Teen News

Join the Teen Advisory Group!

Join the Teen Advisory Group!

Teens! Join the Teen Advisory Group.

Want to make a difference in your community and get volunteer credit hours? Apply to become a member of TAG at DFPL! We’ll meet monthly to discuss your ideas, work on projects to improve the library and its services, and have pizza.

Sign up here!

 

Empire Pass is Here!

Empire Pass is Here!

Thanks to the hard work and generosity of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library, we now have two Empire Passes! Each pass admits one-day admission for one vehicle. Click here for borrowing information.

Upcoming Programs

Stuffed Animal Field Trips - Ongoing from the Children's Room

Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room

Sunday, June 4

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.

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Teen Space

Teen Space

Tuesday, June 6

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Grades 6-12

Come to the Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-5:30 for board games, video games, crafts, and more! Or just to hang out and get free snacks. Stop by for a minute, or stay the whole time.

No registration required.

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Battle of the Books Interest Meeting via ZOOM

Battle of the Books Interest Meeting via ZOOM

Wednesday, June 7

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Battle of the Books is an the annual book trivia tournament run by the Westchester Library System. Every library has its own teams and we’re looking for kids in grades 4-12 to represent Dobbs Ferry!

If you’re interested in joining and able to dedicate all of Saturday, October 21st, to the tournament, please email dobchildref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link! We will be discussing the tournament format, the books everyone will be reading, permission slips, and more. For more information, please click here.

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Stuffed Animal Field Trips - Ongoing from the Children's Room

Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room

Sunday, June 11

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.

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Teen Space

Teen Space

Tuesday, June 13

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Grades 6-12

Special Pride Week Activities: Make your own Pride posters, flags, and buttons!

Come to the Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-5:30 for board games, video games, crafts, and more! Or just to hang out and get free snacks. Stop by for a minute, or stay the whole time.

No registration required.

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Online Resources

Download Graphic Novels to Your Device
Comics Plus is provided by Westchester Library System. Access graphic novels for all ages from 80 publishers for free with your library card!

Click here to get started

 

 

Women's History Month Resources 2022

Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate ordinary and extraordinary women, explore women’s achievements and struggles throughout history, and acknowledge all the amazing contributions of women to our society. The 2022 theme for Women’s History Month is “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope” as a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also to recognize the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided healing and hope throughout history. This theme proudly honors those who, in public and private life, provide healing and promote hope for the betterment of all.

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 to create this resource list to help your classes dive deeper into the contribution of women to society. Our hope is that this history will not just stay in March but will be celebrated all year long, highlighting the determination, courage and perseverance of women.

Click Here for the 2022 Women’s History Month Resources List

Native American Heritage Month Resources for K-12

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).

Click here for the list!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

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.

Click here to find your next read!