The Friends Now Have A Web Site

In addition to this blog, The Friends of the Dover Library now has its own web site - check us out at www.friendsofdoverlibrary.com.

Save the Date!

“Through the Garden Door”

2011 Dover Library House & Garden Tour

Sponsored by the Friends of the Dover Library

to benefit the Dover Town Library

Sunday, June 12

11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

In its 26^th year, the Annual House Tour was moved this year from the fall to the spring, and it is now a House and Garden Tour. In addition to presenting three of Dover’s finest homes, the tour will now showcase three of Dover’s most exquisite private gardens.

The tour will also feature fare from Dessert Works, Dover Market and Sherborn Inn, as well as floral displays from Chicatabot Garden Club, Dover Garden Club, Perennial Designs and Powisset Garden Club.

Tickets go on sale May 1.

Advance purchase tickets are:

$35 – at the library or mail in form

$37 – online through www.friendsofdoverlibrary.com

$30 – Friends of the Dover Town Library and Seniors. Discount only applied when purchased in person in advance at the library.

DAY OF TOUR - TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE LIBRARY FOR $40 – NO DISCOUNTS, NO EXCEPTIONS

Friends of the Dover Library, March Meeting:

Monday, March 7, at 9 am in the Community Room.

Special Afternoon Tea - Oct 28

This Thursday, October 28, will be a special Afternoon Tea at the library. The Trustees will be presenting Madge Casper and Michele Keleher with the 2010 Trustees Recognition Award for all their years of leading the House Tour committee. The tea will be from 2 pm to 4:30 pm upstairs in the library. We hope you can join us as we celebrate and honor these women and their many contributions to our library.

Upcoming Tile Workshops

The Friends of the Dover Library are off to a great start with our tile fundraiser, and we are thrilled that so many people have made their mark at the library (or have told us they want to!). There is still time to "tile one on", and in order to meet the demand, we are offering additional tile workshops at the library.

If you are unable to attend a workshop, you may at any time purchase a take home kit at the circulation desk ($5 plus cost of tile) and complete the project when your schedule allows.

Tile workshops will be held on:

Monday, October 25, 3-6 pm

Wednesday, November 10, 3-6 pm

Saturday, December 11, 10 am - 1 pm

Wednesday, January 5, 3-6 pm

All workshops will take place in the library's Community Room. We hope to see you there!

About the tile project:

Everyone, from young children to teens and adults, will have an opportunity to design and paint tiles, which will become part of a permanent display at the Library. The tiles will be affixed to the cement walls by the outdoor entrance to the Lower Level (the Children's Room).

These tiles will not only add beauty to that space, but they afford a unique way to celebrate our community. Infants can make a hand print, finger-painters can create a rainbow of color, and more accomplished artists can paint a tile inspired by a favorite book, our town, a favorite hobby/activity, or their own family.

We are partnering with The Clayroom in Walpole, which will oversee the painting, glazing, and firing of the tiles.

Each 4 x 4-inch tile will be available for $50 (cash or check please), with all proceeds going to fund the Library's many programs and services.

Take a bow, Friends!

And check out this terrific article in 22 August's The Boston Globe about the Friends of the Dover Library.

JULY ARTIST OF THE MONTH

ARTIST ELIZABETH CARTER BRINGS “WHAT A WORLD” TO THE DOVER TOWN LIBRARY IN JULY

The Friends of the Dover Library is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Carter of Newton is the July Artist of the Month. Her exhibit, titled, “What a World” will be on display from July 2^nd to the 31^st, and Carter is hosting a reception at the library on July 10, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Carter’s exhibited work will be monotype and collage. They are investigations into the natural world. Repeating images include birds, oceans and maps, which she used to create intimate environments.

Carter received a degree in printmaking from Mass Art and did monotypes and drawings for an MFA (1990) from the Museum School. She works from her back yard studio in Newton.

In addition to monotype and collage, Carter makes small wall sculptures.

She shows her work both locally and nationally. Recent shows include the Bromfield Gallery's Holiday show, MGNE's "Unlimited Vision: One-of-a-Kind Prints and the Boston Biennial at Atlanticworks Gallery. She is a member of Galatea, an artist's cooperative on Harrison Ave.

Carter has taught drawing since 1993 at the Rhode Island School of Design pre-college program. Carter has also taught drawing in the Museum School’s continuing education program, Arts Lexington, the Fuller Museum School and the Danforth Museum School. She has also worked as an artist-in-residence at high schools and elementary schools in Massachusetts.

For more information on the artist, please visit her web site at www.elizabethcarter.biz.

The Artist of the Month program is sponsored by the Friends of the Dover Library. Each month, a different local artist’s work is displayed in the library. Pieces are available for sale and 10 percent of all sales go to the library.

The Dover Town Library is located at 56 Dedham Street in Dover. The library’s hours are: Monday – Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. It is closed on Sunday.

For more information, please visit the library’s web site at www.dovertownlibrary.org.

The Friends of the Dover Library provides special programs and services that expand and support the library's regular budget. For more information about the Friends of the Dover Library or how to become a member, please visit the Friends’ blog at www.friendsofdoverlibrary.blogspot.com, or email the Friends at Friends.of.Dover.Library@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook – Fans of the Dover Town Library.

END OF YEAR MTG ON JUNE 7

The Friends of the Dover Library will holds its end of year meeting on Monday, June 7, at 9 am in the library's Community Room. The group will wrap up business for the year, including electing officers for next year and determining the budget for FY 2010-2011. All members of the Friends are welcome to attend.

UPdate on the Giant Book Sale--now UPstairs!

Construction in the Library prevents us from using the lower level for our book sale, so come on UP to score your summer reading on the cheap.  Remember, it's this coming Monday (the 17th) from 3.30 to 7.30 p.m..  You can vote on your way in or on your way out!

May Artist of the Month

LINDA ZUG OF SHERBORN IS MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH AT THE DOVER LIBRARY

The Friends of the Dover Library is pleased to announce that Linda Zug of Sherborn is the Artist of the Month for May, and her works will be on display at the Dover Town Library for the entire month. Zug’s work is based on her experiences at monastic retreats over the years. She painted the 12x12 oil paintings on board while there, and the larger paintings were done in studio following last year’s trip.

Zug will soon participate in her fifth such retreat to a Benedictine monastery in San Gimignano, Italy. The retreats are organized by Michael Dowling, artistic director of Medicine Wheel Productions in South Boston.

“What I appreciate so much about the retreat is the solitude and the focus on the work in a daily way without the interruptions of normal routines and chores,” Zug said. “I have five grandchildren who occupy a lot of my energy and attention, so the chance to allow the painting to happen in a concentrated span of time devoted only to work is a gift.”

Continuing her reflection, she added, “The monastic ethic of hospitality and rhythm of the prayerful day are inspiring to me. I have been studying Italian, which makes the trips more fun and which enables me to join the sisters of the order in their evening worship. I hope that the beauty of the timelessness of their daily devotion to prayer and work is evident in the paintings.”

At an October show at Medicine Wheel, titled, "Paintings from the Monastery", Zug’s work was described as “a response to the Benedictine sisters' aesthetics of hospitality and to their devotional work and ethic where the artist has created a space for self. Linda's work reflects the beauty of Italy with the theme of sky and word where heaven and earth meld together. It captures the senses and speaks of a physical presence, timelessness and spirit.”

Zug began painting after she retired from teaching high school French 15 years ago. She began in watercolor with Sherborn artist Bill Ternes, and 10 years ago she took some studio courses at Wellesley College as a post-bac student. It was five years ago that she met Dowling and soon began going on the retreats. Zug lives in Sherborn and paints at her home studio.

The Artist of the Month program is sponsored by the Friends of the Dover Library. Each month, a different local artist’s work is displayed in the library.

The Dover Town Library is located at 56 Dedham Street in Dover. Current library hours are: Monday – Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. It is closed on Sunday.

For more information, please visit the library’s web site at www.dovertownlibrary.org.

Giant Book Sale: one week away and counting

Gear up for the Friends' giant book sale, to be held Monday, May 17th from 3.30 to 7.30 p.m.  This is an ideal opportunity for you to go vote at the Town House, come on over to the Library (kids in tow, if you wish), and fill up some summer reading bags for very little money.  We need to clean house (and maybe you do as well), so volunteers will be delivering books to the Library on Sunday evening at 7 p.m.  You can bring over your gently used books (in good condition, please) at that time.

Our unbelievably cheap prices will make it easy for you to stock up: hardcovers will be $1 each, paperbacks 50 cents each, and children's books 4 for $1. You really don't want to spend more than that on a beach book, do you?

Since we need to sell it all, you will also be able to fill a big bag for a special bulk price.  You can feel virtuous about saving money, supporting your Library and recycling all at the same time--a moral trifecta!

PS The Town House is open for voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday.

Shoutout to the Lenox MA library

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/columnists/ci_15000192?source=rss

Here's an excellent article by Clarence Fanto from the Berkshire Eagle, discussing the importance of libraries in municipal budgets.    I liked it so much that I am going to paste the last paragraph here for you to read:

A library is the heartbeat of a community, a reflection of a town's values and aspirations. Slashing the budget sends a disturbing message about priorities and strikes a blow against civilized society. Even in hard times, a way must be found to preserve the essentials.


Remember to go to the polls on May 17th (Town House, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.) to vote for your town's budget.  Your voice matters.

Friends of the Dover Library to Hold Book Sale on May 17

The Friends of the Dover Library will be holding a giant book sale on Monday, May 17, from 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the library. Longer hours take advantage of the library's new late hours and accommodate voters. Come stock up on summer reading while supporting the library. Hardbacks will be $1, paperbacks 2/$1 and children's books 4/$1; there will also be a "fill a bag" option at the end of the sale. Stop by after voting at the Town House. Hope to see you there!

May Meeting

The May Friends Meeting will be on Monday, May 3, at 9 am in the Community Room. We'll start discussing plans for 2010-11 - the budget, bylaws and who will be on the Board. Hope to see you there!

Going once, going nice...auction baskets for spring gift-giving

The Friends is delighted to offer you a couple of really easy gift baskets that are sure to please.  Our general theme is "Mothers' Day" but you can use them for any holiday or celebration you wish.

Baskets are on display at the library, as are the bidding sheets. You can bid using your name or anonymously using your library card # (just be sure to transcribe it correctly, so we can contact you if you are the winner).  Come in soon and place your bid; we are accepting bids until the close of the Library on April 30th.

Here is a description of our spring offerings:

Moms' Day (and Night) Out:
Give the Mom in your life (even if it is you) a perfect day and night.  Drop your school-aged children at the Discovery Club for some educational child-care while you enjoy a relaxing massage at Sculpture in Needham.  Afterwards, you can swing by the California Pizza Kitchen in Wellesley to pick up some gourmet pizza for children and sitter.  Return home and find your outfit for the evening freshly cleaned and delivered to your doorstep by Holly Cleaners. Kiss everyone goodnight and head on over to the Sherborn Inn and Out for a delightful evening.  Remember, when your kids are little, every day is Mothers' Day!

Basket value: $235. Bidding ends on April 30th at the close of the library.

Stay-cation in New England:
Perfect for a series of memorable family outings, or to give to visiting relaties, the Stay-cation basket will send the family of your choice on a Duck Tour, to Davis Farmland (Sterling, MA), Zoo New England (your choice--Stoneham or Franklin Park)--even to Six Flags!
Be the successful bidder and create your own family memories with these quality mini-getaways. Enjoy New England on your own terms, at your own pace, on your own schedule.  You can't beat that!

Basket value: $270; bidding ends at close of the Library on April 30th.

Join us on April 6 for CPK Fundraising Day!

Giving won't just feel good, it'll taste good!

When:

Tuesday, April 6

11:30 am - 9 pm

Where:

California Pizza Kitchen

183 Linden Street, Wellesley.

(across from Roche Bros.)

www.cpk.com

781-416-3690

What:

Enjoy a delicious meal out (or to go) and help raise money for the Dover Library. Grab a flyer at the library (or print this out) and give it to your server when ordering (they need it to track funds). Then the Friends of the Dover Library will get 20% of your check - and the money will go right back to your library! *

*Donation amount excludes proceeds from tax, gratuity, gift card and retail purchases. Valid for dine-in, take out and curbside service. Manager, please attach this to guest check. Void if flyers are distributed in or near restaurant.

April Meeting

The Friends of the Dover Library will hold its April meeting on Monday, April 12, at 9 AM in the library's Community Room. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Topics to discuss include a recap of the March 25 Spelling Bee fundraiser, planning a spring book sale and plans for the coming year. Join us on Facebook – Fans of the Dover Town Library.

April Artist of the Month

PAINTINGS BY DAVID BASTILLE TO BE ON DISPLAY AT DOVER LIBRARY IN APRIL

The Friends of the Dover Library is pleased to announce that David Bastille of Holliston is the April Artist of the Month. His water-based oil paintings will be on display at the Dover Town Library from April 3 to April 30.

A graphic designer by trade, Bastille has always been a painter, first studying oil painting at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1977. The following year, he began what has become a 32-year career in graphic and advertising design, in and around Boston.

“Looking at my artwork,” he says, “you wouldn’t be surprised to find out that I’m also a graphic designer. You can see that I’m trying to communicate an idea. An emphasis on structure and balance is also evident.”

Since the 1980’s, he has participated in a series of group art shows in the Boston area known as “Art/Word.” In these productions, a group of artists is invited to choose a passage of text on a given theme and illustrate it. The most recent Art/Word shows have been held at Lasell College in Newton.

Over the years, Bastille has devoted a greater amount of time, energy, and resources to making art. His preferred medium is water-based oil paint.

Bastille is an art director at Sundin Associates, an advertising and marketing firm in Natick. He grew up in Wellesley, and graduated from Harvard College. He is a member of the Franklin Art Association. Bastille and his family live in Holliston.

For more information on the artist, please visit his web site at www.davidbastille.com.

The Artist of the Month program is sponsored by the Friends of the Dover Library. Each month, a different local artist’s work is displayed in the library. Pieces are available for sale and 10 percent of all sales go to the library.

The Dover Town Library is located at 56 Dedham Street in Dover.

Current library hours are: Monday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. It is closed on Sunday.

Beginning April 20, the library’s hours will be: Monday – Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. It will remain closed on Sunday.

For more information, please visit the library’s web site at www.dovertownlibrary.org.

Join us on Facebook – Fans of the Dover Town Library.

Bee recap

We had an amazing turnout for the 5th Annual Bee on March 25th.  Over 200 people showed up to demonstrate their support for the Library and the programming and fundraising provided by the Friends.

The spellers were, if possible, even better than in previous years--it was a very competetive and exciting night. The addition of a walk-on team (sponsored by an anonymous donor) added to the suspense.

Dover Cable broadcast the Bee live; in addtion, they generously taped and edited the event and are presently broadcasting it: see dsctv.com for showtimes and channels.

The excitement in the Great Hall was complemented by the Friends' activities outside of the spelling area:  the Bee Cafe served pizza and snacks; the Bee Tree gave visitors an opportunity to play with words for prizes and gift cards.  There was something for everyone at the Bee.

The winning team was the Dover Church Youth Group aka The Church Belles--Sarah Shoemaker and Carine Tarazi, joined spontaneously by Robert Lordi.  They earned their Enormous Bragging Rights!

Congratulations to all who played, and many thanks to all who came and made the evening a success.

See the Bee Blog for the complete scoop.

Latest Bee News

DON’T MISS THE 5^TH ANNUAL DOVER TOWN LIBRARY SPELLING BEE ON MARCH 25

On Thursday night, one team will rise above the others. Will the returning champs, the Spellunkers, be the first team to win back-to-back titles? Or will a challenger claim the Enormous Bragging Rights (and Whole Foods gift cards) in the 5^th Annual Dover Town Library Spelling Bee? In order to find out who the top spellers are, join the community on March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Dover Town House for a night of fun and fellowship – all in support of the Dover Town Library.

The spring fundraiser for the Friends of the Dover Library, the Bee is free to attend and everyone is invited to come and cheer on the spellers. Thanks to monetary and in-kind donations from local businesses that cover all expenses, all monies raised from the Bee (team entry fees, Mulligans, Bee Tree and Bee Café) will go directly to the library though the Friends of the Dover Library.

In addition to watching the Bee itself, attendees may purchase gifts and gift cards at the Bee Tree (buy a word clue, get a prize) in the Town House lobby and buy snacks from the Bee Café in the lower level.

The Bee Café will be stocked with pizza donated by Dover Café and California Pizza Kitchen (Wellesley), as well as snacks and water from Whole Foods (Dedham) and Save A Lot. All food must remain downstairs but thanks to a live feed from Dover Cable that will be in the Council on Aging room, no one will miss any of the action.

Items for purchase on the Bee Tree include products and gift cards from: Aquitaine; Beauty and Main; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Blue on Highland; Boston Duck Tours; Boston Red Sox; California Pizza Kitchen; Chiara; Costco; Davis’ Farmland and Mega Maze; Discovery Club; Dover Market; Dover Parks and Recreation; Elizabeth Grady (Needham); Emily’s Brownies; Fisher Brook Farm; Higgins Wine & Spirits; Holly Cleaners; The Linden Store; Magic Beans; National Amusements; Nicholas Christies Day Spa; Pawtucket Red Sox; Portrait Simple; Putchka Pals; Santa’s Village; Sculpture Hair Studio & Day Spa; Sherborn Inn & The Out; Stellabella Toys; Story Land; Sweet Basil; Taylor’s Stationery; Trader Joe’s (Needham); Wellesley Booksmith; and Zoo New England.

The Bee Tree and Bee Café are cash and check only so Bee prepared! And if you can’t make it to the Town House on Thursday, Bee sure to watch the live broadcast on Dover Cable.

The Bee underwriters include: Dover Automotive; Coldwell Banker (Wellesley); Roche Bros. Supermarkets; ScrubaDub Car Wash; Dover Eyes; Bridgewater Credit Union; Chestnut Street Animal Hospital; Dr. Mark Manikian, DDS; Erin’s School of Dance; and Middlesex Savings Bank (Needham). Many anonymous donors have also contributed to the Bee.

For more information, please visit the Bee Blog at www.spellboundindover.blogspot.com.