Dover Free Library

Amelia Urquhart, 3, reads to one of Dover Free Library’s Storybook Coop chicks. The eggs were incubated this spring and they hatched on Monday, April 28. During the incubation time, children came to the library to chart observations and participate in egg candling events. This is the second year of the program and some of the eggs were from last year’s flock. Photo courtesy DFL

Chicks have arrived

Dover Free hosting craft supply swap

DOVER - The Dover Free Library will be hosting a craft supply swap on Saturday, May 17, from 12 to 4 pm, at the Dover Town Hall. The town hall is handicap-accessible. Bring donated supplies to the library between April 1 and May 9. All supplies must be new or gently used. We will not accept...

Board gets good news on well test at library

DOVER- Selectboard members discussed, then tabled, their response to a new state payroll tax, and received good news about a well test at Dover Town Common.
Board members discussed a new payroll tax under Act 76, also known as the 2023 Child Care Bill, which will provide child care...

Well test to get underway, town and church reach agreement

DOVER- The town will move forward with a 36-hour yield test of the new well at Dover Town Common, board members said at their Tuesday evening meeting.
The board approved the expenditure of “up to” $30,000 for the test, which was mandated by the state after the well, which was drilled in...

Town to sink more money into well

DOVER- After sinking almost $100,000 into efforts to provide fresh drinking water to their Dover Common facilities, selectboard members balked at a recommendation to spend up to $30,000 more for a new well test.
The water system at the town common, including Dover Town Hall, and the “brick...

Board discusses librarian firing

DOVER- The Dover Free Library Board of Trustees attempted to address community concerns about the termination of a popular library director at their monthly board meeting Tuesday afternoon. But many library patrons walked out of the meeting before much of the board’s most revealing information...

Left to right: Henry Cavill, Millie Bobby Brown, and David Thewlis

“Enola Holmes” at movie night

DOVER - On Monday, November 21, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “Enola Holmes 2,” starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and David Thewlis. Showtime is 3 pm. Runtime is 130 minutes. The film is rated PG-13. This event is free and open to the public. Questions? Call (802...

Quick picks (11/10 - 11/17)

Film screening DOVER - On Monday, November 14, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “Enola Homes,” starring Millie Bobby Brown, Helena Bonham Carter, Susan Wokoma, and Adeel Akhtar. Showtime is 3 pm. Runtime is 123 minutes. The film is rated PG-13. This event is...

“Hocus Pocus 2” at movie night

DOVER - On Monday, October 24, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “Hocus Pocus 2.” Showtime is 3 pm. Runtime is 103 minutes. The film is rated PG. This event is free and open to the public. Questions? Call (802) 348-7488.

Screening at library

DOVER - On Tuesday, September 6, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “Peggy Sue Got Married,” starring Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage. Showtime is 3 pm. Runtime is 183 minutes. The film is rated PG-13. This event is free and open to the public. Questions? Call (802) 348-7488.