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Dover Library to host Civil War program COURTESY OF THE DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY The Dover Public Library will host a Civil War program featuring historian Chris Hart at 6:30 p.m. May 25 via Facebook Live.  Hart will portray New York City policeman Peter Hart, who has been invited to give the eulogy of his friend Robert Anderson with whom he served at Fort Sumter. Hart will share events leading up to and conditions during the first battle of the Civil War, including the lowering of the flag when t...

Dover Library to host author Alan Hlad COURTESY OF THE DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY The Dover Public Library will host author Alan Hlad to discuss his second novel “Churchill’s Secret Messenger” at 6:30 p.m. May 27. Hlad’s novel is the story of a young woman from London who is recruited from Churchills typing pool to become an undercover spy in German-occupied France. She endures missions, escapes and imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp.  Alan Hlad is a corporate executive turned writer....

Dover Library to celebrate Mother’s Day COURTESY OF THE DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY The Dover Public Library will celebrate Mother’s Day at 3 p.m. May 8 via Zoom with House of Mills CEO and head designer Philista Marie Mills and Be Yoga Studios owner Sarah DiFazio. Mills will open the event by sharing new collections from House of Mills, and DiFazio will close the event by leading participants in a guided meditation. They will stream live from the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts. To register...

The Times-Reporter I just wanted to take a few moments to express my view of the Dover library and its value in the community in light of the coming levy renewal vote. We who live in Dover have been blessed with an incredible local library that has friendly and helpful staff, interesting and valuable programs for all ages and access to books in all formats. Not to mention the important public access to computers and printing.   As a homeschool family with three young children (who love the ...

Dover Library celebrates 3D Printing Month COURTESY OF THE DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY The Dover Public Library is celebrating 3D Printing Month in May with two promotional giveaways. Patrons may order one of four sample projects in their choice of color. Patrons who order any 3D print during the month of May will be entered into a drawing for a free 3D print of a project of their choice, up to 24 hours of printing. Orders for free items must be turned in by May 29. The winner of the extra print will ...

To this day, the library is still vacant.  Throughout 2019 and 2020, the state continued to give Wesley money in increments, primarily at the urging of Dover lawmakers like Lynn and Rep. Colin Bonini, R-Dover, a Wesley graduate.  "That is close to 50 acres in downtown Dover in a disadvantaged neighborhood, and is an anchor for the economy and the communities," Bonini said in a January 2020 interview. "Wesley is a minority-serving institution. So were talking about a lot of kids who would not ...

Readers Viewpoint: Dover Library provides many services The Times-Reporter I would like to encourage voters in Dover to vote yes on Issue 9. This continuation only (no new taxes) is very important to continuing the programs offered by the Dover Public Library. Many of these programs my family has used for multiple decades. The library programs have contributed greatly to the education, skills, and entertainment of our family.  Such programs and resources as the Teen Tuesdays, 100-Books-A-Year ...

47abc March 11, 2021 DOVER, Del. – A Dover man is behind bars on multiple charges after he allegedly tried to flee from a traffic stop early Thursday morning. According to police, a vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation at around 3:15 a.m., in the area of Loockerman Street and Legislative Avenue. The vehicle pulled into the rear parking lot of the Dover Library where it came to a stop. At that time, 22-year-old Tywon Peace, who was a passenger in the vehicle, got out of the vehicle and ...

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