Teen News
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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.
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The Friends are Accepting Book Donations
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We accept hardcover and paperback books in good condition Book donations are only accepted during Library hours We do not accept: textbooks, magazines, DVDs, or CDs Outdated items like Encyclopedias, technical manuals, travel books, etc. Items left outside the building will not be accepted |
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Upcoming Programs
September Print of the Month: Cute Fruit Keychain
Sunday, September 8
All Day
This month choose your favorite sea creature keychain made using the library’s 3D printer! Options are banana, pineapple, strawberry, or watermelon.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate what fruit and color you want. No cost, limit one per person.
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, September 13
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Visit the community room on Friday afternoons and play any of the wide selection of single and multi-player games on the library’s Switch
Just drop in or email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot. Time will be limited to 20 minutes when people are waiting.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, September 13
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Ages 3 +
Use your imagination to build something special with our giant stash of LEGOS!
Fridays all month long.
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, September 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
Children read one-on-one with Buddy, a specially trained Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) and his handler, Dobbs Ferry resident Marty Kanengiser. Children will select a book to read to Buddy before the program begins, and they will spend 10-15 minutes reading aloud. They are also welcome to ask questions about Buddy, a 12-year-old rescued black lab who loves children, other dogs, and reading.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
September Print of the Month: Cute Fruit Keychain
Sunday, September 15
All Day
This month choose your favorite sea creature keychain made using the library’s 3D printer! Options are banana, pineapple, strawberry, or watermelon.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate what fruit and color you want. No cost, limit one per person.
Online Resources
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Comics Plus is provided by Westchester Library System. Access graphic novels for all ages from 80 publishers for free with your library card!
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Indigenous peoples are often overlooked by the dominant forces in contemporary American society. They’re a vital part of our past, but also of our present and future. Springhurst librarian Lauren Rodriguez, Middle/High School media specialist Ellen Elsen, and K-8 literacy coordinator Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek have teamed up with Dobbs Ferry Public Library children’s librarian Gina Elbert and teen librarian Allee Manning to create the below resource list to help you dive deeper into indigenous literature for kindergarten through 12th grade. While it focuses on the indigenous peoples of the United States, it also contains a short section acknowledging native peoples of other countries in the Americas. These stories span contemporary life as well as historical fact and are part of a growing movement in publishing to better represent marginalized voices. Many are about Native Americans of the continental United States, but Native Hawaiians and Alaskans appear too. This is a sampling of available resources and not an exhaustive list. If you would like help finding more, please contact your librarian(s).
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Every year, from mid-September to mid-October, Americans recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the culture, histories, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came to the country from Spanish-speaking countries in Europe and the Americas. The first celebration took place during one week in mid-September of 1968, with the timeframe chosen to honor independence day celebrations in many Spanish-speaking countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (all on September 15), Mexico (September 16), and Chile (September 18). In 1988, the celebration was expanded to last a month, from September 15-October 15 each year.
Springhurst Library Media Specialist Lauren Rodriguez, Middle/High School Library Media Specialist Ellen Elsen, and K-8 Literacy Coordinator Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek have teamed up with Dobbs Ferry Public Library Children’s Librarian Gina Elbert and Young Adult Librarian Allee Manning to create this resource list to help your families dive deeper into the contributions and culture of Latinx and Hispanic Americans.
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AAPI Heritage Month recognizes the contributions and influences that Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans have made to the history, culture and achievements of the United States. This year, it is especially important to support, celebrate and advocate for the AAPI community who have been experiencing an increase in anti-Asian bias and violence. So this year’s theme is “Stop AAPI Hate: Solidarity, Community, and Celebration”. The month of May was chosen as a way to commemorate the first wave of Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843 and to also mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants. It is important to remember that members of the AAPI community come from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Each Asian country and Pacific Island nation has its own unique culture, language and traditions.
To celebrate this important community, Children’s Librarian Gina Elbert has collaborated with Springhurst Library Media Specialist Lauren Rodriguez, Dobbs Ferry Middle/High School Library Media Specialist Ellen Elsen, and Dobbs Ferry K-8 Literacy Coordinator Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek to make a resource list of books, social media accounts, and websites. Our hope is that these resources will help you to amplify, respect and make space for AAPI every single day, not just in May.