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In the Community Room, for National Library Week

A novel about a mother’s unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear.

“Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve “American culture” in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic—including the work of Bird’s mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old.

Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn’t know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn’t wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.”

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This event has been canceled. Please come to the event on Thursday April 25!

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Ages 8 – 18

Programs full – waitlist only

Registration is required via this Google form: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.

Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.

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Ages 3+

Join local organization Peace Play to celebrate the end of Ramadan! We will have crafts, cookie decorating, henna art, and more.

Last day to register is April 5th – please email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615 or stop by the Children’s Room to register.

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A free virtual workshop conducted by a professional Career Coach that will help you land a part-time or summer job.

Topics covered include:
• What type of jobs are available for teens
• Where to look for jobs
• How to answer questions on the job application
• What to include in a resume
• What to share and ask during the interview

Register here!

Presented in partnership with WLS member libraries in: Greenburgh, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Ossining, Montrose, Hastings, North Salem, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Bronxville, Chappaqua, Lewisboro, Briarcliff Manor, Yonkers, Somers, Scarsdale, White Plains, Mount Vernon, Croton, Ardsley, Irvington, and Dobbs Ferry.

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