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Dorothy Hull Patio and Community Garden
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| Dorothy Hull was a past president of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Public Library. She bequeathed part of her estate to the Library. With some of the funds we upgraded the patio area. The new furniture and railing are made with recycled plastic. We also added more planter boxes for the community garden.
Come and see the newly furbished area and pick up some herbs and vegetables. Right now we have dill, parsley, basil and arugula ready to pick. Tomatoes and cherry tomatoes are ripening, radishes and garlic are growing as well. |
Summer Reading 2024!
Summer Reading is June 26 through August 16!
This year’s theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library.
Children Ages 3-12
This year there are two ways to play: an online log where you can set a goal for how much time you’d like to spend reading this summer and a physical game board where you can play your way across different genres. Readers who complete either (or both!) will receive special prizes.
Find Out More Info and Sign Up Here!
Have questions? Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
Teens
We’re playing bingo! Get various small prizes for every activity you complete on the sheet, whether you get bingo or not. Get a bingo and be entered into a drawing for a big prize!
Get Your Board Here!
Have questions? Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
Adults
Just in time for vacation, the Dobbs Ferry Public Library presents a Summer Reading Bingo — for adults! Complete each row and get a prize!
Get Your Board Here!
Have questions? Email asati@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
Children Under 3
Take on the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge!
Find Out More Info Here!
Have questions? Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
New Online Resources
We’ve got some new online resources for you!
Or check out the rest of our online resources here!
We have Wonderbooks!
Kids can now check out these combination print-and-audio books and discover a whole new way to read. Find them in the back of the children’s room!
P.S. Please be gentle with our Wonderbooks — they’re expensive and very special! Please return them at the circulation desk and not in the book drop.
Upcoming Programs
July Print of the Month: Melting Popsicle
Sunday, July 28
All Day
Celebrate the season with this NOT EDIBLE popsicle made with the Library’s 3-D printer.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate what color you want, all ages, no cost, limit one per person.
Summer Reading Bingo Challenge for Adults (June 26 through August 16)
Sunday, July 28
All Day
Just in time for vacation, the Dobbs Ferry Public Library presents a Summer Reading Bingo — for adults!
The board is designed to expand your reading palate and encourage your appetite. Complete each row and get a prize! The boards will be available at the circulation desk and on the website. Keep track of the books you read, and the rewards are all yours!
Download the Bingo Board and sign up here!
Prizes:
One Row: Dobbs Ferry Public Library Owl Sticker
Two Rows: 3D Printed Bookmark or Key Chain
Three Rows: Stress Ball Shaped Like A Cow
Four Rows: Water Bottle
Whole Board: Tote Bag
Have questions? Email asati@dobbsferrylibrary.org
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, July 29
10:30 am - 11:00 am
For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.
Join children’s librarian Gina to learn songs, fingerplays, and more that you can do with your baby. Each meeting will leave time for open discussion and connection with other parents/caregivers.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Virtual Writers Circle (Registration)
Tuesday, July 30
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Are you interested in creative writing? Do you want to meet other writers and get inspired? Bring a poem, short story, or excerpt from your novel to share with the group. Get feedback and support each other.
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
Romance Book Club: “It Happened One Summer” (Registration)
Wednesday, July 31
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sink in deep with this swoony, summery romance with a grumpy sea captain and a city-girl from Tessa Bailey, It Happened One Summer.
Copies of this book will be available for pick up at the circulation desk.
To register, email sbock@dobbsferrylibrary.org!
Book blurb:
Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father’s dive bar… in Washington.
Piper hasn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She’s determined to show her stepfather—and the hot, grumpy local—that she’s more than a pretty face.
Except it’s a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there’s an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn’t want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan—and this town full of memories—may have already caught her heart.
July Print of the Month: Melting Popsicle
Sunday, July 28
All Day
Celebrate the season with this NOT EDIBLE popsicle made with the Library’s 3-D printer.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate what color you want, all ages, no cost, limit one per person.
Dine Out Dobbs Ferry
Saturday, August 3
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Main Street
Find the Library’s table at Dine Out Dobbs Ferry!
The Director will be there to share information on new and old resources you get for free with your library card. Do a craft and make a Hawaiian Lei necklace. Find out about Summer Reading games for Kids, Teens and Adults — it’s not too late to start!
August Print of the Month: Cute Sea Creature Keychain
Sunday, August 4
All Day
This month choose your favorite sea creature keychain made using the library’s 3D printer! Options are narwhal, dolphin, pufferfish, octopus, or shark.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate what sea creature and color you want. No cost, limit one per person.
August Print of the Month: Cute Sea Creature Keychain
Sunday, August 11
All Day
This month choose your favorite sea creature keychain made using the library’s 3D printer! Options are narwhal, dolphin, pufferfish, octopus, or shark.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate what sea creature and color you want. No cost, limit one per person.
Dungeons & Dragons Q&A for Parents (Registration)
Wednesday, August 14
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Is your child asking about Dungeons & Dragons, but you don’t have the answers? Join parent volunteer and Dungeon Master Alex Peck for a drop-in session where you can learn more about this tabletop roleplaying game and how you can help your child set up a game at home. If you’re interested, you can also discuss getting involved with the library’s D&D club.
Registration required – Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615 or stop by the Children’s Room to register.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Basking Lizard Mosaic Craft – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, July 27
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Basking Lizard Mosaic Craft
2024 Children’s Summer Reading Game (June 26 to August 16)
Sunday, July 28
All Day
Kids ages 3 to 12 are eligible for our children’s summer reading game. This page will tell you everything you need to know about participating – Kids below the age of 3 are encouraged to sign up for our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge.
Two Ways to Participate:
Track the Time You Spend Reading This Summer
1. Use our online log at ReadSquared to set a goal for yourself and earn prizes!
2. Sign up for an account at https://dobbsny03.readsquared.com/
3. Set a goal for how much you’d like to read. The minimum goal is 5 hours over the course of the summer.
4. Read! For every minute you read and log, you get 1 point.
5. (optional) Attend programs! For every program you attend and log, you get 75 points. See our calendar for the full list of programs.
6. For every 10% of your goal that you reach, you get a prize from the treasure chest! Readers who complete their goal will get a free book from our book sale at the end of the summer.
Enter the Choose Your Own Adventure Reading Challenge
1. Pick up or print a Choose Your Own Adventure Reading Map (link coming soon).
2. Follow a path on the map, reading a book of any format in each designated category as you travel across the island.
3. Earn an activity kit or toy by forging a path less than 15 spaces long; earn an extra free book for paths longer than 15 spaces.
I have a question and/or I need help! Who should I contact?
Stop by the children’s room Monday-Friday to speak to Ms. Gina, call (914) 693-6615, or email her at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
July Print of the Month: Melting Popsicle
Sunday, July 28
All Day
Celebrate the season with this NOT EDIBLE popsicle made with the Library’s 3-D printer.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate what color you want, all ages, no cost, limit one per person.
Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room
Sunday, July 28
All Day
Ages 3 and Up
The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.
Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Sunday, July 28
All Day
Visit our Storywalk all Summer long; starting at the Keeper’s House and continuing toward Chestnut Street on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.
Available in Spanish and English.
Online Resources
