated, revise...
• Thanks to the Friends of the Dover Public Library, the Children's Room now has a...
• The Tri-City Christian Academy Mandarin 1 and 2 classes sponsored a Chinese New...
• Cuzin Richard Entertainment Associates presents Mike McDonald's 11th Annual Come...
• I saw something this morning that I have never seen before- a flock of seagulls...
• I found a lovely surprise on my desk this morning. Someone had donated this phot...
• Laconia Savings Bank is proud to join the Rochester community by opening a new o...
• A longtime employee of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has furthered his seemingly e...
• The Children's Museum of New Hampshire is revving up its fundraising efforts by...
• Check out the pictures from last Friday's Annual Dinner. Big thanks to Brylye C...
• Love this quote from Abraham Lincoln: "The legitimate object of government is to...
• To help offset budget cuts, the Dover Children's Home will hold a fundraising bo...
• Just read about the book Wildwood by Colin Meloy (lead singer of the Decemberist...
• Need a non-librarian's perspective on how to check out eBooks from your library?...
• While New England erupted in cheers for the Patriots AFC Championship win Sunday...
• As they stood to receive their honors Friday night, all of the 2012 Greater Dove...
• When Vanity Fair asked George Clooney what he would change about himself if he c...
• It all came down to having the last word Thursday morning for students participa...
• First reference question of the day, "can you tell me what day it is?"
• Going to Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner tonight celebrating Citizen of the Ye...
• Off to the Chamber's Annual Dinner at the Red Barn at Outlook Farm!
• The Rotary Club of Dover recently voted to support the local End 68 Hours of Hun...
• This Saturday's movie is Dolphin Tale, rated PG, which will be shown in the Lect...
• Celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Dover Reads”! "Dover Reads", a citywide readi...
• Are you a mustery fan? Here are some of the nominees for this year's Edgar Award...
• St. Mary Academy will hold an Ice Cream Open House Saturday from 2 to 3:30 pm at...
• Quote of the week: "In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians pro...
• Businesses from the Tri-City area will have a chance to speak with local and sta...
• For the seventh straight year, the TD Charitable Foundation, the giving arm of T...
• The Rotary Club of Dover has committed to donating a total of $12,500 toward a l...
• Students and residents can brush up on computer literacy skills with new technol...
• Are you on Twitter yet? We frequently post quick little messages covering "all t...
• Fans of Phryne Fisher rejoice! We have 2 new audiobooks starring the fearless, u...
• People here at the DPL get very serious about their tax forms. We just received...
• I have decided to give mystery writer Elizabeth George another try--we had a fal...
• Langdon Place of Dover, located at 60 Middle Road, Dover, offers the community a...
• The Dover Middle School Library will be having a Book Fair at Barnes & Noble on...
• Do you have a child with a chronic health issue that would like to further devel...
• And the award for best pun of the day goes to the gentleman who was looking for...
• Tuesday evening January 17, come and hear Diana Durham explain the legend of "Pe...
• A reminder that we're closed on Monday, January 16 for the Martin Luther King Jr...
• Tri-Chamber Legislative Reception - Monday, January 30th, 6:00pm at Frisbee Memo...
• Here at the DPL vampires seem to be way out and werewolves are in. In light of...
• Rob Gagnon, veteran real estate broker, has joined Keller Williams Coastal Realty.
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce will host its annual awards dinner on Jan....
• The Children's Room staff created a bulletin board display in honor of Martin Lu...
• The Children's Room staff created a bulletin board display in honor of Martin Lu...
• The Homemakers Health Services of Rochester
• Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene, executive producers for Law & Order: SVU, have wr...
• I was shocked to hear that Hostess, the company that makes Twinkies, is declarin...
• A Dover elementary school principal was commended Tuesday for his contributions...
• Interesting statistic compiled by our State Library: Dover's use of downloadable...
• Office Interiors Limited marked its 25th Anniversary with a gala evening event a...
• Langdon Place of Dover, located at 60 Middle Road, Dover, offers the community a...
• A young man just came in carrying his own wooden adirondack chair, and was sitti...
• Just finished "London Under" by Peter Ackroyd which has a lovely Narnian flavor...
• Please go vote, people! My ward moderator just told me it's been slow all day in...
• Don't forget to go out and vote today!
• Our Saturday Matinee for this Saturday is Glee: The Movie, rated PG. Follow the...
• Portsmouth Christian Academy is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 sch...
• Are you looking for a fun activity to share with your two-year old? There are s...
• A host of activities and events will be held at the Indoor Pool this week to enc...
• I keep reading articles and news pieces lamenting the death of the traditional l...
• The Friends of the Dover Public Library will present an interactive talk about t...
• Members of the Dover School Board and City Council accompanied several district...
• Looking for snow? There's plenty in the Children's Room this week. Check out ou...
• Great new fun idea for library and bookstore fundraising! Trending on Twitter is...
• With an extensive background in land-use law and zoning administration, Tim Corw...
• A new wireless camera system is being tested by officials to replace a system at...
• Time Magazine (1/9/12) article equates librarians with teddy bears and hugs! But...
• Saturday's movie showing is "Kung Fu Panda II" at 2pm in our Lecture Hall. BYOP(...
• Got some spare cash? World's most expensive book (Audubon's Birds of America) to...
• Dover Charges into 2012 - Look at all Dover accomplished in 2011!
• Check out the winter sale on boots, binding, skis and boards at Philbrick's.
• Here's some really good instructions for using the library's free downloadable b...
• Two disgruntled librarians returned their library materials this morning with 1...
• Artstream will pause "the pause" this Saturday night for our city-wide Art Strol...
• Still taking registrations for story times that begin next week--Monday 1:30p.m....
• Take a gander at these books that are turning into films this year!
• On Friday, January 6, the Children's Museum of NH will be open for special eveni...
• One of the Librarians is reading a book called "Smut". Wonder if there is truth...
• Tri Chamber Legislative Reception - Monday, January 30th, 6:00pm at Frisbee Memo...
• I am curious about how fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series feel abou...
• Check out the latest and greatest in Dover
• Join us on the 17th of January for another great open house!
• Just watched the atrocious romantic comedy "Alex and Emma" starring Luke Wilson...
• This year I plan to subject you all to some of my favorite quotes about librarie...
• I heard on NPR last week that RiverRun Book Store was moving to a new location a...
• Foster's Daily Democrat believes some of you should make headlines for how much...
• Oh this bird is snide!!! But funny!
• I recently came across an article titled "10 Ways Not to Kill Your Book Club."...
• Those watching Monday's episode of American Pickers will be treated to a segment...
• In celebration of Epiphany, St. Thomas' Episcopal Church will present "Amahl & t...
• Federal Savings Bank will once again partner with the Children's Museum of New H...
• On Monday, December 19, Brian Hughes, HRCU President & CEO, Dana Flanders, HRCU...
• The Dover Public Library's eNewsletter is now available, and it includes our Lib...
• Yes the fun of the holidays is over, and it is officially tax season at the Dove...
• Three members of Dover Youth to Youth were recently selected to be on the New Ha...
• Although there are countless memories of former Mayor Scott Myers playing a inco...
• Members of the 2012-2013 City Council and School Board were sworn into office Mo...
• Remember...the Library is closed today for the holiday. But you can still use ou...
• The Library has all sorts of new books to teach you how to use Nooks, iPads, and...
• We're open Saturday, Dec. 31 from 9-1 only! Closed January 1-2 and reopening Tue...
• The 2011 Librarians' Choice list is now available! Pick one up at the Library or...
• The January Children's Room eNewsletter is now available--lots of fun things goi...
• Newspaper veteran Richard "Dick" Hayward was the guest of honor Friday at the Fo...
• Quick, name a place in Dover where you can learn to read, play basketball, seek...
• The Library has been flooded with calls inquiring as to the availability of our...
• Though started a month late, renovation of the Jenny Thompson pool bathhouse is...
• The Dover Public Library gets regular inquiries from individuals looking to join...
• Just Announced Chamber Annual Awards: Pam Simpson, Citizen of the Year. Measure...
• An informational session on the long-term and short-term changes proposed for th...
• Ed Roy, plant health care manager/arborist at Urban Tree Service, recently visit...
• Dover Middle School PTA is hosting a gala Snowball dinner and dance on Saturday,...
• Just heard that one of my favorite novels, Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (200...
• Saturday Matinees will resume on Jan. 7th at 2:00pm with a showing of Kung Fu Pa...
• As we close out 2011, and begin both a new calendar and 2013 fiscal year budget...
• I have fielded several calls today from new Kindle, Nook, etc. owners wondering...
• Students from St. Thomas School in Dover immersed themselves in an environmental...
• Same holiday hours this week (rinse, repeat) ...Saturday, Dec. 31 open 9-1 only;...
• Eighteen Dover High School sophomores and juniors had the opportunity to visit t...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce's Passport to Prizes holiday raffle progra...
• Merry Christmas from the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce
• The best of lists have begun! I look forward to the best of 2011 book lists beca...
• Despite light snow and ice blanketing the roadways Wednesday morning, a group of...
• St. Mary students and parents gathered outdoors to sing Christmas carols Wednesd...
• Holiday hours reminder: We're open 9-1 only on this Saturday, Dec. 24; then we'r...
• Rec'd this nice note today: "My name is ___ and I just wanted to email and let y...
• Garrison Players, the Dover area's all-volunteer community theatre group, will h...
• The Dover Elks #184 will have a New Year's Eve Gala on Dec 31. Tickets are on s...
• Dover's Holiday Spirit
• A big thank you to everyone who participated in our Food for Fines campaign to c...
• A father came in last night looking for a poem. He said the poem was written by...
• Portsmouth Christian Academy at Dover has taken the national championship in the...
• On April 30, 2012, Holy Rosary Credit Union will celebrate its 50th anniversary,...
• Thanks to The Friends of the Dover Public Library, the Children's Room now has a...
• The company names are synonymous with community giving, so it should be no surpr...
• Congratulations to Joanne Straight, our Passport to Prizes winner for Tuesday....
• I was thrilled to hear that P.D. James, at age 91, had come out with a new nove...
• Santa and the Mrs. stop into Dover for pancake breakfast
• Calling All Cargo wants holiday lights donations for injured veterans
• Things that make a librarian smile: a young woman who said after she was helped...
• Greetings were sent to all from our friends at the SSC. Reserve a pass for a fr...
• The last Sunday before Christmas held a little frenzy, but smart focused shoppin...
• Don't you just love our scarves?
• Congratulation to our first Passport to Prizes winner, Peter Lambert. Peter won...
• Friendly's just delivered two Jubilee Rolls to the Library! How friendly is that...
• No matter how you spell it, we are happy to receive your donations at the DPL!
• Type "let it snow" (w/o quotes) in Google search box for a fun treat! Hint: hold...
• Seacoast Mental Health Center (SMHC) recently received $1,000 from Liberty Mutua...
• Rock My Soul, a 20-member secular choir that specializes in lively, roots-based...
• On Thursday, December 2, 16-year-old Bryce Aldrich was the force behind a hockey...
• If the city of Dover, N.H., were updating its resume, there are a few new accola...
• The St. Thomas Aquinas High School music department will hold their annual Chris...
• Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council on Wednesday approved a $4 million Bus...
• Poolyle Productions presents A Very Ida Christmas, the "funniest holiday show in...
• Could you write a paragraph of three sentences which contains 13 different punct...
• I was just organizing the magazines when I came across a can of tuna neatly file...
• Just saw this on a blog: What is the longest book you've ever read (and finished...
• Overheard at the library: young woman entering the building sighed and said, "ah...
• A gentleman just wandered into my office..."Can I help you?" I asked. "Just look...
• Merriam-Webster has picked its word for the year--pragmatic. They chose the wor...
• One of our regular library users declared that everyone on her holiday list was...
• Holy Rosary Credit Union (HRCU) will celebrate its 50th Anniversary next year an...
• The company names are synonymous with community giving, so it should be no surpr...
• Human Resource Partners (HRP) President Delise West and Attorney Jennifer Moecke...
• This past weekend, Christmas came early to the Riverside Rest Home and Covered B...
• At their annual meeting, Strafford County Board of Realtors took advantage of th...
• I was thrilled to see that Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian won the Ladyb...
• Naomi Gauthier, MD, a pediatric cardiologist in Children's Hospital at Dartmouth...
• I had to giggle when I saw this photo titled "Library books = new smells to inve...
• Once again this holiday season, Sullivan Tire will participate in the Toys for T...
• A very generous patron donated $500 to the Library today for magazine subscripti...
• Tri-City Christian Academy was all aflutter as angels descended upon the Christm...
• Thanks to the Swiss Army Librarian for finding this clever cartoon. It seemed pa...
• There is still time for you to pay off your fines with donated items for the loc...
• The McConnell Center was transformed Saturday afternoon by members of Dover Yout...
• Wednesday, December 14th - Visit Pizzeria Uno for Community Wednesday supporting...
• Though there were many skeptics who thought the Downeaster was the little engine...
• Saturday night the American Legion appeared to be an average evening of card gam...
• Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping the seats of many...
• We make our page, Abby, dress like a spelunker when she goes outside to empty th...
• We love the annual tradition of one of our local bookclubs. Instead of buying $1...
• Twenty three years ago Mike and Laurie Steinberg named their company Relyco, a n...
• The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce holds its December Business Open House on...
• For the first time in the history of the Garrison City, members of the 2012-2013...
• The sound of jingling bells will be heard ringing through the McConnell Center t...
• Audiofile Magazine just chose Tina Fey as one of the best voices in the author-r...
• HRCU Donates to Dover Fire Toy Bank
• I just watched Cowboys and Aliens and loved it. It's perfect for the western fan...
• Caring for the horses of the Dover Mounted Patrol is in fashion with the help of...
• Does anyone recognize me? I'd like to come home for Christmas. I was lost in t...
• A local yoga studio is doing poses on the lawn for their yearly calendar. That i...
• The Seacoast region celebrates the holidays with a full slate of activities from...
• Tucked away in the back of The Noggin Factory was a surprise for all who went on...
• The Library has just subscribed to Urban Farm, a magazine for people living in t...
• Check out this week's Peek
• Laconia Savings Bank is warning consumers about the dangers of phishing scams. P...
• Santa Claus is coming to town Saturday and has planned to make a stop at Cafe on...
• Tacori Trunk Show hosted by Jewelry Creations
• A special holiday "drop-in" story time will be held on Saturday, December 10th @...
• One of our former employees sent us this link:
• Lots and lots of dog training books came back in the bookdrop tonight. Either so...
• Please don't forget about the Library's food drive. You don't need to have overd...
• Spent my morning reading "Horses Never Lie About Love: the heartwarming story of...
• Don't forget to check out the bulletin board display area in the Children's Room...
• Passport to Prizes: It's easy to be a winner this holiday season. Just shop Do...
• Learn about how to use the Internet to help your business from experienced execu...
• We're thrilled to have our Mother Goose tree, decorated for the Festival of Tree...
• A curly haired little boy came up to me after our matinee showing of the Smurf M...
• Which Christmas album or song puts you in the holiday mood? Which CD do you alwa...
• Festival of Trees is TONIGHT! 6:00pm to 8:00pm - City Hall The tree decorated b...
• Come to the Festival of Trees! Tonight at Dover City Hall from 6-8pm. Lots of ho...
• Happy Holidays from the 'Elves' at the Dover Chamber! Join us at Festival of Tr...
• Stating that it has been an honor and a privilege to serve as President of The H...
• Coupon for 20% OFF Outerwear at Philbricks!
• As the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster approaches (April 14, 2012), ex...
• The Dover Public Library December eNewsletter is now available. Lots going on--...
• Festival of Trees is TONIGHT! 6:00pm to 8:00pm - City Hall The tree decorated b...
• With the holidays fast approaching, Healthy Smiles is making everyone’s Christma...
• Please join HRCU and the Dover Fire & Rescue by donating new and unwrapped games...
• Blue Dolphin Screenprint & Embroidery Inc. made a generous $1,000 donation to Go...
• Festival of Trees - Friday, December 2nd - 6:00pm to 8:00pm - City Hall The tre...
• Strangest question of the day: Do you hear a cat in here? We haven't see a cat y...
• Kudos to Connie, former Dover Chamber Board Chair and active volunteer and commi...
• Garrison Players, the Dover area's all-volunteer community theatre group, contin...
• The 2011 Dover City Lights Holiday Ornaments, which features the Dover Public Li...
• More than 60 ballerinas of all ages will float across the stage at Portsmouth Ch...
• I recently discovered a web site that I am very excited about--the International...
• For the past several years, Holy Rosary Credit Union staff members have particip...
• Author Tracy Kane of Lee read from her book "Fairy Houses," sharing ideas and im...
• PainCare CEO Dr. Michael O'Connell will once again show his support for animals...
• Currently reading "The Lantern" by Deborah Lawrenson, the first Gothic novel I h...
• The city's winter parking ban goes into effect this Thursday, placing a restrict...
• Just in time for the Holiday season, Federal Savings Bank is pleased to announce...
• Check out Dover Main Street's 2011 Holiday Schedule of Events
• Dictionary.com's "Word of the Year" is one this librarian never heard of! Have y...
• The December Children's Room eNewsletter is now available. Check out the holida...
• I don't know if I have ever seen the magazine area of the library so busy--every...
• Federal Savings Bank Announces Children’s Holiday Essay Contest: The Bank is enc...
• Help us to help others during this holiday season. The Library is once again spo...
• Saint Mary Academy donates to the Our Daily Bread
• Garrison Players, the Dover area's all-volunteer community theatre group, will h...
• Central Avenue was lined with hundreds of spectators Sunday as the annual St. Ma...
• This picture was taken in the Children's Room of a father reading to his young s...
• City Lights Ornaments now on sale at Harvey's Bakery, Nicole's Hallmark, Dover L...
• This Friday, December 2nd - The 2nd Annual Festival of Trees. 6:00pm to 8:00pm...
• Shop Dover this holiday season and you could win big!
• Dexter killed my DVD player. Dexter, the addictive series about a serial killer...
• Yes we are open today, and will be open until 5:00. I am trying to keep a cheer...
• Happy Thanksgiving from the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce.
• In case you missed the "riddle of the week" in the Children's Room, here's one f...
• Love this article! So true! Great blog post by Bobbi Newman!
• We are thrilled to be featured on this year's official City Lights ornament in D...
• 2012 Stimilon Pond Hockey Challenge Tournament Scheduled for January 27th-29th on Willand Pond, Dover NH
• There must be a lot of people planning on going over the river and through the w...
• Nicole's Hallmark will be reopening on Black Friday, November 25th at 9:00am!
• We'll be closed Thursday & Friday for Thanksgiving holiday, but open on Saturday...
• Miss Kimberly would love to see you tomorrow, Wed. Nov. 23 @ 9:30am for a specia...
• Remember "6 degrees of separation"? Well...scientists at Facebook and the Univer...
• A six year old patron ran up to the desk last night and excitedly stated, "Look...
• Profile Bank President Helps Habitat for Humanity
• Odd Fellows Lodge supports Woodman Museum
• Passport to Prizes starts Black Friday - Shop Dover and win big!
• Movie showing raises funds for Garrison Hill
• In Dover: St. Mary to hold annual parade Sunday
• I read an interesting tidbit in this month's Food Network Magazine that may be o...
• Annual Holiday Craft Fair in Dover Draws Hundreds
• I'm reading Stephen King's latest book, 11/22/63. Jake, who lives in our time, i...
• Oh our much loved teen novel "The Pretties" by Scott Westerfeld is not so pretty...
• Leave it to Ellen DeGeneres to come up with a concept like this. Instead of putt...
• Jewelry Creations: Pandora Limited Edition Black Friday Bead
• Jewelry Creations: Echo of the Dreamer Trunk Show - sign up for FREE drawing
• This Saturday's matinee film is "Winnie the Pooh" at 2pm in the Lecture Hall. FR...
• Jewelry Creations: Purchase of $200 or more receive a FREE gift
• Harvey's Bakery on the Web
• Books are among my favorite Christmas gifts to give. My nephew will be receiving...
• Wentworth Home Care makes top 100 list
• Jewelry Creations: Small Business Saturday - purchase $25 or more with your Amer...
• Comedy comes to Rochester at The Governor's Inn
• The Library is in need of a second hand piano bench if you have one that you don...
• Earthtec Underwrites Green Alliance Membership for Children’s Museum of NH
• Passport to Prizes - Starts Black Friday
• Passport to Prizes starts Black Friday - Shop Dover and you could be a winner!
• PCA places second in Seacoast Quiz Bowl
• We would like to thank everyone who donated to the Library through the City's e...
• I must confess I love the titles of the snarky teen series by Lisi Harrison. So...
• If you are looking for a good listen, try The Bucolic Plague by Josh Kilmer-Purc...
• Great Clips Recognized as Top Franchise Great Clips—the world’s largest salon b...
• Wentworth Home Care and Hospice named to 2011 Top 100 HomeCare Elite
• I received a very frantic call last night from a Dad looking for books on colic....
• I finished the Night Circus and absolutely loved it! I think the comparisons to...
• What are you doing tonight? Become an armchair traveler with this Friends of th...
• Diane Keaton's new memoir "Then Again" is being released today. There was a ver...
• I was watching The Walking Dead last night when one of the characters uttered a...
• We have a new winner in our strangest donation ever category: pet remains in a...
• The view from the Reference Room is spectacular today.
• All leftover books from our annual Friends Booksale are now FREE to any takers!...
• Our page just came in with a teetering stack of books, CDs, and DVDs. She had a...
• Dover Veterans Day Ceremony - Friday, November 11th - 11:00am at the Dover City...
• NH Orchid Society Fundraising Auction November 12th
• Hey Chamber FB followers! Please help us get to 1000 friends by the end of the...
• Have you been wondering what to do with your mornings? Would you love to work wi...
• The Beacon Retirement Group named 2011 Five Star Wealth Manager
• Has anyone read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern? It has received rave revi...
• Welcome to Dover Jewett Farms!
• I just have to tell you all how full my heart was last night as I left the chamb...
• FYI
• While the Dover Chamber does have power, we are still without internet, so pleas...
• Dont forget...Registration begins today for all groups-- Monday 1:30p.m., Monday...
• Just felt 2 blasts of cold air at the Circulation Desk. The front door isn't ope...
• On the way to the Library this AM I heard "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, "Dead...
• I am listening to a terrific zombie book right now called The Reapers Are Angels...
• Vexin Classics has published some well classics, but in order to spice things up...
• Had to smile at the little boy who walked his mom over to the elevator and said,...
• 6th Annual Dover Zombie Walk - Saturday, October 29th - 2:00pm - Dover Chamber o...
• Local Expert Series: Predicting Productivity Before Hiring - Wednesday, October...
• Do you transfer wma audiobook files from your Windows PC to your iOS device (iPh...
• Tonight: Mayoral/City Council Local Candidate Forums - City Hall 6:00pm
• Lots of thumping and bumping upstairs at the library--ghosts or book sale volunt...
• For more information on the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Local Candidate Fo...
• A Halloween drop-in story time (ages 3 & up) will be held on Monday, October 24...
• Check out the tent sale at Philbrick's...
• Just read about the "Back Seat Book Club" on NPR that they are starting for kids...
• This week we will be showing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for ou...
• Oh how times have changed--this day in Dover history 1649 Edward Starbuck was ac...
• Don't forget that on Wednesday, October 19 @ 4:00pm, ballerinas from Edra Toth’s...
• Can you imagine the excitement of being an author and getting the call that you...
• What's the reason you collect the things you do? Bring samples of your collectio...
• Click here for information on local candidates running for Mayor, City Council a...
• Sending out a heartfelt Thank You! to the patron who donated a complete set of t...
• Dover was just named one of the Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People b...
• Things we frown upon at the library: flinging nail polish to create a speckled...
• The finalists were named for the National Book Award. Here are the fiction fina...
• I love New Yorker Magazine's tribute to Steve Jobs.
• Fun question of the day came from my co-worker who wondered about the expression...
• I brought a patron up to our Historical Room yesterday to do some research on th...
• Check out the Fall Open House at Rivermill on November 4th from 6pm to 9pm.
• I was shelving books in the Historical Room when I noticed a pile of papers hidd...
• K9 Kaos Open House – Grand Opening Celebration Please join us at the new K9 Kaos...
• Rivermill to Host 'Big Party For Small Business
• The Library will be closed this Monday, October 10th, in honor of Columbus Day....
• A new word was born yesterday with the loss of brilliant innovator and entrepren...
• File this with things you wouldn't think you would need to point out: please don...
• Thanks to Dr. Charles D. Cohen, author of The Seuss, the Whole Seuss, and Nothin...
• Things they never tell you about in Library school: You may need to spend time s...
• A patron told us her son is reading & listening to Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tre...
• Why is this book looking so dog-eared and shabby? It is the most circulated boo...
• Want to get creative with your pumpkins this year? Come check out our Halloween...
• The library's eNewsletter is ready for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
• Now playing on the song writer's stage is Isa Marie Burke
• Lesley Hoffe is our lead female runner. Congrats!
• Vendors are setting up.
• Urban Tree Service is here helping us set up.
• Many people have been asking so here it is: The annual Friends of the Library Bo...
• Interesting...checking reviews on new Whitey Bulger book called Betrayal (to be...
• Come get your t-shirt & race bib here at the chamber today between noon - 1:30 p...
• The Children's Room e-Newsletter is now available. Lots of stuff going on for H...
• A young boy in the Teen Loft of our library had the misfortune to mistakenly tou...
• There was a great article yesterday on the CNN web site titled "How to Get Your...
• We do our best to set up our meeting rooms the way our users want: rows of chair...
• Congratulations to Dover Wine on 5 years in business! Drop in to help them cele...
• This is the day of lost things. So far people have been searching for a lost not...
• The Librarians would all like to wish Dean a very happy birthday. He brought us...
• Too cute! There is a little red tricycle parked outside of the Children's Room.
• I enjoyed the PBS series Downton Abbey so much that I have taken the Library DVD...
• We are testing the fire alarms right now! For about 5 minutes, it's REALLY LOUD...
• We now have 2 passes to The Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne State Park which...
• Chamber ED is talking to the WOKQ morning waking crew this morning about Apple H...
• Check out our new list of Scandinavian crime fiction writers. There are a slew o...
• Just curious as to whether anyone has tried downloading an Overdrive eBook to th...
• Love this patron comment. "I just had an I love the library moment. You had just...
• One of our sharp eyed Librarians spotted this unintended irony in a Candies ad....
• Own a Kindle? You can now download free books for your reader through the DPL's...
• Tomorrow's free matinee is "Marley & Me: The Pupopy Years" at 2pm in the library...
• Someone left this note in our suggestion box. Isn't it ironic....
• Want to feel like a kid again? Take a look at Maurice Sendak's latest picture bo...
• Things that get Librarians really excited: we now have exact title searching on...
• Wow, what a week! Someone just brought in 2 boxes of eclairs for us! We are goin...
• Just found 3 yr old boy eagerly licking our glass display case. Where oh where i...
• Don't miss this #DoverNH favorite fall event on 10/1 - check out this link for a...
• Do you have fond memories of reading Shel Silverstein books such as Where the Si...
• Check out the details on our Apple Pie contest at this year's Apple Harvest Day...
• The Library's Online Computer Catalog will be unavailable this evening between t...
• A generous patron brought 2 large pepperoni pizzas in today as a thank you to th...
• I noticed a few leaves starting to change this weekend. It reminded me of a char...
• Going on right now @kidmuseumnh has a fall exhibit featuring the work of David M...
• Be sure to join us Tuesday evening for a great talk on the history of the Negro...
• The Google Maps car has been spotted here in Dover so put on your good clothes a...
• 42 people enjoyed Rio at our last Saturday Matinee, and this Saturday we will be...
• Someone left a plastic leg bone in the book drop. Either Halloween is coming ear...
• Next Tues., Sept. 20 the Friends of the Library 2011-2012 Cultural Series begins...
• I am just putting in the library's order for IRS forms to arrive in January. It...
• There are still spaces available for our fall line up of Storytimes. Come in or...
• Thank you to everyone who made the 2011 Seacoast Irish Festival such a wonderful...
• Don't forget we are here all day today--we would love your company!
• I was just told I had a groovy job. Rats--I should have given him the peace sign.
• We are now officially on our fall schedule which means that we will be open this...
• Next two NEW 'likes' get two Irish Festival tickets!
• Paint for Fun - Free WiFi
• The 2012 Fodor's & Frommer's travel guides are starting to arrive! Start plannin...
• New parody on our shelves: The Girl with the Sturgeon Tattoo by Lars Arffssen, s...
• No sir, you cannot work off your $42 owed in fines by scrubbing our toilets!
• Thank you Centrix Bank for sponsorship of Dover Citizens' Leadership Academy 201...
• Before you go into your long Labor Day Weekend, don't forget to get your Irish F...
• Our Dover Public Library eNewsletter is now available for your viewing pleasure....
• We'll be closed Sat--Mon, Sept 3-5, for Labor Day weekend! Fall hours resume Tue...
• Take a look at Beloit College's annual Mindset List:
• It is evident today is the first day Dover schools are in session. It has been e...
• Register for Dover Citizens' Leadership Academy 2011
• Someone just returned a CD case without the music cd inside. Name of the CD? "Ca...
• Last week I was on vacation in Maine, and so I decided I just had to read Maine:...
• Our wifi is back up and working so come on in and visit!
• Tropical storm Irene did no damage to the library other than apparently sweeping...
• You can look at our blog to see video. I hope you can see the leaves and clouds...
• You really should come see the whimsical hurricane book display the circulation...
• Andy Larson announced as new Advancement Director for St. Thomas Aquinas HIgh Sc...
• Joanne Nadeau named Vice President of Education at Service Credit Union:
• Farmer's Market fans, check out Wentworth Greenhouse's market:
• HRCU CFO Brian Therrien elected to Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Ne...
• Just finished "The Butterfly Cabinet," a Gothic novel based on a true story. It...
• More things that make Librarians smile. An older man said, " I don't know what...
• When told the Library was open until 8:30, a man in his 40's answered, "Yay!" Lo...
• @Market03820 - Farmer's Market today at the Chamber, check out the tomatoes: htt...
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School's 26th annual golf tournament is coming up soon -...
• Back to School for Dover - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• #DoverNH RFP for Applevale Area Infrastructure Improvement Project, deadline: Se...
• Be sure to stop by The Farm Bar and Grille tonight, 20% to benefit the Dover Chi...
• Check out Raiche & Co., CPA's August Newsletter here:
• Service Credit Union donates to the Molly Rowlee Fund:
• #DoverNH RFP for Body Work-Paint-Letter on Engine 4, deadline 9/1:
• Will "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern be the book that fills the Harry Pot...
• The Children's Room September e-Newsletter is now available. Don't forget if yo...
• NHLRA is seeking nominations for your favorite restaurant/staff:
• John Cogan at Federal Savings Bank was recently awarded #NH Five Star Wealth Man...
• via @FostersDailyDem Congratulations Goodwin Community Health Center!
• The grand Oxford English Dictionary has just added new words for 2011! They incl...
• I have had a lot of teachers in looking to update their reading lists for those...
• RT @psnh: We're celebrating our 85th b-day by presenting 85 NH non-profits w/ a...
• Just had an inquiry about the last book in the Maze Runner trilogy by James Dash...
• Does anyone else think that Jonathan Papelbon looks like Voldemort when he conce...
• Make sure to get your tickets now. Purchase online or at the Dover Chamber, 550...
• Tickets on sale at the chamber! Sure to be a sell out event. Get yours now!
• Who has seen the movie adaptation of The Help yet? Octavia Spencer, who is the...
• Want to stay in a Hobbit House? There is one for rent in Trout Creek, Montana f...
• I have been in kind of a reading funk--everything I pick up lately is disappoint...
• I was showing a new DPL cardholder around the browse room today, and a woman nea...
• Seats are going fast tonight!
• Sound check is done. Don Briand of WOKQ is warming up the crowd.
• Are you excited for tonight's Cochecho Arts Festival? We are! Chairs are set up...
• As we put the Summer Reading Programs to rest for another year the Library would...
• @kidmusemnh is reporting chairs already being placed and @wmur9 is forecasting f...
• Last of the CAF free shows is tonight. The Spectra's take the stage at 7PM (rema...
• My son's young friend (not quite 3) came in with his Dad to return books and rec...
• Summer Reading Programs have just concluded! We'd like to congratulate our 612 c...
• We don't get to see this at the Adult Circulation Desk much. A little girl check...
• If you like exploring word trends, this link will let you experiment with Google...
• Saturday Matinees will start up again on Sept. 10 at 2:00pm. In September we wi...
• To see a list of which books are being turned into films (through December 2011)...
• I went to a wedding this weekend and I was talking to a fellow guest who asked w...
• Get ready to ride! September 17th the Rochester District VNA is hosting their an...
• Reference question of the day: how do you spell peripatetic? Our patron had hear...
• The Rochester District VNA is recruiting volunteers. For more information:
• @kidmuseumnh The Children's Museum in #DoverNH has a Teddy Bear Clinic set for 8...
• Here is a bit of information about Sammie Haynes--the entertainer scheduled for...
• Bluebeary is at it again!
• Please help! We're looking for volunteers to bake cupcakes or cookies for the C...
• Starting in just a few hours at Noon, don't miss the City of #DoverNH blood driv...
• HRCU takes 4th place in NYIB Logo Design competition:
• Reference question of the day: a patron wanted to know who this man is. We all r...
• Get your biz portrait omorrow at the Chamber by Chick Photography - get a great...
• Libraries have many roles, but one of my favorites is solver of disputes. Sounds...
• The Seacoast Chamber Alliance is offering Chamber members discounted tickets to...
• Things that make a librarian smile: last night a very polite and observant young...
• You can help Dover Children's Home by doing something you probably do every day:...
• Someone has been stuffing the Teen Loft suggestion box with a request for a "sna...
• Via @FostersDailyDem Exit 15 detour on Spaulding Tue & Wed nights:
• The City of #DoverNH has released a new tool on their website called "Budget Rev...
• This interesting article reminded me of the the comment one of my neighbors made...
• Homemakers to host "Powerful Tools for Caregivers" Class:
• Garrison Players recently announced their new season. Check it out:
• RT @cjbuslines: New Fall 2011 NYC Schedule NOW Available! Effective, Sunday, Sep...
• Let's get some discussion going here! What book have you found to be "supremely...
• Thanks go to @measuredprogres and @tdbank_us for presenting tonight's Wooden Eye...
• HRCU announces that Jessica McNamara was recently named Special Accounts Lead Co...
• ALERT: Tonight's Wooden Eye Concert at 7PM will be held at the Dover High School...
• VIa @FostersDailyDem - Congratulations Chief Driscoll! Thank...
• Had a couple of people in today looking for a very specific dictionary--turns ou...
• Laconia Savings Bank celebrates its employees with a special event:
• On August 4th the City of #DoverNH is hosting a blood drive from 12-5 at the Ice...
• We love the Bulwer-Lytton Contest: worst opening sentences to imaginary novels....
• Take a look at the library's August Newsletter--if you want to receive it via em...
• Don't miss the upcoming Tri-Chambers Open House in August at Goodwin Community H...
• Don't miss Truffle today at Noon in the park - bring your lunch and enjoy the sh...
• I love this pithy patron review of Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago. "It's a...
• Farmer's Market today at the Chamber and Visitors Center, 550 Central Ave #Dover...
• Woot! RT @bobwjr: Playing @Market03820 4-6 today @doverchamber. See you there #D...
• A patron just came and apologized about his overdue book. It had been forgotten...
• Battening down the hatches! The wind is blowing so hard it blew the books right...
• Things that make a librarian smile: a comment by a patron checking out library b...
• Have you seen Bluebeary lately?
• Don't forget to join us tomorrow morning at 10:30am for drop-in story time with Miss Kimberly. Be prepared for stories, songs, and especially lots of fun!
• A cappella group "Ball in the House" is playing at Garrison Player's soon: They've played CAF before and we love them!
• You can learn a foreign language on your iPhone, iPad, oriPod Touch free! Just download the free app for Mango Languages from the iTunes store. With the app and your library card you will have full access to all Mango courses offered by the DPL on the go
• Thank you DF Richard Energy for presenting last Friday's Gazpacho show! Check them out at
• Patron researching genealogy found French Quebecois records online. Wanted to know, if he printed them out, would they print in English? Nice trick if it would only work!
• Our Exec. Director, Molly Hodgson-Smith, recently joined the board of :Leadership Seacoast:
• Preseeted by DF Richard, Gazpacho takes the stage tonight at 7:00. Media partner tonight is The Shark radio station:
• I just read that Maggie Stiefvater, popular teen author, created a sketch and a music playlist to go along with one of her main characters. I guess an author does spend a lot of time creating every part of a characters existence. Interesting to think a
• RT @dovernhplanning: Interested in reviewing #DoverNH financial information? Check out the budget revealed at
• If you're interested in learning more about Friendship Force of the NH Seacoast check this out:
• Just came across an interesting article about "10 Fantasy Book Series That Could Replace Harry Potter at the Movies." I haven't read all 10 of the series listed, but I for one think that Artemis Fowl would make a wonderful movies series. W
• We are at @jcnation 30th Anniversary kick off event! Are you on your way?
• The ice cream truck just paid a very welcome visit to the Library. Hooray!
• Due to the excessive heat the city has opened some cooling stations. For a list of locations and further information follow the link provided.
• Don't miss "Dover Night Out" TONIGHT! Tons of music and activities capped off with fireworks...
• “Closing libraries is the behaviour of a debased culture. Libraries are not just a source of books. Many of us feel that they symbolise something more, that Britain is a civilised place. And when part of our civilisation is being destroyed, we have
• A lovely and mysterious thing is happening in Scotland. The Book Patrol blog reports an unknown artist has been leaving works of art at literary sites "In support of Libraries, Books, Words, Ideas…&; All things *magic*.” Sounds like
• At noon today I will be drawing the winners of the following Teen Reading Prizes: 6 pool passes to the Dover pools & 2 large pizzas at Kendall Pond (2 winners) 10 free games of mini golf at Hilltop & 5 free mini pizzas at Roger's (2 winners)
• City of Dover to host blood drive August 4th at the Arena:
• The magazine and newspaper area of the library is probably the coolest in the library (temperature wise :). Might be a good day to kick back, relax, and come read a magazine.
• Today at Noon, The Jen Thayer Band presented by the Shark. Tomorrow night, Gazpacho presented by DF Richard.
• Don't miss "Dover Night Out" tomorrow night! Tons of music and activities capped off with fireworks...
• Sunday, July 24th HOOPLA Festival & Fashion Show to benefit Seymour Osman Community Center. For more details:
• HRCU names Nicole Huntress employee of the quarter:
• A patron just complained that all the Weds. the 20th newspapers had been stolen. He was shocked to hear it was still the 19th. Glad we could help.
• 554 Dover kids have signed up for our Summer Reading Programs so far! Pretty impressive but we want more--remember it is not too late to sign up. As they say the more the merrier.
• I came across this interesting idea in a blog I like to read about iPads (don't have one yet but a girl can dream) called iPad Insight. The blog was reviewing a new cover you can buy to protect your iPad, made out of a genuine book. You can also get
• SCORE announces workshop on how to grow or start a small business, sponsored by our friends at TD Bank!
• We're getting ready for this Friday's Gazpacho show presented by DF Richard Energy. Check them out at facebook.com/DFRichard
• via @FostersDailyDem - Sat. night movie Thanks to Federal Savings Bank, Marion Cheney, Bernson Legal and Kelley's Row!
• Another great night in #DoverNH!
• Houston we have lift off!
• 26 foot screen is on its way up! We are at the back stage of Henry Law. Come on down.
• Who's ready for a free movie in Henry Law Park, #DoverNH? Come on down about 8:00!
• A pic of our Federal Savings Bank volunteers...
• Presented by Federal Savings Bank, Don Campbell Band takes the stage in an hour!
• RT @dplnh: Join us this Monday, July 18 @ 2:00pm for Gnomeo & Juliet, Rated G. Free and open to the public! Enjoy.
• Join us this Monday, July 18 @ 2:00pm for Gnomeo & Juliet, Rated G. Free and open to the public! Enjoy.
• Jane and Sasha from the Cocheco Valley Humane Society visited the library to meet some of our summer readers and to share tips on pets and pet care. We also learned some very important information on how to be safe around animals. Jane & Sasha exte
• Presented by Federal Savings Bank, The Don Campbell Band performs for Cochecho Arts Tonight with media partner WOKQ! For more info on the show visit And you can follow FSB at and the Morning Waking Crew at
• Check out the upcoming Raitt Homestead Farm Museum events for July and August:
• Very amusing Harry Potter site to share:
• We now have 300 subscribers to our email newsletters. Want to join the club? Want to know what is going on at your library? Click on the "Email Signup" link to your left to subscribe.
• Service Credit Union contributes to Coast Guard Monument:
• What do Stephen Tyler, Betty White, and Rob Lowe have in common? They all have brand new autobiographies available as audiobooks, sitting on the Books on CD shelves waiting for you to check them out!
• In case you missed Dover on NH Chronicle last week, the video is online now:
• The City of Dover has established a 3 hour parking limit in the parking lot behind the Library. If you need to be here at the Library for more than that time please tell a librarian and we can give you a special pass.
• A patron just left smiling happily with a pile of Agatha Christie audiobooks for a long family road trip. Everybody loves Agatha Christie!
• The Homemaker's is expanding their service area:
• Remember "drop-in" story time tomorrow @ 10:30am. Miss Kimberly will dazzle you with "Colors from around the World" in stories & song!
• Jane Kennedy and her dog, Sasha, from the Cocheco Valley Humane Society will visit the library to talk about pets and pet care on Thursday, July 14 @ 10:30a.m. Pets as ―Purrr-fect friends, the ―ABC’s of Pets and Pet Care, choosing the pet that&
• The Homemakers “A Round to Remember” Golf Tournament was a great success for families impacted by Alzheimer’s
• The Guardian reports that JK Rowling is hard at work writing. She has said she would like to write a book for adults but it would not be a fantasy. Would you read it? I would definitely want to try it although it is hard to let go of Harry and his friend
• Yesterday was the first weekly raffle drawing in the Teen Summer Reading Program. We had 5 lucky winners of gift cards to local businesses. Congratulations, and remember it is not too late to join!
• Filling a Void: Dover Entrepreneurs Open Spacious Event Facility in #DoverNH
• 50 people packed the house to watch the first movie in our Monday Movie Madness series--The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules. Join us next week--free and open to the public!
• The Dover Chamber's Business of the Year, Holy Rosary Credit Union has discounted Canobie Lake Park Tickets:
• Planning out your road races for the summer/fall? Check out the Apple Harvest Day 5k: and register today!
• CHaD and Wentworth-Douglass present Jody Gourlay tomorrow at 10:30 for our Children's Series. For more info:
• RT @dovernhplanning: Today starts the new hours at #DoverNH City Hall. We open at 8:30, instead of 8 am, and are now open to 5:30 M - Th.
• RT @kidmuseumnh: Happy Colossal Construction Day! The fun starts at 10 and goes til 3. Lego vehicles, towers, catapults and more!
• Federal Savings Bank recently pledged $10,000 to the Gundalow Company: @gundalow
• We normally lend about 1000 items per day. This past Tuesday (1st day of summer reading programs) we circulated 2,250 items! Whew! Keep on readin' kids!
• Don't forget! While you're traveling this summer, you can still search the library's catalog and place holds through your mobile phone! Go to for the free app!
• Armchair travelers! Take a look at our new booklist "Around the World in 80 (Recent) Books"
• Information from #DoverNH City Manager Joyal about impacts of the NH Retirement System changes at the state:
• Presented by Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Rock My Soul takes the Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin stage at 7pm!
• Seacoast Businesses - @FostersDailyDem is looking for businesses that only sell "Made in the USA" products:
• Via @FostersDailyDem - Stanley Cup in Rochester on Sunday
• RT @kidmuseumnh: Children's Museum of NH is open extended hours today: 10 am til 7 pm, when free Cochecho Arts concert begins outside. #NH
• Engraving, Awards & Gifts Recognizes Director of Sales, Nathan Thorsell, For 10 Years of Service
• Tonight on @WMUR9 Chronicle at 7:30PM - #DoverNH is featured!
• Next Monday, July 11th begins our Monday Movie Madness series. **Monday, July 11 @ 2:00pm: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules, rated PG. **Monday, July 18 @ 2:00pm: Gnomeo & Juliet, rated G. **Monday, July 25 @ 2:00pm: Rango, rated PG. **Monday
• Starting July 11th - new hours at City Hall, info about the @DPLNH reading program, and other City news:
• Shark in the Park kicks off today with Big John and the Twins - Noon @ Pavilion. Bring your lunch and enjoy the weather!
• Chamber Director will be talking with our media partner the Shark at 8 am this morning. Tune into 105.3 FM to listen in
• Presented by Wentworth Douglass Hospital, this Friday "Rock My Soul" takes the DoverNHCAF stage:
• Farmer's Market today at Chamber HQ 550 Central Ave. #DoverNH First DoverNHCAF Farmer's Market Series too! Stop on down!
• On July 11, Children's Museum of NH is hosting "Colossal Construction Day" @kidmuseumnh #DoverNH #NH #kids
• One of our CAF partners, Laconia Savings Bank, announces employees named as quality service professionals of the year
• RT @dplnh: Segment celebrating the vibrancy of our city, #dovernh, on @NHChronicle this Thursday 7/7 at 7:30pm. (Channel 9). Watch it!
• NH Chronicle will air a feature about our fair city, Dover NH, this Thursday 7/7 at 7:30pm on Channel 9 (WMUR). Watch it!
• It is a very busy morning here at the library including kids here at 9am sharp to sign up for the Summer Reading Programs--you have to love their enthusiasm. There were even parents taking pictures of their kids signing up which makes me VERY happy beca
• → Laconia Savings Bank: Thank you Laconia Savings Bank for sponsoring last night's Opening night of Cochecho Arts Festival! We had an excellent show with Locksley performing thanks to you. Everyone here in Dover is thankful for your support!
• 10:30 this am - Little Red Wagon performs "Jack and The Beanstalk". See the show and then visit The Children's Museum!
• #DoverNHCAF L.Wynn Sound is setting up for tonight's big show!
• DoverNH CAF kick-off is almost here! Opening at 6:30, Locksley at 7:00, Fireworks at 9! Full schedule: at Rotary Pavilion
• Summer Reading Program Kick-off Event: Thursday, July 7 @ 10:30am --- LINDSAY & HER PUPPET PALS in library's Lecture Hall. Sign-ups for the reading program begin July 5 at 9am but you don't have to be signed up to attend the event on the 7t
• #FF @WTSN1270 - 4th of July master of ceremonies Mike Pomp will be presiding! Check them out at too!
• The Children's Room is all decked out and ready for the Summer Reading Program to begin. Kudos to the Children's Room staff for all their hard work decorating the room for this year's theme, One World, Many Stories. Registration begins on
• #DoverNH, don't miss the CAF 4th of July opener! Ceremonies start at 6:30, Locksley at 7:00! #NH #fireworks #music
• RT @jcnation: Just a reminder that on Monday July 4th we will be hiding 30 gifts around Downtown Dover in celebrati...
• RT @coastbus: We are experiencing some delays up to 10 minutes on most routes due to holiday traffic. Those drivers out there should have taken the bus!
• I try to tweet Dover history every few days. Today I posted "This day in Dover history 1709- Bartholomew Simpson Jr. was slain by an ambushcade of Indians". I was worried the tweet might be too long & I would have to shorten it. Perhaps &qu
• The annual reading and re-enactment of the Declaration of Independence will be held on the steps of City Hall on Monday, July 4, 2011, at 9 a.m.
• RT @jcnation: Come to "Jewelry Creations 30th Anniversary Celebration! " Tomorrow from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
• Thanks to Marion Cheney who just headed out to deliver 32 Cochecho Arts Festival sponsor thank you bags! See everyone on Monday July 4 for opening night!
• via @FostersDailyDem Your Chamber's are working hard to help make health care more affordable to small biz.
• RT @rivermillnh: Check it out - big article about us on the NH DRED Business Resource Center blog.
• RT @workatliberty: We're looking for you, SharePoint gurus, in NH-
• When you visit the library, take the time to stroll by the garden on the front side of the building. The families served at Easter Seals--The Family Place at the McConnell Center have once again created a beautiful space. Walk through the garden's
• RT @kidmuseumnh: Children's Museum of NH is seeking a marketing intern, college or older. Description on our website
• We're gearing up to publish a new community map! For more info on acquiring ad space check out this link:
• RT @fostersdailydem: The roads they are a changin : Traffic on Newington side of bridge to be affected
• I actually fell asleep while reading a book last night. It was no reflection on the book. I was just that tired, yet I MUST read before going to sleep. Apparently I am now working on reading while sleeping. I opened my eyes to see the book still propped
• @DPLNH Dover Public Library announces its Summer Reading Program, "One World, Many Stories" which starts on July 5th:
• Here's some information on #DoverNHCAF 4th of July Festival: It's going to be a great day in #DoverNH - don't miss it!
• I know that school has just barely finished for the summer, and all of you high school students are just starting to relax and unwind, and you have definitely not started thinking about the summer reading list, but... Oh come on you knew there had to be
• Here at DPL, children are able to get their own library card when they turn 5 years old. Some children are so excited about their first card that they come in on their birthdays! We are always excited for them, too, and delight in giving them their first
• Holy Rosary Credit Union announces its annual scholarship recipients
• I know that it is only Monday but I am REALLY looking forward to this upcoming holiday weekend. Dover's 4th of July celebration will include the band Locksley at 7pm at the Rotary Arts Pavillion, and the fireworks display at 9pm. Visit the Chamber
• RT @dplnh: Come see @pauldoiron tonight 7pm! Celebrated mystery novelist with 2 books set in Maine. Trespasser just published to acclaim !
• Service Credit Union participates in, and donates to, Walk NH
• RT @kidmuseumnh: Tomorrow's weather looks perfect for our golf tournament fundraiser! Still time to register:
• Would you like to travel with Jeanne Shaheen on a Trade Mission to India?
• Just finished Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael, and I heartily recommend it. First time novelist Gael does a wonderful job of staying true to the lives of the Brontes' while still making it a very compelling novel. I think that it is a sign of
• Check out our 4th of July Cochecho Arts Festival Opening Night Performer Locksley! They'll be on the Rotary Pavilion Stage from 7 - 9 pm
• Have you always dreamed of being a rodeo star? You'll have your chance between 5-9 pm on the 4th of July in Dover! Blast Party Rentals will feature their Mechanical Bull among other fun inflatables in lower Henry Law Park!
• Could "Take an Executive to School Day" become a trend? Check out goQ Software's recent trip:
• RT @dovernhplanning: Here is a blog entry on the proposed ward restructuring in #DoverNH:
• RT @fostersdailydem: Dover City Hall operations shift to 4 day workweek beginning July 1
• The Children's Museum receives support for the Museum InReach program from Lincoln Financial Foundation (@kidmuseumnh)
• June 30th Seminar at Rochester Community Center Will Teach How to Be Prepared for Business Continuity Before, During and After Disaster Strikes
• School is out and the Library is filled with teens, kids, and their parents looking for summer reading. The graphic novels collection is getting a real workout. Hope to see a lot more young faces in the forthcoming weeks.
• The latest edition of BookPage is in, with a special section on beach reading. Come on in and get your copy while they last!
• Please welcome new Chamber members Portsmouth Harbor Cruises:
• As if our friends the Widmark's aren't busy enough, they're also a new member again with Pre-Paid Legal Services
• One of the Librarians is raving about Poser: My life in 23 yoga poses by Claire Dederer. "I loved this book!". You don't need to be doing yoga to enjoy Poser.
• I attended a high school graduation yesterday, and the speeches were peppered with quotes from Shakespeare, W.H. Auden, Plato, as well as others. It re-emphasized for me how important classic literature and poetry is to our society. As we know people a
• Staffing and HR Consulting Firm, The Leddy Group, recently joined the Chamber:
• Did you know that Laconia Savings Bank is celebrating their 180th Anniversary? And no, "180" is not a typo!
• Federal Savings Bank awards seven scholarships to area students:
• I am in the final stages of planning the "You Are Here" Teen Summer Reading Program, and I have some spectacular donations from local businesses! Be sure to sign up beginning on July 5--the first 20 to register get a free book. These programs j
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School Student, Phoebe Rafferty, receives scholarship to spend two weeks in South korea:
• Seacoast Credit Union and Service Credit Union merge:
• Our friends at Photosmith are working hard to keep film alive via 120processing.com:
• Thanks to Horizon Travel for donating some really great travel posters as decorations for our upcoming (July 5) Summer Reading Programs: "One World Many Stories" (for K-6) and "You Are Here" (for teens).
• City of #DoverNH news round-up - Willand Pond to be treated, Wildflower walk and author visits @DPLNH (Library)
• Cute joke we heard: Q: What time is it in Vancouver? A: It's 20 past Luongo!
• Please welcome new chamber member Portsmouth Harbor Cruises to the family!
• Laconia Savings Bank offers tips to prevent financial abuse of the elderly:
• Congrats to two fine Dover folks, Christy Cloutier Holmes, School Director/Artistic Director, Cocheco Arts & Technology Academy and Alyson Genovese, President, Cause Solutions for their recent acceptance into Leadership NH!
• Key Partners, Inc is announcing Microsoft Office computer training classes for July and August:
• Read all about the Children's Summer Reading Program, "One World, Many Stories", in our special edition newsletter. It sounds like a lot of fun, but alas I am a bit over the age limit!
• I read Vanity Fair's interview with Rob Lowe and it piqued my interest.The article revealed him to be an intelligent man who knew many interesting people so I picked up his audiobook, "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" . I like the way Lowe
• The Edgar-nominated Mystery Author Paul Doiron will be at Dover Library on June 27th. Check it out!
• #DoverNH - Well Deserved Chris! RT @dovernhplanning: This one time, I'll toot my own horn:
• I answered the phone here at the library last evening and the caller was asking what time we closed. When I told her 8:30pm she jubilantly exclaimed "Hot diggity--I'll see you soon than!" First of all--you just don't hear that expre
• The Chamber is hiring! Do you want to join a vibrant community-minded organization?
• Some of my favorite authors are Barbara Kingsolver, Alice Hoffman, Richard Russo and Karma Wilson. Who is Karma Wilson you might ask? She writes wonderful picture books, and she does it again with her new one Hogwash. The rhymes are a joy to read, and
• Linda Howard appointed CEO of The Homemaker's:
• RT @kidmuseumnh: We'd love to get your vote in @ParentingNH's Family Favorites contest! #NH
• Our Govt Affairs Cmt met with Northern Pass folks this morning. Members interested in more info contact the Chamber
• We're excited to have an Edgar-nominated mystery author visit the library! Read here: about Paul Doiron's visit on June 27 to talk about the 2nd novel, Trespasser, in his "Mike Bowditch---Maine Guide" series. Copies of both books wil
• Federal Savings Bank is now approved to offer SBA's Express Line of Credit and Patriot Express lending programs:
• Calling all Thespians! Garrison Player's is holding auditions soon:
• The storm yesterday blew in more than strong winds--it blew in some people looking for a safe place to wait it out. We had one family from a neighboring town come in and hesitantly ask "Can we come in?"--that is the beauty of public libraries
• The Seacoast Business Roundtable is only 5 days away! Help shape the BIA's legislative and regulatory agenda.
• Survivor of Rwandan Tragedy, Beata Umugwangwali, named Recipient of St. Thomas Aquinas Lux in Tenebris Award:
• Guided Walking Tours of Dover start Sat June 11th - 10:30-am-Noon. Points of Interest Tour leaves from Chamber Visitor Center at 550 Central Avenue. Take a guided stroll down Central Avenue & the Central Business District, learn about the rise &
• 5th Annual Working Dog Foundation Golf Classic is Monday, June 20th at Portsmouth Country Club. Working Dog Foundation provide funding for the NH Police K-9 Academy currently serving 20 K-9 teams in NH and Maine, including two dogs currently in service
• My favorite quote of the day written by Cecil Castellucci popular YA author: "Putting the right book in the right kid’s hands is kind of like giving that kid superpowers."
• I love being a Reference Librarian. I love hearing the questions and having access to so much information in order to find the answer. It used to be that I came to work answered lots of questions and went home to rest and relax to prepare for another day
• Latest news from our friends at Dover Main Street: Is #DoverNH great or what?
• We just participated in a TV segment about the wonderful community of Dover which will be broadcast on WMUR's "NH Chronicle" (Ch. 9) in about 3 weeks. We'll let you know the exact date as soon as we know! What a nice day to film outsi
• The Children's Museum announces their summer plans. Check it out: and follow them on Twitter @kidmuseumnh
• Dover Farmers Market just opened! Every Wednesday 2:15 to 6pm at the Chamber Visitor Center - 550 Central Ave
• I am listening to a very unusual love story now called "Warm Bodies". It is about a zombie who falls in love with one of the living. I can't tell you more without spoiling some interesting twists in the tale.
• I was so quick checking out a patron's book that he didn't even notice. He exclaimed, "wow, you are like a ninja!" I like it- ninja librarian!
• Now until Saturday! Don't miss the Library's Cookbook sale! @DPLNH - do I have the right month this time?!
• This year's Farmers Market starts today at 2:15PM! More details here:
• Please join us in greeting a new part-time library staff member at the Adult Circulation Desk! Hana Bartosova starts work this afternoon...welcome Hana!
• Remember, Saturday library hours are 9-1 in June, July & August! (No matter how many places we publicize this change well in advance, we always have some folk disappointed, like those who visited between 1-5pm last Saturday, June 4).
• Christopher MacDonnell joins Laconia Savings Bank
• Don't miss this year's Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show!
• Have you walked downtown #DoverNH recently? Via @fostersdailydem The lighting committee is up to some great stuff!
• Laconia Savings Bank brings you Locksley on opening night for this year's 25th #DoverNHCAF! Follow them on FB at
• How was your Dover Dines Weekend? Where did you go?
• Great article in the June 2011 Whole Dog Journal on how to help your dog cope with fireworks and thunder, both of which are occurring regularly now!
• We received an interesting donation today. It is a printed catalog of the books owned by the DPL in 1891. Instead of looking in a computer or card catalog, you would look up the book you wanted in this book. Anybody want to read Ninevah & its remains
• Woot! RT @dplnh: Sincere congrats to our City of #dovernh colleague Christopher Parker, named NHPA Planner of the Year! He's the best!
• In conjunction with Dover Dines Restaurant Week, the library's annual "Cookbook Booksale" starts on Monday, June 6 at 9am and runs through Saturday! Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library who donate over $14,000 annually for library p
• Ageless Dreamer receives grant from MDRT Foundation with help from our friend Tom Levasseur of Beacon Retirement Group:
• Don't miss this year's Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show:
• Don't miss this year's Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show:
• The city of Dover is seeking input Monday June 6 on sustainable development planning:
• Stop by to see our latest art exhibit: photographs by Tony McManus.
• The weatherman on one of the morning shows announced that a record had been broken as it had reached 103 degrees in New Iberia, Louisiana. The first thing I thought of was, hey, that's where Dave Robicheauux works as a sheriff! Hmmm, I think I have
• Alfred Thomas Catalfo is at it again with his film "Bighorn" making the rounds and doing great!
• Dover Dines Week starts tomorrow. Don't miss out!
• Don't miss the 2011 Seacoast Business Roundtable Discussion to take place on June 15th
• Our Children's Room ENewsletter for June is now available. Check out the Children's Summer Reading Program information! If you would like to receive the newsletter via email signup through the link to your left.
• Librarians' image shattered! Our Library Director was caught using a bull horn today, and now the sterotype of the shushing librarian is gone forever. I guess I should mention that she was giving a walking tour of Dover to 40 3rd graders, but stil
• Citizen's Bank presents $47,000 in High School Achievement Awards:
• Thanks Fosters! RT @fostersdailydem: Lineup unveiled for annual Cochecho Arts Festival
• RT @fostersdailydem: Dover passes $110.5m budget
• Rochester District VNA to host their first Hospice Fundraiser:
• #DoverNHCAF Press Conference done. Woot! Current Festival Lineups on www.cochechoartsfestival.org - let the summer begin!
• Things that make a Librarian smile: a group of children coming through the door when one of them shouts, "Yay! We're at the library!"
• I had a library user in this morning who had a picture of a book that she wanted on her cell phone. She was in a store and saw a book she would like to read and took a picture of it--quite clever don't you think? I usually write it down on a scrap
• Service Credit Union on-hand in Boscawen for unveiling of Army Monument
• I have listened to 2 audiobooks this spring by Female comedians. I LOVED Tina Fey's "Bossypants". After finishing the book I felt like I had just had a long conversation with a quirky, amusing friend. I just finished "Lies That Chelse
• #DoverNHCAF Press Conference to announce line-ups set for today!
• Just finished The Illusion of Murder by Carol McCleary, which is a murder mystery surrounding Nellie Bly when she is on her quest to go around the world in 80 days. I think Nellie Bly is fascinating-- I consider myself a low maintenance kind of person,
• Loved the new "revisionist western" "The Sisters Brothers" by Patrick deWitt but it's hard to booktalk it. It's comic, dark, and an often brutal Old West. Then I saw it described as "Deadwood, but as directed by the Coe
• When the library held its Ninth Annual Evening of Poetry, the winner for category K-2, Miss Kennedy, was sick and unable to attend. She was so upset that she wasn't able to get all dressed up and read her poem for an audience that we asked her if sh
• While ordering paperbacks, I noticed that zombies are making a strong run against vampires. So I decided to take an informal poll at the front desk. Zombies, werewolves, or vampires-which do you prefer? So far at the desk, we have 9 votes for the vamps,
• Don't mess with these Girl Scouts!
• The Portsmouth Music Hall has some interesting authors on tap for the summer as part of their "Writers on a New England Stage" series--Ann Patchett, Neil Gaiman, David McCullough....
• We have lots of great gardening books, if your plans include planting this weekend,(which mine do) and/or we have some very tempting barbecue cookbooks, such as "Emeril at the Grill". Whatever your plans may be--enjoy!
• Congratulations to Keith Richards for winning the Audiobook of the Year for his biography, "life". I highly recommend it.
• Help Dover win a $10,000 grant from Liberty Mutual for 4th of July fireworks! Take this quiz: and call the library if you don't know the answers! We'll help!
• We love local authors! Just rec'd a heartfelt memoir by former Dover resident Patricia Meserve Gauvin (formerly Patti Meserve, one of Bob & Arlene's 9 kids) entitled "Hope Though the Eyes of Love: Life and Marriage in the Face of a Br
• Welcome to TODAY'S new members! NH Soap Box Derby & Dixie Cab
• I have 3 gentlemen in the Reference Room pouring over Italian cookbooks passionately discussing recipes and ingredients--I love it! The diversity of things that can go on in a library in a given day can be pretty cool. Unfortunately they have made me h
• St.Thomas Aquinas students T-Shirt Design contest to save lives:
• Happy birthday dear Vampires. May 26, 1897 was the day Bram Stoker's Dracula was published, introducing vampires to the world. I wonder what Mr. Stoker would think of the Twilight series?
• Help us out with a new booklist? What's your favorite novel set in a foreign country that evokes such a strong sense of place that you want to (or did) travel there?
• Sorry, sir, we cannot proof-read and make corrections to your resume! Librarians help you find information but do not edit your work for you!
• Congratulations PCA students Emily Scire and Andrew Cunningham!
• First thing this morning I was serenaded by a patron who was ecstatic about her yard sale find--a small electronic keyboard. Her enthusiasm was infectious--I think it is going to be a good day!
• Memorial Day Svcs, 6PM, Pine Hill Cemetery. Cmdr. James D. Spotts of Coast Guard Cutter USS Tahoma will be speaking. #in
• Ok I might be showing my age here, but I was excited to see a review of the teen book "My Misadventures as a Teenage Rock Star" reviewed by none other than Tanya Donelly--former band member of the Throwing Muses, Belly and the Breeders. I am
• Just read a great blog post,"Publishers as Partners in Literarcy", about First Book Marketplace, a nonprofit that sells new books, at very reduced prices, to schools and reading programs serving low income kids. Many readers were outraged beca
• We're setting up a press conference for June 1 to announce the #DoverNHCAF lineups!
• The chamber has a few great volunteer & internship opportunities this summer. If you know of a student that would like to build some valuable skills or a retired person who would like to help out in our visitors center - there is something for every
• The weather was so dreary yesterday it reminded me of a song called Gloomy Sunday which was so depressing that people committed suicide after hearing it. Want to learn more? Visit our blog and find out the whole story about this legendary song.
• The Library parking lot is curiously empty this morning. Did I miss the Rapture after all? If you were left behind too, it is a great time to visit the library, plenty of easy parking.
• Did you know that the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is based on a 1988 novel "On Stranger Tides" by Tim Powers? It's currently checked in if you want to read it before seeing the film!
• Just reunited a lost Kindle DX with its owner! It was left here 3 mo. ago in a box of donated books. Amazon helped us identify the owner through the serial no. Sorry it wasn't a gift to the library, but happy to return this "accidental" do
• Gene Paltrineri and Matt Randall go Hollywood on us with "Fast Rapper" George Watsky...
• The circulation librarians are busy compiling a playlist of end of the world songs in honor of the Rapture. Come on in and check out CDs before its too late!
• Dear Library Vandal, If you don't have the ten cents it would take to make a photocopy of the information you wanted in the latest issue of DownEast magazine, please pick up a pencil and paper which are scattered conveniently all through out the lib
• Brian White, of White Appraisal, to represent NH Chapter of Appraisal Institute at national conference, and named as VP:
• Thanks to our friends at Federal Savings Bank! Yet another great #DoverNHCAF partner this year. Fan them on FB:
• Just learned a new term--the "meta-memoir" which is a memoir within a memoir. Ugh! This term was being used to describe Un Amico Italiano: Eat, Pray, Love in Rome by Luca Spaghetti (loud guffaw). Luca was a character in Elizabeth Gilbert�
• Did you know that Laconia Savings Bank sponsored keynote Samantha Brown at the Governor's Conference on Tourism?
• Most interesting quote I read today: "In any case, what serious writer would create exclusively for an e-reader? It's like farting into the wind. Writers hope, mostly in vain, that their work will endure for a few years or even centuries, in
• Federal Savings Bank supports American Cancer Society's Relay For Life
• If you grew up reading Robert McCloskey's children's books about Maine like I did, you will really enjoy the June issue of DownEast magazine. It has an article by McCloskey's daughter Jane, remember Sal's big sister? In the article sh
• Mark your calendars - Garrison Players presents "Don't Dress for Dinner" June 3 - 12
• Did you know you can return eBooks early?
• Closing night for #DoverNHCAF thx to the Rotary Club of Dover. Plz thank them for everything they do for the community!
• Arrr, belay yer carousin'. Are you prepared for International Talk like a Pirate Day? Not too mention that scallywag Capt. Jack Sparrow is due back in town this weekend. You better be taking Mango's free Pirate language course or I'll be a
• The other day a book was returned with this note, "Please help me! My pages are breaking up!". Does that make it a talking book?
• Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been a great community partner in #DoverNHCAF. Check them out at
• RT @dovernhplanning: Interested in volunteering some time on the Community Trail? Check out Cochecho River Field Day:
• Profile Brank Celebrates Gold Sponsorship of American Cancer Society Relay for Life
• A Minnesota legislator called Neil Gaiman, popular author, "a pencil-necked little weasel". When he finally apoligized he said it was at the insistence of his mother--“she was very angry this morning and always taught me not to be a name
• Did you know that a high profile book could have as many as 50 covers created for it? Did you know that white covers are frowned upon because they don't look good on Amazon? Wow--Amazon is even more powerful than I thought! Follow the link to see
• What would #DoverNHCAF be without DF Richard? Please visit them and thank them for their continued support:
• Big thanks to Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller and Durkin for their continued support of the #DoverNHCAF! Visit them:
• Library Job Opening: Full-time Systems & Technology Librarian. Must have MLS plus 3-5 years experience and ILS management skills. Read more: For full description & application:
• What do you think of this? #1 pre-order on Amazon is a children's book to be published next month called "Go the F**k to Sleep". Those who've seen a pirated copy call it hilarious, but stress it's for frustrated parents to read,
• Rochester District VNA is offering bereavement support groups: Tuesday and Thursday at Frisbie
• Come to a very special Victorian musical concert on Tuesday evening at the library!
• Sustainable #DoverNH - It's Commute Green Week!
• #DOverNHCAF - Just got the last band signed! Lineups public next week! Woot! 25th Anniversary - who wants to guess the closing night band?
• #DoverNHCAF - We're almost ready to announce the lineup - signing one last band. Permits and authorizations are also under way. Woot!
• Join us tomorrow for our Saturday Matinee--The Green Hornet (PG13). The movie starts at 2pm in the Library Lecture Hall.
• Just read about Dan Wilbur's web site that rethinks current book titles--"it's a wit-crit site that reconfigures book titles". Some examples of his work--Crime and Punishment is retitled Rent Was Too Damn High! and The Very Hungry Ca
• Putting out brand new audiobooks: "The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci and Steven Tyler's new biography, "Does the Noise in My head Bother You". Come and get them!
• Tonight at Cross Insurance, open house from 5 - 7 pm. I hear Red Sox tickets are up for grabs!
• If you'd like to read our Twitter posts too, click on the RSS/Blog icon on left side of this page. We often Tweet more than we post on this wall and you're invited to join the conversation!
• Profile Bank to host Ronald G. Pierog Annual Golf Tournament:
• over 50 registered for our Business Open House at Cross Insurance tomorrow night, 5 - 7 pm! Join us for networking, great food & drink & wonderful raffle prizes - including patriots tix.
• The Unicorn King received an Honorable Mention in Category 1.
• Residing Hope is the 1st place winner in Category 5.
• Home received Honorable Mention in Category 5 (grade 9 & 10).
• Within Myself is the 3rd place winner in Category 4 (grade 7 & 8).
• Breakfast Time is the 3rd place winner in category 3. We were all hungry after listening to this poem!
• The Hungry Mitt received Honorable Mention in Category 3.
• The River and I was the 2nd place winner in category 3.
• This poem is The Beach and it won 1st place in category 3 (5th and 6th grade).
• This poem is entitled 7:30 and is the winner of category 2 (3rd and 4th grade) in the Poetry Contest.
• The Ninth Annual Evening Poetry, the culmination of the annual Poetry Contest, was held last night. It is always so much fun to watch the young poets read their poems. This poem is entitled Special Day and is the third place winner of category 1.
• A man just called looking for his wife. He helpfully suggested we should look for a woman who is reading.
• Canterbury Shaker Village opens this Saturday for the season. It is a lovely place to explore and learn the fascinating history of the Shakers. The Library has a discount pass that will admit 2 adults with a $6.00 service charge. There is a $3.00 service
• Don't miss the Evening of Poetry tomorrow night at 6:30. Students who participated in the 9th Annual Dover Public Library's Poetry Contest are invited to share their poetry at our "Evening of Poetry". The general public is encouraged
• Our Serviceberry, also known as a Shadbush or Shadberry, is blooming beautifully, taking over for the Magnolias that are dropping their blooms. In another month it will have red berries that flocks of birds will gorge on. I love being able to see the bir
• Just helped a woman who was looking for the "big reads". Took me a second to figure out she wanted large print books.
• Cochecho Arts Festival Fans: we'll be using the tag #DoverNHCAF. The last Friday night band is in the works of being booked. Lineups soon!
• It is Cinco de Mayo. What better day to check out Mango, the DPL's interactive online language learning database and start learning Spanish. Hasta la vista!
• Reading a v. interesting novel about a girl forced into prostitution in 18th century London. She mentioned "matchgirls whose faces had been made monstrous by phossy jaw". Exposure to the yellow phosphorous that made matches light caused painful
• Congratulations to CVHS on hiring a new Executive Director!
• Watch the library's budget presentation tonight, May 4, on Channel 22 at 7pm (along with Police, Fire & Rec depts). We appreciate your support!
• Poetry winners announced! Follow the link to see the 2011 winners of our 9th Annual Poetry Contest. The judges had some hard decisions to make with almost 300 entries. Congratulations to all.
• Watch for these books coming out soon as movies!
• Flavia de Luce fans rejoice! Library Journal says the next book is coming in November. "Nearly broke, Colonel de Luce is forced to rent out his beloved but crumbly estate, Buckshaw, to a film company planning to let the cameras roll over the Christm
• Looking forward to some delicious Meat House chix & steak tonight at the sweeps event! Join us! Tix are still available at the chamber. call 742-2218
• How's this for a Royal Wedding perk? Return your overdue book to us---today only---in an English accent and we'll waive the fine! Tee-hee!
• Tix are going fast for a shot at $10,000 tonight! You don't have to be present to win. Call us now for your shot at a grand! 742-2218
• First reference question of the day came from a bewildered patron. "Does everyone who works here wear head gear?" What, doesn't every reference librarian wear a tiara?
• Did someone say $10,000?! You have 3 friends right? $25 per gets you a chance at $2,500 ea! Drawing is tomorrow and tix are almost gone! Call the chamber now to get in.
• We have been inundated with calls about Poetry Contest winners. We received 300 entries and they are now in the hands of our judges. We will announce the winners on May 3rd. I know you are all very anxious, but please be patient. "I am extraordi
• The Dover Public Library Children's Room E-Newsletter for May is available from the link below. If you would like to receive our E-Newsletters via email sign up from the "Email Signup" link to your left. Enjoy!
• Gentle reminder to all our Peeps Show artists: all Peeps dioramas should be picked up by Thursday, April 28.
• Looking for something good to listen to? I highly recommend "Bossy Pants" written and read by Tina Fey. Listening to this book feels like having a conversation with a good friend who is incredibly smart and funny.
• The Collarative Summer Library Program sponsored a contest inviting teens to create a video promoting their library and reading. There was a NH winner, Hannah Crowell, from the Pease Public Library in Plymouth. Follow the link to view Hannah's vid
• Rivermill At Dover Landing Gears Up For Dos Equis Cinco De Mayo Party Featuring Scott Kirby Of Radio Margaritaville
• I was channel surfing when I saw Ellen Degeneres saying she was going to start a book club to take up where Oprah left off. I wondered what Ellen would recommend. Her first choice was "My Point... And I Do Have One" by Ellen Degeneres. Her seco
• Dover Public Library cardholders now have access to a new database--Biography in Context. The database contains biographical entries for hundreds of thousands of notable and historical persons from around the world. It has a combination of 1,000+ volu
• The Winners of the 2011 Peeps Show Contest have been announced on the Library Blog. We had 85 entries this year, a record for us. We were astonished at the level of creativity and the detailed work that was done on the Peeps Show entries. It was truly di
• Developing Pedestrian - Oriented Wayfinding Signage for Downtown Dover to Promote Business, Tourism, & Transit Tuesday, May 3, 201, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. McConnell Center Media Access Room 306 For more information please contact the Planning Depa
• Did you know that two former Dover City Halls used to include Opera Houses? We have a binder of historic programs for concerts, plays, humorists, spelling matches, and more that played at the City Hall & Opera House. One such program (pictured below)
• Do you have plans for Earth Day? If you visit the official Earth Day web site you can access the Earth Day Footprint Calculator--you take a quiz to find out what impact you have on the planet and simple measures you can take to reduce your footprint.
• Want to see a rabid Librarian? Ask the Circ Librarian how she likes "The Informationist" by Taylor Stevens, then get out of the way! She is frothing mad over how stupid it is. I heard her muttering things like absurd, ridiculous, and Stieg Lars
• Marcia Clark, of OJ Simpson courtroom drama fame, has just come out with a book--a legal thriller of course. "Guilt by Association" has been getting fabulous reviews. There is one hold on the DPL's copy.
• Wow--am I tired of reading about memoirs where the authors are accused of fabricating parts of the book. The latest is Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson. Mr. Mortenson has admitted to making some mistakes in his memoir, but stands behind his boo
• The Library would like to congratulate John-Michael Albert, one of our long time Poetry contest judges (he has done all 9 years!), for being named the Portsmouth Poet Laureate! This is very exciting--congratulations Mike.
• Jack Kerouc's "On the Road" has been made into a movie. There is an interesting article about it in the New York Times, and I have to admit to being one of the sceptics. The cast includes Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart,
• We have 85 entries for the Peeps Show Contest ranging from Madeline's Rescue to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The entry for 127 Hours is getting a lot of comments and laughs. At times the Library seems more like an art gallery as people move from
• Congratulations to Frances Chickering, the lucky winner of the Nook eReader! Many people participated in checking out downloable audiobooks and eBooks during National Library Week leading to one of the highest circulation rates of the NH Downloadable Boo
• The sun is shining, and it is a perfect day to learn about "Electricity from the Sun." Seacoast Energy Alternatives will be here this evening, Monday, April 18th, at 7pm to teach us about conventional gride-tied solar electric, battery back-up,
• We have had a lot of phone calls this morning looking for tax help. The tax volunteers last day was this past Saturday. They are done for the season now. We have extension forms if you need them.
• Over a dozen last-minute Peeps entries arrived on Saturday! Be sure to come in this week and see the dozens of marshmallow dioramas all over the main floor! Incredibly creative!
• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo At Rivermill With Scott Kirby From Radio Margaritaville
• There's a really clever topic trending on Twitter right now if you want to get in on the fun: #culinaryliterature. It's hilarious plus you can see our contributions to the thread if you follow us @DPLNH.
• I wish all of our talented Peeps Show artists could see how happy their creativity is making people. There have been many smiles and chuckles as people admire the Peeps entries.
• All the poetry entries are in--all 296 of them. They are in the hands of our esteemed judges, and we hope to announce the winners in early May. Stay tuned!
• Since it is National Library Week I thought I would share this funny blog with you; it's called Awful Library Books and this week they are featuring some wonderfully awful romances starring Librarians.Can you resist finding out what the Librarian�
• It's National Library Week. Have you checked out a Downloadable Book today?
• I just earned new job title. As photographer of the Peeps Show I have been dubbed "Peeparazzi".
• This is your daily reminder to check out books on NH Downloadable Books to be entered in the raffle to win a Nook eReader.
• Be still my heart- the latest Peeps Show entry to arrive is The Great Gatsby.
• Not only is it National Library Week and NH Library Snapshot Day (see post below), it's National Volunteer Week and we're giving a big shout out THANK YOU to all of the library's volunteers!
• One Day in the Life of NH Libraries: Today libraries across New Hampshire are participating in Library Snapshot Day by collecting information, comments, and photographs from events in a typical library day. Please help us record how important your libra
• One Day in the Life of NH Libraries: Today libraries across New Hampshire are participating in Library Snapshot Day by collecting information, comments, and photographs from events in a typical library day. Please help us record how important your libra
• Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help us out with our Poetry Contest emergency--it is so nice to know that we have such helpful people in our community! We now have someone lined up for the age group but there is always next year.
• Don't forget to check out downloadable books this week. Every time you do you are entered again in the raffle to win a Nook eReader!
• Thank you very much to the little blond boy who insisted on helping me set up for the movie when he saw me struggling to shift tables and set out 50 chairs. You sir, are a true gentleman.
• One of the Librarians is reading "A Place of Yes" by Bethany Frankel. She is enjoying it so much she was actually happy when her plane was delayed because it gave her more time to read. Now that is a good book!
• In June, there will be an opening for someone to serve on the Library Board of Trustees. It's a 5-year term and applicants will interview with the City Council's Appointments Committee. City Council approves nominee. If interested, give Cathy B
• On April 29th we are holding our Annual Sweeps Event! Don't miss your opportunity to win $10,000! Tickets are being sold at the Chamber. For more information call or email info@dovernh.org. Good luck!
• Panic at the Library! One of our wonderful judges for the Poetry Contest had an emergency come up and will be unable to judge. Does anyone know of someone that would be willing to volunteer to judge poems for 3rd & 4th graders? There is no monetar
• Each year the National Recording Preservation Board, part of the Library of Congress, chooses 25 sound recordings to add to their registry. The list runs the gamut from Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette) to Take Me Out to the Ball Game to a stand up comi
• 3rd Annual Teddy Bear Sleepover-- April 11 from 6:30 to 7:30 Would your teddy bear (or special stuffed animal) like to spend the night at the library??? Follow the link to find out more or call the library at 516-6052.
• Bluebeary is ready for Easter, are you? Did you know the Children's Room has a whole notebook full of fun Easter crafts in addition to their collection of Easter books?
• Deadline for the 9th Annual Poetry Contest is this Mon., April 11th. Here is a Grade 2 winner from 2010: At the Park It was dark at the park. I needed some bright light. There were no girls or boys, No movement or noise. No slide or swings, or birds
• ReadyMade Magazine's grand prize winning project of the year is the literary lamp. Come in to the library to read the article, and pick up some books at the book sale to make your own crafty book lamp.
• Don't forget, you can start dropping off your Peeps Show contest entries next Monday, April 11. We had a call yesterday from someone who wanted to know if the peeps had to be in their original form. Nope, you can slice them, dice them, melt them, sq
• My neighbor's 11 year old son was raving about the terrific book series he is reading; The Ranger's Apprentice. "Rangers, with their shadowy ways, made him nervous. The villagers believe the Rangers can makes themselves invisible to ordina
• The Dover Public Library catalog is now available for your mobile phone at Mobile device users can now search the catalog, place holds, check their accounts, renew items, etc. The service works with Android, BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and any
• City Council sets dates for proposed FY2012 budget discussion and adoption:
• Hey Boo Boo! 75 people came to watch Tangled this past Saturday! It was nice to hear little kid laughter floating down from the Lecture Hall. Don't miss this Saturday's Matinee--Yogi Bear. This movie is rated PG, and will start at 2:00pm.
• Seacoast Energy Alternatives is presenting a FREE workshop on Alternative Energy tonght@ 7pm in the Library Lecture Hall. Learn about "Solar Hot Water for Your Home". Find out the answer to questions such as: How do the systems work? What are t
• The new exhibit of oil paintings by Robert Porter just went up this morning. Even though spring has barely started, this oil painting made me long for a crisp New England autumn day. The paintings will be here for the month of April. Be sure to come take
• Jennifer Garner is set to play Miss Marple in a Disney film. This is NOT an April Fool's Day joke.
• Very excited! We'll be hosting a visit by an Edgar-nominated (2010) mystery writer who will speak at our library on June 27. The 2nd book in his highly-praised suspense fiction series comes out June 21. Can you guess? Hint: he's from Maine!
• Remember all those Golden Books from your childhood? They have been recycled into a gown fit for a fairytale princess. Make sure to look at all the photos of this spectacular gown (the gold foil book bindings form a bustier!) I saw lots of Winnie the Poo
• Thank you to the kind woman who brought us a big bag of pens. They were sorely needed.
• I finished "The Peach Keeper" by Sarah Addison Allen. I stayed up until midnight, something I rarely do, because it was too good to put down. Allen's books just make me feel good, you know everything will turn out well in the end. Fans of
• April is poetry month. Why not sign up for Knopf's free poem-a-day. Knopf will email you a poem everyday. It is a beautiful way to start the day.
• Free Energy in Concert at Rivermill
• The DPL has a wiki called the Rabid Reader where you can review & comment on books. One of the book reviews that has gotten the most commentary is "Catherine, Called Birdy" by Karen Cushman. Readers can be quite vehement in their opinions a
• Follow the link to see the April Children's Room Newsletter. It is chalk-full of fun things for kids! If you want to subscribe to get the newsletter in your email click on the "Email Signup" button to your left.
• Get tangled up at the libary. Our matinee for this Saturday, April 2 at 2:00pm is Tangled. This animated version of Rapunzel is rated PG. Remember--FREE and open to the public.
• We have been getting so many questions about how to use eReaders that my co-worker went looking for some books on the topic to add to our collection. She found a book listed on Amazon but it is only available as a download. There is one on how to use t
• Seacoast Energy Alternatives will be presenting two FREE workshops on Alternative Energy. The first workshop will be held on Monday, April 4 @ 7pm in the Library Lecture Hall, and will be on "Solar Hot Water for Your Home". They will answer qu
• Molly Hodgson Smith has been named Executive Director of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce. Molly has extensive experience as a non-profit manager and has led several New Hampshire membership organizations. Please join us in welcoming her to the Cha
• If you've heard the rumors, it's true. Our search for a new ED is complete and we couldn't be more thrilled! Official press release tomorrow
• Always wanted to work at the DPL? This is your chance! We have an opening at the Adult Circulation Desk. Read all the details on our blog.
• Please say hello to some of our newest members that had ribbon cutting this month:
• What do you think of Jennifer Lawrence being cast as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games movie? For those of you who are scratching your head-- The Hunger Games is an extremely popular trilogy of teen books, by Suzanne Collins, that spilled over into a
• Business Open House tonight at the Weathervane - don't miss this one! Great networking opportunities and great food too!
• Fans of the Clan of the Cave Bear and Ayla the Cro-Magnon girl must be counting the minutes. The final entry in the prehistoric series, The Earth's Children, will be available tomorrow. Have you reserved your copy of "Land of Painted Caves"
• Just finished shelving all the books that were salvageable. Boy, am I tired of looking at Suze Orman and Jim Cramer's faces.
• Hats off to the Sat. library staff who worked valiantly to remove, then wipe down, 100s of books from our stacks after someone let the 3rd floor toilet overflow (& didn't tell us). Loads of water came through the ceiling and rained down on the 3
• You could win a Nook eReader during National Library Week, April 10 - 16. All checkouts by Dover PL patrons from New Hampshire Downloadable Books will be entered in a raffle to win the Nook eReader. Each time you check out a downloadable audiobook or eBo
• We are test-driving a really cool library mobile app so you could access our online catalog, renew items, place holds, renew books etc. from your smartphone/device. Q: Would you use it? Let us know!! Thanks!
• I'm seeing lots and lots of Peeps in stores, all different colors and shapes, even some chocolate covered! Make sure to stock up because the annual Peeps Show contest starts April 11. This year we have a literary theme, create a diorama using your f
• Was that a princess who walked into the Children's Room and went straight over to Bluebeary to give him a kiss? Will Bluebeary turn into a handsome prince? Those were the questions the staff in the Children's Room were asking themselves (and ma
• Eragon fan alert! Christopher Paolini has announced his final book in the Inheritance Cycle will be named Inheritance, and will be released on Nov. 8, 2011. I know that is a long time to wait, but if you are a fan you have been waiting for this book si
• Did anyone catch Jon Stewart interviewing Sarah Vowell last night about her latest book, "Unfamiliar Fishes"? It's a history of Hawaii and after watching her banter with Stewart, being just as funny as he is, I can't wait to read the
• I was thrilled to see these brave Crocuses getting ready to bloom outside the Children's Room. After yesterday's snow its nice to see more proof of spring's imminent arrival.
• Just finished The Paris Wife by Paula McLain which is the early story of Ernest Hemingway, and his first marriage to Hadley Richardson. There is a part in the book where Hemingway has been sent to Switzerland on assignment and meets editor Lincoln Steffe
• Tomorrow for our Local Experts Luncheon we will be hosting Scott Wellington from Liberty Mutual to talk about Identity Fraud and how you can protect yourself. Today is the last day to register, so don't miss out!
• Coral Reefer Peter Mayer Looks Forward To His Show At Rivermill At Dover Landing
• Just read "Revenge of the Radioactive Lady" this weekend. I couldn't put this dark comedy down. Marylou, at 77 years old, decides time is ripe to get revenge on the doctor who tricked her into drinking a radioactive cocktail in the 1950s w
• Oh my goodness! As Winnie the Pooh says, "it's a blustery day". Oh the wind is lashing lustily And the trees are thrashing thrustily And the leaves are rustling gustily So it's rather safe to say That it seems that it may turn out to
• I was so excited when I saw this proof outside of the Children's Room that spring is truly coming. I still have snow at home. Any one else have bulbs coming up?
• A film which was partially shot in Dover, “The Whistle at Eaton Falls” will be shown on Weds night, 7PM, April 20 @ Newington Town Hall. The movie stars Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Gish, along with Ernest Borgnine. This movie is not available a
• If you enjoyed "The Kite Runner" by Hosseini or "Three Cups of Tea" by Mortenson you may want to reserve the Library's copy of "The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Eve
• The Librarians wish you all a very happy St. Patrick's Day!
• We had a great forum last week thanks to all of our panelists! Here is a @FostersDailyDem article about it:
• Just read an article in PW titled "Where the Kids Are: Marketing Online". I was a bit shocked by this quote: "In general we've seen a major shift in resources and dollars to the online market. We still do traditional marketing, but i
• Things that make a Librarian smile: being told I'm a genius for finding someone exactly what they needed.
• Received a call from the Rochester Fire Department wanting to know if we would be taping our program tonight on "Firefighting During World War II"? Alas we do not have the capability to that so make sure you are tonight at 7:00pm!
• I have been noticing a lot of gardening, craft, and home improvement books going out. I think that we are all inspired by a bit of sunshine. Enjoy!
• Did you know our eBook service is not just for adults? There are Teen and Children's sections offering over 200 titles! These titles include crowd favorites such as books from the Judy Moody, Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House, and Percy Jackson seri
• Don't miss tomorrow night's lecture,"Firefighting During World War II", presented by the friends of the Library at 7pm in the Lecture Hall. Jason Cleary will give a brief overview of US firefighting during WWII – from the Office
• A patron came in with Premonition starring Sandra Bullock and said with a laugh, "This DVD is really late and it is really awful!" At least she has a great sense of humor about it.
• 1st phone call of the morning went like this: Q: What time do you open? A: 9:00 Q: Are you open now? A: Yes Q: So it must be after 9? A: Yes Q: What time is it? And the questions just kept coming, but they were all easy ones.
• Are you a steampunk fan? If so the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, MA is having an exhibit called "Steampunk, Form and Function, and an Exhibition of Innovation, Invention, and Gadgetry". Exhibit is there through
• FREE ENTERTAINMENT! Come see "Unstoppable" (rated PG13) at the Library tomorrow, Saturday March 12 at 2pm. Bring your own refreshments!
• Do you have a junk drawer full of unwanted pens at home? Over the past month the Library has been going through quite a few pens; it appears everyone has been swiping them. Rather than order more boxes of pens I was wondering if anyone has some pens they
• Come to the Friends of the Library's IRISH BOOKSALE March 14-19 at the adult circ desk. All the books are Celtic-themed and there's a wide variety of travel, history, biography, poetry and fiction! Prices $1-$3 for a unique St. Paddy's Day
• We are consistently humbled by the caring and generosity of the people in #DoverNH:
• The Librarians have all been reading "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness. The 1st librarian LOVED it and gave it to me. I thought the author had a fetish for naps and eating. It was all the main character did. The 1st librarian said th
• It looks like Dick Cavett still has a fan base. Someone returned his latest book, "Talk Show: confrontations, pointed commentary, and off-screen secrets" tonight. Within ten minutes of it being put out on the shelves, it was checked out again.
• I think the spring like weather has people thinking about summer vacations. Travels books are going out heavily tonight for places like Alaska, Colorado and Wyoming. Not seeing any travel guides for tropical escapes going out!
• The next movie in the Sustainability Film Series is tonight, at 6:30pm in the lecture hall. A Crude Awakening is a 90 minute documentary on the planet's dwindling oil resources. View the film and share your thoughts afterward in a group discussion
• If you like to download audiobooks or eBooks through the Library, try out the advanced search feature. It is on the left, just above the guided tour box. You can choose what format you are interested in- eBooks or audio, then click on "only show ti
• We are pleased to announced the commencement of the Dover Public Library's 9th Annual Poetry Contest. The contest is for kids in grades k-12 that either have a Dover Public Library card or go to a Dover school. Prizes will be awarded in 6 different
• Three cheers for Tom Cruise who took time out from making his latest film to take daughter Suri to the Vancouver Public Library.
• This morning our custodian started his day by chasing a bat around the top floor of the Library. It hid in the curtains then made a break for it. He finally caught it and will release it later today. Sort of puts Monday morning into perspective. How did
• Come see "Megamind" (rated PG) at the Library tomorrow, Saturday March 5 at 2pm. FREE! Bring your own refreshments!
• Don't forget that this Monday, March 7 @ 7pm will be our last lecture in the Authors @ Night @ DPL series. Join guest author Michele Albion as she discusses her new book The Quotable Edison.
• Overheard in the Library: Wow, it's romance city in here. Alas, she was talking about the racks of paperback romances.
• What a brilliant video celebrating Library Ireland Week. It must have taken them hours to set up, and hours to pick up! Watch the computer screens as the books behind them fall, very cool!
• The Library just got a donation of 17 historical Dover postcards all the way from Tallahassee. They will be a great addition to our digitized historical images of Dover collection. Time to research, catalog, and scan now!
• The Library's reduced admission pass to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is still available for this coming weekend. Treat yourself--give us a call to reserve the pass (516-6050).
• Please join us this Saturday at 2:00pm for the animated movie Megamind. This movie has been getting rave reviews, and is a great movie for kids as well as adults. Can't beat the price--FREE!
• Did you know you can return your eBooks early? That way as soon as you are finished with the book, you can return it, and check out more eBooks! Bobbi from the NH State Library has put together a terrific set of step-by-step instructions, check them out
• Our March Newsletter is out and you can read it from the link below. LLet us know what you think. If you would like to receive our newsletter via email click on the Email Signup to your left.
• I just finished reading The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld, and I really enjoyed it. My problem is that Jed Rubenfeld is married to Amy Chua, the "Tiger Mom", from her book The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. I find Amy Chua's parenting
• We sent out our first Children's Room eNewsletter today! A few minor problems to work out--but so far so good. Follow the link above to take a look at it. If you want to sign-up for our eNewsletters, click on the Email Signup link to your left.
• Join us tomorrow, Tues., March 1 at 6:30pm for the movie Tapped: Water wants to be free--view the film and share your thoughts afterward in a group discussion. Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought
• Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog, has a new memoir being published today. Townie: a Memoir has been getting great reviews--it is being called powerful and gritty. It is an amazing story of how he eventually becomes a writer. You can read
• Today is National Tooth Fairy Day! The Children's Room has some cute books about the Tooth Fairy you may want to look at; April & Esme, Tooth Fairies by Graham, I lost my Tooth in Africa by Diakite, and The Story of the Tooth Fairy by Paxton. I
• The Friends of the Library have generously purchased a new museum pass for us--The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Give us a call to reserve a pass--516-6050.
• Wow! What a way to organize the library! Watch this short but amazing YouTube video:
• I like to decorate with books as much as the next person but this suggestion from Country Living really annoyed me. Books in the fireplace? Really? Not in my house!
• Amusing patron comment of the day: I'm 95 and 1/2 years old and I need help!
• I just finished David Cassidy's biography and am now deep into A Discovery of Witches. It has been compared to Harry Potter but the only similarity I see is that there are witches in it at a school. However, they are adults at Oxford University and
• This day in Dover History 1814- A barn belonging to John Tebbetts was burnt by an incendiary and with it 13 head of cattle, 50 tons of hay, and a quantity of cider.
• For a fun time: plan on attending "Dancing with the Dover Stars" @ the high school on Sat. March 12 @ 6pm. Along with other city dept heads and officials, I'll be participating and we're all rehearsing now with professional instructor
• Loved this quote in Boston Globe yesterday: "Steampunk [fashion] is what happens when Goths discover the color brown!" Did you know DPL has "steampunk" literature too?
• The Library is closed today for Presidents' Day! Happy Birthday George and Abe!
• Has anyone seen a show on MTV called Silent Library? It is a competition show that features 6 friends, all vying for a cash prize, forced to impose ridiculous challenges on each other. There is only 1 rule, contestants must remain silent while performin
• The Sustainability Film Series begins next Tuesday, February 22, at 6:30 in the Lecture Hall. The first film is Blue Vinyl. With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director an
• The NH State Library has added even more new eBooks to the NH Downloadable books site. Click on the link to see all the titles. If you have an iPad, iPhone, or iTouch try the Bluefire app to download eBooks onto your device. Look in the app store, the Bl
• Don't miss our free Saturday afternoon matinee at 2pm. We will be showing Sam Steele & the Junior Detective Agency, rated G. We will be closed Monday in observance of President's Day.
• Strangest question of the day: I've lost my cellphone somewhere in the Library. Could you call my phone so I can listen for it?
• Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Dover Public Library, we now have a 2nd pass to the Children's Museum of New Hampshire! The passes allow admission to the museum for up to four people (children and/or adults) for half price ($4 each).
• The Library Newsletters are going green! Sign up now to receive the Library's new eNewsletters, plus other valuable information about events and programs at your favorite library. Click on the "Email Signup" button to your left, next to
• David Cassidy kept me up late last night. I couldn't stop reading "I think I love You" by Allison Pearson until way past my bedtime. The author creates a thought provoking situation,"When you are offered the chance to meet a ghost, th
• This day in Dover history 1782- a unusual frost was observed. Every point of a nail or spring was coated on the northern side. The length of the frost ranged up to an inch in size and was the thickness of a knitting pin. After 2 hours in the sun the fros
• School Vacation Week Event on Tues., Feb. 22 @ 10:30am--Indoor Tide Pooling--a special hands-on program presented by the folks at the Seacoast Science Center. Learn how sea sea stars eat, where urchins live, how crabs crawl, why snails have trap doors, a
• Continuing our Valentine's Week theme, the question of the day today was"how do you spell panties?" My innocent colleague thought he was saying peonies....
• There are still passes available for the Children's Museum of NH for next week--school vacation week! Call to reserve one today at 516-6052.
• Rivermill at Dover Landing Event Center Making Big Splash
• Sweeps and Cochecho Arts Fest. committees are in full swing. If any members want to volunteer email info@dovernh.org to get involved.
• Last night a couple came to the Circulation Desk to inquire about where our porno collection was kept. Yes, it happened on Valentine's Day.
• Your Library Needs You! Check out these great Save Our Libraries campaign posters inspired from propaganda during the first and second world wars.
• Join us this evening at 7:00pm to hear Michael Tougias discuss his book "Overboard: A True Bluewater Odyssey of Disaster and Survival". Mr. Tougias will bring the story to life through slides of the storm, the sinking sailboat and the rescue
• I find myself in the awkward position of having to recant a statement I made in last week's blog post concerning vampires. I mentioned that they were "so yesterday." Boy, was I wrong. I just finished reading "A Discovery of Witches&qu
• Congrats to all of the staff at @FostersDailyDem on your NENPA Awards!
• Today we were discussing the book I am reading "I Think I love You" by Allison Pearson. It's about a woman who finds out that she won a contest to meet her crush, David Cassidy, when she was 13 but her mother never told her. Now in her th
• We have upgraded our fan page! Facebook was going to update it in March anyways, so we figured we would get you the latest features now. It works more like your profile page now - new photos at the top, navigation to the left and better ways to interact.
• Someone just donated a big box of books on CD which look brand new. Among the donations was "Life" by Keith Richards, yay! Some other exciting finds were Nelson DeMille's "Lion" and Stephen King's "Full Dark, No Stars&q
• We're getting ready to start the legislative reception hosted by Wyskiel, Boc, Tilinghast & Bolduc. Come on down to Blue Latitudes at 5:30!
• I am a subscriber to the web site Good Reads, which is a social networking site for readers. I was looking at their 2011 Reading Challenge, which is designed to motivate people to read more books. The average challenge number is 72 books. Now, I was enco
• Happy to support our members...take a look at this great deal from Federal Savings Bank. "How's this for a deal? Like our Facebook page and post a comment that includes the phrase "FSB cares" -- and we'll draw 1 lucky winner of $
• I am so excited! The Library's copy of the latest Flavia de Luce novel, A red Herring Without Mustard by C. Alan Bradley, is here and I am next in line to get it. If you haven't read the 2 previous books you are in for a real treat. Flavia, an
• Come meet your local officials! Tomorrow night is our Legislative Reception at Blue Latitude's - sign up here:
• Valentine's Day is coming up. You could put together a beautiful bouquet loaded with symbolic meaning by using the language of flowers. Read more about it on our blog.
• Come and get them--the 1040 IRS booklets are finally here! Yes, we get excited about this sort of thing since we have been being begged for them since December (maybe even November).
• Discuss 2011 Legislative Priorities at the Legislative Reception on Thursday
• Interested in joining Gov. Lynch and making new connections on a trade mission to Canada? (PDF)
• Visit our blog to get some ideas of what you should be reading to get ready for Valentine's Day.
• Labor Ready has 200 jobs available immediately. 1 day to 3 weeks, all 7 days available. Paid daily, they will safety train and insure, as well as car pool. It is for emergency response snow clearing from large commercial roof tops.. Inquire at Labor Rea
• Authors @ night @ DPL The third lecture in our local author series will be held on Tues., Feb. 8 @ 7:00pm. Stephanie Harzewski will be here to discuss her new book Chicklit and Postfeminism.
• Join us tomorrow for our matinee, Social Network, at 2pm in the Lecture Hall. The Social Network has been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, and is rated PG13. As always the movie is free and open to the public!
• I was in a meeting today when I heard a crash that actually shook this big old brick building. I wondered if a plow had hit the Library. When the meeting adjourned we saw that once again an avalanche of ice and snow from the roof had thundered down onto
• Nirvana CDs have the unhappy title of most stolen CDs at the DPL. "Nevermind" has been stolen so many times that our music librarian says, "Nevermind, I am not going to buy another copy". She also says someone has stolen the Rolling S
• Need help filling out your taxes? Come on down now. AARP tax volunteers are waiting in the Lecture Hall to help tax filers. No lines, no waiting! They will be there until 1pm.
• Nominate a book for our new bookmark- Best Books to Be Snowbound With. I am selecting Lisa Lutz's Spellman series about a wacky family of private eyes who can't stop snooping on each other, and Rise Again by Ben Tripp, a zombie thriller I can&#
• The first movie in the Sustainability Film Series: Tapped has been been postponed from this evening to Tues., March 1st at 6:30pm.
• Due to a patron request we now have Chinese character recognition software on all of our public Internet stations. We aim to please!
• Let's all read into Spring with "Dover Reads"! "Dover Reads", a citywide reading project sponsored by the Dover School District Community Involvement Committee, encourages everyone in Dover to read the same book to promote a sens
• Things that make me smile: Received an email from a city resident's grandson who was wondering if we could help his grandmother pick out some books in her area of interest. He lives half way across the country and is thinking of his grandmother!
• Looking for some new eBooks for your reader? Take a look at all the books that were added this week to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books site.
• Valentine’s Dance With The Spectras
• We'd like to say a big "thank you" to our sponsors for last night's Awards Dinner. It was a great event. Please take the time to thank PSNH, Citizen's Bank, Liberty Mutual, DF Richard, FairPoint Communications, Laconia Savings Ba
• Authors @ Night @ DPL The second lecture in our Local Authors series will be held this Monday evening, Jan. 31 @ 7:oopm. Harrison Thorp will be here to discuss his new novel Freak the News: Journalistic High Jinks in a Small Maine Town.
• The American Library Association recently announced their list of the Best Books for Young Adults 2011. The Teen Loft at the DPL has quite a few of the books on the list and they are all displayed together for your browsing pleasure. You are welcome to c
• Happy birthday to Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I recommend reading "Alice I Have Been" by Melanie Benjamin. It is a fictionalized account of the life of Alice Liddell and how her life was changed by the book a
• No snow delays for the Annual Dinner tonight - see you there!
• Don't forget to register today for the 2011 Legislative Reception
• Thanks to Raiche & Company for providing a great Local Experts session today on college planning!
• We will be showing Alpha & Omega at this Saturday's Movie Matinee. See you at 2:00pm in the Library Lecture Hall.
• Check out our new online newsstand! You can now read articles from 16 different popular magazines through the Online Newsstand by clicking on the Time Magazine image on the Library's website. Some of the titles are Consumer Reports, Money, and Peopl
• 2011 Awards Dinner Inclement Weather Plan now on Chamber Website: Check this page, Twitter and FB for updates.
• Awards Dinner Thursday - we're looking forward to seeing you all!
• If you have overdue library books, heed these warnings!
• Loved, loved , loved Susan Vreeland's latest novel: Clara and Mr. Tiffany. This historical novel introduces you to the relationship between Louis Comfort Tiffany and Clara Driscoll, one of his top designers. To see my full review visit our blog.
• $5 Lunch and Info - Don't Miss Wednesday's Local Experts on College Financial Planning with @RaicheCPA
• The word of the day is synchronicity. It is John Belushi's birthday, and it is also Global Belly Laugh Day. At 1:24pm (local time) you are supposed to smile, throw your arms in the air, and laugh out loud.
• Travel books are flying off the shelves! Looks like everyone wants to escape the first real New England winter we have had in a while.
• Yes, we are open today! We braved the snowy roads and are waiting to assist you. It is going to be really cold this weekend. You better stock up on books and DVDs.
• Happy birthday to Joy Adamson, author of Born Free. Born Free is the story of the small lion cub, Elsa, that she raised after Elsa's mother was shot. Joy was determined to teach Elsa the skills she would need to return to the wild, instead of becomi
• Things that make a librarian happy- someone came in today looking for the book I mentioned in a blog post about Dover Gage, a respectable black man of Dover who had been stolen from Africa. Nice to know the blog is being read, and is found interesting!
• I think my husband got my fortune cookie by mistake. This is what the fortune says, "No entertainment is so cheap as reading nor any pleasure so lasting".
• Local Experts Wednesday, Jan. 26th - College Financial Planning with @RaicheCPA and lunch from Papa Gino's
• Employment Opportunity: Morning Library Page Energetic person wanted to re-shelve books, periodicals, and audio-visual materials in the adult, and children's room sections of the Dover Public Library. Successful applicant must possess superb attent
• Join us for an Open House TONIGHT at Wyskiel, Boc, Tillinghast & Bolduc
• Meet your Representatives at the 2011 Legislative Reception on Feb. 10th
• The Library will close at 3pm today so everyone can get home safely before darkness descends. We'll see you tomorrow at 9am regular opening!
• Don't forget to get tickets for Dover Main Street's 8th Taste of Dover: "Restaurant Runway" on Thu, Feb. 3 at Millworks Cafe in Cocheco Mills. Buy here: pp for all yopu can eat from 12 great Dover eateries! It's a blast!
• Friends program with Hetty Startup on the "History of Collectors and Collecting" is canceled for tonight. Library is still open for now...we'll keep you posted on any early closing! Stay safe!
• Join us tomorrow for the 2011: Dover Economic Forecast, presented by FairPoint Communications
• Nanny McPhee returns to the Dover Public Library this Sat., Jan. 15 @ 2:00pm for our Saturday Matinee. Please join us!
• Goedendag! Unfamiliar with the word above? It means good day in Dutch, and Dutch is one of the many languages you could be learning with Mango. Mango is an online language-learning database that Dover Public Library library cardholders have access to fr
• Time is running out to register for 2011: Dover Economic Forecast, presented by FairPoint Commun...
• I finally got some photos of the Library in winter. Whew, if I had realized how cold it was with the wind blowing I would have worn a hat!
• January 12, 1856, Dover was hit with a terrible snowstorm. Two feet of snow fell and drifted in many areas to the depth of 5 or 6 feet. "Notable Events in the History of Dover" commented that "travel was impeded". Eerie that it happen
• We had 28 peole come to hear Louis Salome last Monday evening at our Authors @ Night @ DPL: Booktalks by Local Authors series. The crowd loved him! Don't miss our next one: Harrison Thorpe on Monday, January 31 @ 7:00pm. To see a full listing o
• We are open again and waiting for you all to return the stacks of books you read during your snow day, audiobooks and CDs you listened to, and the DVDs you watched. You did make time for reading in between the shoveling, sledding, and baking, right?
• Learn about, Chuck Cheney, 2011 Dover Citizen of the Year, presented by Citizens Bank ...
• Check out Tom Levasseur 's seminar next week.
• Join us for an Open House at Wyskiel, Boc, Tillinghast & Bolduc on January 19th
• Hey #Dover folks. Trash collection will be delayed 1 day all week due to the storm.
• Tickets are going fast - Don't Miss out on your chance to attend the Annual Awards Dinner
• The visitor center is closed today. See you tomorrow.
• Love @MyFairPoint 's support . Economic Forecast is next Tuesday, register for the FairPoint Forum Series
• @RaicheCPA makes you aware of filing delays for those with certain exemptions
• Today is the first day of Cuckoo Dancing week which honors the memory of Laurel and Hardy. Why not come in and check out some of their films? We have the "Early Silent Classics of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy".
• from Noggin Factory! We need your help! Do you know the perfect person to join our team? We're looking for one adult employee to work 4 weekday afternoons, from 2:00 to 6:00 Our ideal candidate is warm, engaging, and professional, and of course some
• Our New England Aquarium pass is available for this Sunday & Monday, Jan. 16th and 17th. The pass allows admission for 4 people at $8 each. Call the Children's Dept. at 516-6052 today.
• Is your family looking for something to do on this 3 day holiday weekend? We still have slots open for our reduced admission pass to the Museum of Science in Boston. The Museum of Science pass is still available for all 3 days, and allows admission for 4
• Sign Up for the 2011: Dover Economic Forecast, presented by FairPoint Communications
• Learn about out January Member of the Month - Trident Communications Group
• Check out Tom Levasseur 's seminar next week.
• Thanks to a generous patron we have been able to add Fine Cooking and Motor Trend magazines. We have also ordered ReadyMade magazine. Fine Cooking is beautiful and has some very tempting recipes, come take a look.
• I'm sure you heard about the new "inoffensive" version of "Huckleberry Finn" the replaces the "N" word with "slave'. Others are jumping on the bandwagon. Now you can buy a hipster version of the book. I wonder
• All sorts of stuff to do this weekend in #dovernh Dover Peek at the Week - 1/6 to 1/13
• Did you know that there is a Museum of Fine Arts in Portsmouth? I didn't. At least not until I read about the Sugipop Exhibit in High Fructose magazine. Sugipop shows "anime, manga, comics and their influence on contemporary art." It'
• Where are all the two-year-olds? We still have plenty of spots left in our "Toddler" story times--Thursday & Friday mornings @ 9:30am. Call the Children's Room at 516-6052.
• Our Saturday Matinee series starts up again this Saturday, January 8th--we will be showing Shrek Forever at 2pm in the Lecture Hall. As always FREE and open to the public.
• 2011 Annual Award Recipients Announced Great Group of Winners
• The Library will be holding a series of talks in the forthcoming months called AUTHORS @ NIGHT @ DPL: Booktalks by local writers. They will be held in the Lecture Hall at 7, and as always, they are free.
• Dover Peek at the Week - 1/6 to 1/13
• A patron asked for a book today. I though she said Mach. Nope, Mocked? No. She wanted Marked. Even after living here for 20 years that New England accent can still throw me. I think it is because you don't hear it that much any more.
• Join us for 2011: Dover's Economic Forecast, January 18th - 7:30am
• Overheard this conversation between 2 patrons as they passed by, "I still read scandalous books!". Darn, wish I heard the rest of it!
• January 2011 - eNewsletter from Dover Chamber of COmmerce
• Dover's own RT @DoverProjects: Watch my wife and I on the DIY Network's "Renovation Realities" this Saturday night!
• Dover's own RT @DoverProjects: Watch my wife and I on the DIY Network's "Renovation Realities" this Saturday night!
• Does anyone know what picture book ends with the line "and the duck likes quackers"? It is driving me crazy, and I would be forever grateful to anyone who can give me the answer.
• Don't Worry, Be Happy. Due to very late tax law changes enacted by Congress, the tax season will start late for some people. Visit this IRS web site to find out if you are affected. The late changes also mean that the IRS will be late in getting th
• Check out upcoming College Financing Planning Seminars with Raiche & Company, CPAs @raichecpa
• Reference question of the day: How many Golden Tickets were there in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory? It turned out to be a tricky answer. Five official tickets and one forgery. Now you know....
• NPR has an interesting article on privacy issues with eBook readers. I thought it was creepy enough that Amazon could remove a title from your Kindle. Apparently they can also tell you the age, the zip code, gender, and other interests of people who boug
• Author of "Violence, Veils & Bloodlines: Reporting from the War Zones" , former foreign correspndent Louis Salome, will discuss his book here Mon. Jan. 10 at 7pm.
• Storytime registration is today! Call Children's Room 516-6052 to sign up your 2-5 year old for the next 5-week session.
• Every hour! RT @kidmuseumnh: Are you ready for a countdown? Our first one begins at 10:59 am today.
• Children's weekly storytimes have always been a pre-registration event at the DPL...until now! Beginning Jan. 12, we will offer a DROP-IN story hour for ages 2-5 on Wednesdays at 9:30am. Come one, come all! Details:
• Super cool! RT @dplnh: Receive an eBook reader for the holidays? Access eBooks for free, with your library card.
• Did you receive an eBook reader for the holidays? An iPod? Don't forget that you can access eBooks and audiobooks for free, with certain compatible devices, with your Dover Public Library card. Visit the New Hampshire Downloadable web site to find o
• 2011 is only days away.....do you have your 2011 Dover Calendar? $15 gets you hundreds of discounts
• Downtown Dover declares Emergency Parking Ban 12/29 1am to 6am to clear the downtown of snow.
• Want to be notified of Downtown Winter Parking Emergencies in Dover? Drop a note to parking@dover.nh.gov
• Bacon Donuts Anyone?Lately we have been touting the "Best of" lists, but how about the "Worst of"? The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine have published a list of the "5 Worst Cookbooks of 2010". Here is the hall
• The library will open at 1pm today, Monday, Dec. 27, hopefully after the blizzard moves away!
• Stocking up for the blizzard? Don't forget to enter those purchases in #shopdoverfirst. Contest extended to 12/31.
• Merry Christmas to our friends and family. Enjoy today
• Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend in #dovernh. Thanks for #shoppingdoverfirst it made a difference in the lives of our business
• Good job timmy burt RT @FostersDailyDem: Dover police crime lab gets accreditation
• The Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, Dec. 26. Have a happy and safe holiday!
• Last minute gift ideas, New Year's Eve parties, and more in this week's Peek at the Week!
• What can your library card do for you? We received a phone call from a Seacoast restaurant because a customer had left their purse behind. The restaurant was unable to find a phone number for the customer, but they did have a Dover Public Library card.
• Know someone who needs a warm meal and company on Christmas? Here are a few ideas from @fostersdailydem
• if you are out and about looking for a last minute gift, we have plenty of Dover items in stock. We'll here till early afternoon
• Via @seacoastlocalnh Great lil' video about Local Businesses
• Amber Payne wins the $3k SHOP DOVER FIRST shopping spree. Keep entering purchases, there will be another prize drawn on 12/30. So far the campaign has caputured $1.8Million in Local Purchases.
• Our staff has been having so much fun with this link and you should too!
• "Water for Elephants", the best selling book by Sara Gruen, will be released this April as a film starring Rob Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. Check out the trailer.
• Last Minute Gifts? 2011 Dover Calendars, Thom Hindle's new Dover Book and more at the Visitor Center
• Get out of the house and have some fun - Christmas Vacation Specials at Dover Bowl
• Keep up with member news on our blog - I just posted three new items!
• I was reading Time Magazine's Person of the Year issue yesterday when I read something that stopped me in my tracks. In the 15 Minutes section, Time chose Isaiah Mustafa, the Old Spice Guy, saying he had a career before his shirtless spruiking of sh
• RT @PortsmouthReg: @walterelly article offers plenty of examples and stats that make it seem like @foursquare is at least worth a try
• Giving Back is Good for Business! which is why Dover is so great..... #HappyHolidays
• We have a shop Dover first grand prize winner. Stay tuned tomorrow! Till then. Keep spending. Up to $1.8m in sales. Prize on 12/30 also
• After observing empty wires hanging on the Library walls, waiting for the next art exhibit, a patron asked, "What happened, did the Grinch come?
• Come get a copy of the 2010 Librarians' Choice list, our annual compilation of our favorite books, DVDs and audiobooks of the year. It is extra long this year!
• 2011 Dover Calendar = Hot Cakes - Come on in and get yours before we sell out. #fb $15 includes over $150 worth of discounts
• Great story of 3 members working together for the community. Kingswood Leasing, Cafe on Corner & Children's Home
• Great story of 3 members working together for the community. Kingswood Leasing, Cafe on Corner & Children's Home
• snowing!
• RT @dovernhtv: New This Week in Dover with a fun look back 2010! Sponsored by DoverBowl! $1:00 Bowling Today
• Love Seafood? @weathervaneseaf in Dover has specials on stuffed Lbstr.Tails, Lbstr. BLTs, Clam Rolls, Lbstr. Ravioli & Crab Spinach Dip
• RT @jcnation: Stop in today 9:30-7:00 to save on Colored Diamond Jewelry! Pop the balloon to claim your discount!
• Galleycat had an amusing article about the ever creative humorist David Sedaris. On a whim he started setting out a tip jar on a book tour and took in $4000! Would you tip your favorite author?
• @RaicheCPA is the local expert in biz valuation services. There are many times in the biz life cycle when you might need to know value.
• @nogginfactory and nicole's featured in @fostersdailydem Keep Shopping Dover FIRST
• Only 10 more days until you can get a large pizza for $5 at the new Little Caesar's in Shaw's plaza in #DoverNH!
• Keith Richards is welcome to destroy the blossoms of as many of our plants as he likes if he wants to talk about his book, "Life" at our Library.
• Dover Merch. (Including 2011 Calendars) Makes a great gift! @lucysemporium @DoverTweet @DoverProjects @kidmuseumnh
• With just days to go, SHOPD DOVER FIRST is creeping up on $1.5M in Local Spending. Enter your #dover purchases today www.dovernh.org
• Check it out - we gots ourselves a blog!
• Only a few more days to drop off toys for the Dover Fire Toy Drive at the Visitor Center
• hola friday
• A new holiday decoration showed up this year the Library. It is like a Rorschach ink blot decoration in that everyone who sees it has their own interpretation of what it is. One librarian thought it was a skateboard, a library patron thought it was a wit
• RT @shoplocally: Put your money where your house is. Support the local businesses that support your community #SHOPDOVERFIRST
• Today is the last day to donate to the City of Dover employees' FOOD DRIVE! Bring a canned good or dry staple item to the Library and get $.50 deducted from your current fines for each item you donate to our collection box. Help us help the local fo
• Citizen & Business of the Year Nomination Period Closes on Friday, nominate one today
• Still time to nominate your favorite business or person for the Annual Citizen and Business of the Year Awards
• A special deal from Kittery Premium Outlets for Dover Chamber members and our friends.
• My son and I have discovered a new favorite picture book: Otis by Loren Long. Otis is a tractor who befriends a lonely, young calf who is missing his mother. Otis' gentle "putt puff puttedy puff" soothes the scared calf, and they become in
• Busy morning, Chamber peeps at Parking Commission Meeting and Ambassador Committee
• Bats in the library this evening--I though I might have to use the defibrillator on my coworker.
• A man just came in and purchased a Dover Public Library card for his family for Christmas. Quite a nice present!
• Great Message. Our Mayor has been all over our campaign RT @shoplocally: Mayor: Thank Businesses By Shopping Locally
• What is Going to Happen to Fabio? I have read several articles lately about how romance novels are the fastest growing segment of the ebook market. Apparently readers are embarrassed by the heaving bosom covers and are choosing the publishing version of
• @simply_green is now fueling up Ports. School Buses, could Dover be next? Shop Local.
• A boy of about 11 was in today and said he learned to love reading thanks to the Harry Potter books and Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor. It is a strong recommendation so I thought I would pass it on to you all. I will be telling my nephew about Killer Pizza.
• Most unusual reference question of the day: Where is the closest basketball court?
• I am on the last of 20 CDs of Keith Richards biography LIFE, which has been extremely interesting. I have to share a few tidbits, my last chance to annoy my co-workers who are tired of hearing about Keith. Hope you don't mind. Did you know Richards
• Dover's #bighornmovie is featured in the Boston herald.
• Our lovely Children's Room staff have come up with some great books for you to get the kids on your list. Read our blog post, at the link below, to see the great suggestions!
• Did you know the Visitor Center is a drop off location for the Dover Fire Dept. Toy Drive? We are open M-F 8:30 to 5 and Sat 10 to 1
• Annual Awards Dinner Date Announced - Nominate the Winners.
• Thanks to @nogginfactory for a great open house tonight. We reached $1 million in SHOP DOVER FIRST
• Come one, come all to the Business Open House at Noggin Factory tonight from 5p-7p. Music, food, drink, connections! All are welcome.
• Anybody else read Audrey Niffenegger's (Time Traveler's Wife) latest book, a graphic novel called the "Night Bookmobile"? It seems innocent; a bookmobile filled with all the books you have ever read but strays off into Twilight Zone t
• Really You Liked That One? All of the "Best of 2010" lists are coming out, and so some of the library staff were discussing our fiction favorites from 2010 over lunch. Some titles that came up were Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, Under the Dome b
• @NHPublicTV begins airing a NH Business Show starting Dec 10th at 6pm. Lots of local businesses are featured.
• Bah Humbug! Join us this Saturday, Dec. 11 @ 2:00pm in the Library Lecture Hall for a FREE showing of A Christmas Carol. This is the Disney version featuring Jim Carrey. All are welcome.
• Get the lowdown on what's happening in Dover, plus check out the holiday shopping guide!
• Join us at Noggin Factory TONIGHT for a Business Open House
• Holiday bakers beware. Before you bake your special Christmas pies in a pyrex pie pan, make sure to read the January Consumer Report article on shattering pyrex glass. The Library carries 2 copies of Consumer Reports; one you can check out, and another i
• During the month of November, 18,193 New Hampshire children from preschoolers to those in third grade voted for their favorite book from the 2010 list of Ladybug Picture Book Award nominees. And the winner is...Princess Hyacinth: (the surprising story of
• Keith Richards shows a very human aspect of his personality in his book "Life". He didn’t visit his father for 20 years because he was afraid his father would disapprove of him. Even rock stars worry about disappointing their parents.
• They are here! 2011 Dover Calendars $15, packed with great photos and great coupons. Come and get 'em at the Chamber Office
• Have you always wanted to learn Dutch? You are in luck! Mango Languages, our online language learning progam, has just added 7 new languages: Czech, Dutch, Tamil, Slovak, Ukrainian, Croatian, and Indonesian. Of course they have many other languages
• Cash is KING!! Can't find a better deal in Dover tonight...@DoverBrickhouse tonight
• Book Quiz: Which famous person, from the list below, did NOT write a book for kids? Hillary Clinton Billy Crystal Jamie Lee Curtis Sarah Ferguson Whoopie Goldberg Spike Lee John Lithgow Madonna Steve Martin Barack Obama Jessica Simpson Will Smith Shaq S
• Bring the kids to see Santa w/o waiting in line; today at The HUB 4 to 7. $15/family gets you pics, crafts, and more!
• Dover's Own Bighorn movie was featured in today's NY Daily News
• Over *600* people came out for Festival of Trees last night. Not bad for a 1st year event!
• Stop by the Children's Room and check out the "Happy Holidays" bulletin board display. Miss Karin has created a little house that looks good enough to eat as well as many samples of crafty items that the kids can make while they wait for t
• Stop by the Festival of Trees tonight at City Hall 6-8pm! Library staff has been over decorating our Hogwarts Holidays tree and every tree looks great! Here's a sneak peek at DPL's:
• Getting ready for Festival of Trees! City hall, tonight, 6-8p.
• I recently took home a brand new picture book from the library for my son and I to enjoy--The Wonderful Book by Leonid Gore. As you can probably guess I was attracted to the title and the great cover. It is a really cute story about how different animals
• Who is gonna be at the Festival of Trees tonight at City Hall at 6pm? Team Chamber will be there. Woot. !
• The Guardian is under attack from outraged British readers for its use of crass Americanisms like dweeb, scuzzy, and of course, lickety-split. When was the last time you heard that slang?
• Holiday events have begun, check them out in this week's Peek at the Week!
• Join us at Noggin Factory December 9 for a Business Open House
• Join us this Saturday, Dec. 4, for our FREE movie showing of The Sorcerer's Apprentice at 2pm in the Library Lecture Hall. This movie, starring Nicholas Cage, is rated PG.
• Don't forget, the City of Dover employees' FOOD DRIVE is still going on. Bring a canned good or dry staple item to the Library and get $.50 deducted from your current fines for each item you donate to our collection box. Help us help the local
• We love impromptu meetings with our friends at @VisitNH ! Get's us excited about our region, our state and all the good things we have
• Still immersed in Keith Richard's LIFE. I'm on CD 11 out of 20 so you will be hearing plenty more commentary. Did you know Casino Boogie (or as Keith says boooogie) was inspired by cutting headlines out of the newspaper, then throwing them on t
• UNH Coop. Ext "Money Matters" series continues @ the library with SUPERMARKET SAVVY on Monday, Dec. 6 from 6-7:30pm. Lots of tips and tricks to get your money's worth at the grocery store! FREE!
• I love reading fiction about art, artists--generally anything about the art world--I'm not sure why, it's just how it is. So I was very excited when I read the review of Steve Martin's new book, An Object of Beauty, which is set smack dab
• FYI, the DFD Soup Cookoff has been moved back to Cartellis at 5pm on Wednesday.
• Enjoy Dover's Festival of Trees! This Friday from 6-8pm at City Hall.
• Zonks! Over $775,000 in SHOP DOVER FIRST transactions. Are you entering your Dover purchases at www.dovernh.org? you could win $3k Prize
• Could not agree more - we provide value every day @JoAnneBerg: Make the Most of Your Local Chamber of Commerce -
• It must be the holiday season -@lafestapizzeria has their tree on the roof.
• The fun never stops in Dover, NH - THIS FRIDAY - Tree Lighting Downtown and Festival of Trees at City Hall - 6pm to 8pm.
• Be sure and attend the Festival of Trees Fri Dec. 3 6-8pm at Dover City Hall. The library staff's "Hogwarts Holiday" tree will be MAGICAL to behold; plus great HP gifts under the tree. Please bid on our tree at the silent auction!
• Still listening to Keith Richard's LIFE. The chapter in which he analyzes the pros and cons of the downers, hash, cocaine, etc. he used to take with a nostalgic tone in his voice, sounding like someone talking about an old lover, is intriguing and a
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• Crowd growing at Dover holiday parade
• doverchamber Dover Parade at 2:45pm today. Rumor has it @doverbrickhouse will have 'Bob's Dogs' available for hungry folks.
• Dover = the place for deals. Straff appliance had a fridge for $299. That's $100 less for same model than the discount place in Ports.
• Small biz Saturday. Make a local Purchase on Amex card & get $25 back. Then enter that purchase in SHOP DOVER FiRST. 2 ways 2 win
• Hey #dovernh peeps. Please remember to SHOP DOVER FIRST tomorrow and the rest of the holiday season.
• Happy Thanksgiving #dovernh
• The Library will be closed Thursday and Friday in honor of Thanksgiving. We will be open again on Saturday 9-5. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
• Huge congrats to Daisy @lucysemporium, celebrating one year in business. Dover loves local!
• Fallen by Lauren Kate is a popular book with the teen crowd--it's a supernatural romance need I say more. There is a glowing blurb on the cover by P.C. Cast (another wildly popular author with teens) that reads "Sexy and fascinating and scary..
• Thanksgiving week is NOT boring in Dover! See what's happening:
• We just made a major score for SHOP DOVER FIRST. Hannaford is allowing us to put up Posters at Every CheckOut. Keep it Local People.
• This just in from the Brickhouse.. 'Bob Dogs' will be returning in front of @DoverBrickhouse at 2pm for the Dover Holiday Parade!
• Let 4 Corners Clean do your chores, so you can have more time with family
• Do you know the expression "I hosey" to stake a claim on something? One of the Librarians put an "I hosey" note on a hot item in the staff room and the other librarians were confused not knowing what a hosey was. It is an old New Engl
• RT @coastbus: Extra bus service this holiday season means getting around is smooth sailing! www.coastbus.org/holidayexpansion.html
• Let Microtel take care of your friends & family this season! Rates starting at just $59/night.
• SHOP DOVER FIRST Campaign is picked up by Assoc. Press - Keep entering your purchases....
• Thom Hindle's 'Seeing Double' Book of Dover Stereograph Photos is now available at the Visitor Center
• City lights shining in your eyes. We are ready. Bring it Santa!
• 27th is small business saturday. Good tie-in with SHOP DOVER FIRST - spend it locally people!
• A Couple more days like today this week and I will be on top of my to-do list leading into the long weekend. #jinxedit
• Listening to Keith Richard's LIFE, narrated by Johnny Depp. Apparently, Keith's favorite word it "totally". It's making me totally crazy.
• I watched "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" for the 3rd time yesterday. Can't wait to see the latest film, "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" in December. It was always my favorite of the Narnia books. Any Narnian fans out the
• Seacoast Chamber Alliance Update: State Agency Heads to Hold NH Business Outreach Session in Ports on 12/2.
• @nheconomy @nhbsr Check out SHOP DOVER FIRST We've accounted for $465k in local spending since Oct 1st
• City of Dover employees' FOOD DRIVE is on! Bring a canned good or dry staple item to the Library and get $.50 deducted from your current fines for each item you donate to our collection box! Help us help the local food pantries!
• We have an awesome idea for a mobile app, anyone wanna discuss a development partnership that would cost us $$?
• I was doing a Google image search looking for a picture of Harry Potter's marauder's map for a library project when I noticed loads of Harry Potter themed tattoos. Apparently quite a few people are walking around with Potter quotes, Hedwig, Du
• Our page went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I can't wait to hear what she thought of it. Did anyone else go?
• 'Seeing Double' new book by Dover historian Thom Hindle. Available at the Chamber!
• @chopshopdovernh @TopOfTheChop are still booking Holiday Parties.....give em a shout, tell em we sent ya
• Your favorite day is here! The day we tell you everything happening in and around Dover in the Peek at the Week:
• Patti Smith rocks! The National Book Award winners were announced last night, and rock musician Patti Smith won for her nonfiction book Just Kids. In her acceptance speech Ms. Smith said “I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I
• Did General Custer Help The New England Patriots Win The Super Bowl?
• Are you remembering to enter all your local purchases? Visit www.dovernh.org to learn more. You could win a $3000 Local Shopping Spree
• Don't miss this Saturday's FREE Matinee, Oceans, in the Library Lecture Hall at 2:00pm. Rated G. Nearly three-quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water and OCEANS boldly chronicles the mysteries that lie beneath. Directors Jacq
• Shout out to Bob Sherwood Landscaping......they just took care of some work on the Dover Community Trail at no charge woot!
• Monkey ALERT RT @kidmuseumnh: Curious George is making a preview appearance at today's Wee Ones classes at 10:45.
• The view of the Library skylights from my desk this morning started a Mamas and Papas song playing in my head. All the leaves are brown And the sky is grey I went for a walk On a winter's day I'd be safe and warm If I was in L.A. California dr
• Know a great Dover Person or Business? Please nominate them for Citizen or Business of the Year...
• Recently I read a blog post by Stephen Abram titled "Are books smelly?" in which he outlined the components of book smell: Glue, dust, mould, ink and dryness. He expounded a bit on each of these, but dust is the one that has really stuck with m
• Stopped into @NHcoffee and got a nice tour.....great coffee roasted locally, check it out.
• The Friends of the Library present Loons by John Rockwood Tuesday, November 16th, at 7:00 in the Lecture Hall. Have you ever heard the haunting call of a loon on a lake? Want to know what loons are really communicating to each other and learn more about
• Can New Hampshire lead the way? Join UNH President Mark Huddleston & The Concord Coalition on the 18th
• As much as I am loathe to bring up anything related to the upcoming holiday season I am going to do it--if this offends you please stop reading now and accept my apologies. OK, for all others who have little ones to buy for, and are not completely done
• Our fabulous learn-a-language database, Mango, has added 9 new courses incl. Farsi, Greek, Hebrew, Vietnamese & Korean! Learn lessons easily at home via library website! Free & fun!
• Huge thanks to Brian Kelley the other participating restaurants for helping light up Dover this holiday season!
• Calling all ghosts, goblins, witches, princesses, etc., to join us on Monday, October 25 @ 7:00pm for a special Halloween "drop-in" story time for ages 3 & up. Miss Kimberly will try not to be too scary! If you'd like to--- wear you
• One of the Librarians is searching all over the DPL for a book called "Vanished". Oh, the irony...
• I am sitting at the reference desk directly adjacent to the large print collection. There isn't a single person in that area, but a book randomly fell of the top shelf--when I went to pick it up it was "Ghost Soldiers" by Hampton Sides.
• Books, Books & More Books! The Dover Public Library's Annual ENORMOUS, GIGANTIC, STUPENDOUS Book Sale is almost here. The sale starts this Friday, Oct. 29 from 9am to 5:30pm, for Dover Public Library cardholders, and on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 9a
• Did you know that many of the best sellers are available at the Library in a multitude of formats? Take Stieg Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo for example. You can read it as a hard cover book, listen to it as a CD, watch it as a DVD, downl
• Dover Zombie Walk - Saturday, October 30th at 3pm. Come on down in your undead best or just come to stare! Starts from the Chamber and shambles to Adelle's.
• Apple Harvest Day Entertainment Schedule Announced
• Interfaith Healing Services Begin
• Limited Space Remains for City of Dover Citizens Leadership Academ
• Federal Savings Bank Underwrites 2010 Apple Harvest Day
• A New You joins Chamber
• Rudolph appointed to Housing Finance Authority board
• Overdue honor: WWII vet receives French medal for his actions
• Dr. Brandon new CMO at Wentworth Douglass
• No injuries in early morning car accident in Dover
• Weighty problem: N.H., Maine the fattest in New England
• First Dover High Homecoming seeks volunteers
• Some Dover business owners believe sales, economy looking up
• Meeting to discuss Dover roundabout to be held Tuesday
• Kathryn Gamble: Bubbles in an Afghan Prison
• N.H., ME officials advise caution in event of Triple E outbreak
• Dover landmark closes its garage doors
• Successful Making Strides Against Breast Cancer kickoff event
• White House cookbook features Strafford Masters recipes
• In service
• HUB Family Resource founder gets Spirit of Seacoast Award
• Molly Stanton and Archie Clark
• Renee Willkom and Sean Pearl
• Laid off teachers scramble to find work
• Dover 9s rally for win
• GSSA swimmers swim their hearts out
• GSSA swimmers swim their hearts out
• Firefighter fundraiser aids Dover comrade battling cancer
• Bicyclist seriously injured in Dover accident
• Laid off area teachers scramble to find work
• 2010 Cochecho Arts Festival to Conclude with Performance by Jumbo Circus Peanuts!
• Mental health cuts doing damage, experts fear
• Dover chief defends officer against inference of interfering with woman breastfeeding child
• Congressional candidate Bearse, a renegade and outspoken
• Oktoberfest to benefit Dover s holiday lights
• Dover ousted from Junior Legion tourney
• Nuttin , honey: Hot, dry weather makes sweet harvest difficult
• Crowd pleaser in Dover: Sneeky Pete rocks the Cochecho Arts Festival
• Dover council supports municipal association s positions, mostly
• AccuTech ribbon cutting
• Geers named executive director of Writers Project
• Measured Progress helps fund Maine Street Art
• Masiello ranked 81st largest real estate company
• Golden years in Dover: Longtime visitor to Langdon Place even gets own birthday parties
• Judge reconsiders consolidating Saunders charges into single trial
• Measured Progress award goes to Main Street Art in Newfields
• Free children s activity at Dover Cassily Community Garden
• Free kids carnival in Dover
• Brandwright joins Chamber
• Operation: Thank You! benefits vets emergency fund
• Breast feeding mother: Dover police officer was rude
• Mahoney: U.S. needs common sense solutions
• Local youth baseball teams ready for regionals
• Demers holds off Tilley to win first State Am at Cochecho
• Man gets 22 years for role in Dover Hannaford armed robbery
• Dover police release photo of car believed used in robbery
• Sneeky Pete headlines Dover arts fest Friday
• Club news
• Chamber of Commerce and City of Dover partner to host Citizens Leadership Academy
• Piscataqua Pioneers holding essay contest for high school students
• Demers takes lead at State Am, Tilley right behind
• Greenland husband, wife discuss being jobless for long time during visit with Senate hopeful Bender
• Regionalized dispatch raises many questions for Dover councilors
• No northern lights, but maybe a meteor shower
• Multi family yard sale in Dover
• Club Finz sets monthly social in Dover
• Remembering Hurricane Bob
• The Sneeky Pete Returns to the Cochecho Arts Festival Stage Once Again!
• Tuesdays Teeming with Tykes
• The Cassavettes take Center Stage at the Cochecho Arts Festival
• 2010 Cochecho Arts Festival Buttons Available with Enhanced 'Button Benefits'
• Rising Star Amy Petty To Take Cochecho Arts Festival Stage
• Boston Horns Headlines Cochecho Arts Festival For The Week Of July 12-16, 2010
• Dover Chamber Announces Benefit Comedy Show At Dover Bowl To Benefit The Cochecho Arts Festival
• Dover Chamber Leads Collaborative Effort For Dover’s 4th Of July Celebration
• Kelley’s Row Announces Menu for Seacoast Irish Festival
• 2010 Cochecho Arts Festival Lineup Announced
• Makem And Spain Brothers Added To Seacoast Irish Festival Lineup
• Seacoast Irish Festival Returning In 2010
• Less than 50 Chances Left to Win $10,000
• Earth Day Celebration
• Dover Chamber Announces October Historic Walking Tour
• Dover Auto World is 'Red Delicious Sponsor' of 25th Annual Apple Harvest Day
• PainCare and Salmon Falls Family Healthcare Sponsor Apple Harvest Day 5k
• Crafter Space Still Available For Apple Harvest Day
• Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Announces Inaugural Running of Apple Harvest Day 5k
• Guided Historic Walking Tours from Visitor Center at 550 Central Avenue
• Local Artists Take Cochecho Arts Festival Stage on July 31st for ‘Cochecho-Palooza’
• Pondering Judd Returns to Cochecho Arts Festival Stage
• All Together Now Hits the Cochecho Arts Festival Stage on July 10th
• Don Campbell Band Returns to Cochecho Arts Festival Stage on July 10th
• 2009 Cochecho Arts Festival Buttons and Programs Now Available...
• USAF Liberty Pops Band to Open Cochecho Arts Festival
• Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Adds Food Vendors and Artist Displays to Cochecho Arts Festival
• 2009 Cochecho Arts Festival Lineup Announced
• Garrison Players Youth Theatre Spring Programming and Auditions
• Garrison Players Receives Top Award for Excellence in Community Theatre
• Apple Harvest Day Pie Contest Winners Announced
• Planet Fitness Makes Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of 5000 Fastest Growing Companies with...
• Leaps & Bounds Education Planet Changes Name to Noggin Factory
• Red Cross, Heroes Of Great Bay
• Making Strides In Dover

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