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    Upcoming Events

    Title: Navigating through Adolescent Mental Health: A Parental Workshop
    From: 1:00pm Saturday, January 4, 2025
    To: 2:00pm Saturday, January 4, 2025
    Presenter: Shannon Vigil, LPCMH
    Location: Multi-Purpose Room B
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Adults
    Categories: Health and Wellness
    Description:

    Have you ever thought, "What is going on with my child?" If so, this workshop is for you! Gain valuable insight to adolescent development and mental health. This educational workshop serves parents or caregivers of youth ages 11 to 13. Get all of your questions answered by a mental health expert.

    Title: Tarot Study Club
    From: 3:00pm Saturday, January 4, 2025
    To: 4:00pm Saturday, January 4, 2025
    Location: Teen Loft
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Adults, Teens
    Categories: Community and Culture, Religion and Spirituality
    Registration: Registration is required for this event.
    Description:

    Come learn and practice tarot as a creative tool, for self-reflection, introspection, meditation, thoughtfulness, or as a fun hobby. We will be meeting in the Teen Loft on select Saturdays from September to May from 3:00-4:00pm. Please see below for the complete list of dates. 

    Explore the various meanings and uses of tarot as we seek new imagery and interpretations. For all experience levels (even if you've never tried tarot before) and degrees of belief or non-belief. Once a month, we will get together to discuss cards, explore spreads, and learn from one another. Bring your own deck or use one of ours.

    This event is for teens and adults, ages 12+. 

    Meeting Dates:
    September 21, 2024
    October 12, 2024
    November 23, 2024
    December 14, 2024
    January 4, 2025
    February 15, 2025
    March 8, 2025
    April 19, 2025
    May 10, 2025

    Title: Build It!
    From: 1:00pm Sunday, January 5, 2025
    To: 4:00pm Sunday, January 5, 2025
    Location: Children’s Program Room
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Children
    Categories: STREAM
    Description:

    YOUR imagination + OUR really cool building stuff = FUN!

    Title: In Harmony Concert Series: Mystic Warriors
    From: 2:00pm Sunday, January 5, 2025
    To: 3:30pm Sunday, January 5, 2025
    Location: Multi-Purpose Room A, Multi-Purpose Room B
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: All Ages
    Categories: Arts and Crafts, Community and Culture
    Description:

    Mystic Warriors is a DC-based band performing for more than 20 years in museums, government agencies, concerts series, arts and craft shows, colleges, universities.

    This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events at www.DelawareScene.com.

    Title: Teen Writers' Salon
    From: 4:00pm Monday, January 6, 2025
    To: 5:00pm Monday, January 6, 2025
    Location: Teen Loft
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Teens
    Categories: Literacy and Language
    Description:

    Join us in the Teen Loft every Monday at 4:00pm to work on your latest project, share tips and inspiration, get help with homework writing assignments, and just chill with other writers. All skill levels are welcome! Light refreshments, simple prompts, writing guides, extra notebooks, and writing utensils will be available.

    This event may be unsupervised; for homework help, please email Elizabeth.Miller@lib.de.us with details in advance. 

    This event is for teens ages 12-18 and does not require registration.
     

    Title: Teleservices Specialist: Employment, Health, and Social Support
    From: 10:00am Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    To: 3:00pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    Location: Community Classroom
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Adults, Families, Older Adults
    Categories: Computers and eBooks, Jobs, Careers, and Entrepreneurship , Social Services
    Description:

    A teleservices specialist is available, ready to assist with a range of needs. Assistance is provided on a first-come, first-served basis with no appointment required. Walk-ins are welcome! Patrons can rely on the specialist for assistance with:

    • Employment guidance and training
    • Resume support
    • Assistance with Delaware ASSIST applications (Medicaid, and SNAP benefits)
    • Housing and food resources
    • Computer assistance
    • Financial coaching with StandByMe
    • Learning about other DHSS agencies
    • Referrals to partner organizations, and more!

    Additionally, our specialist offers a secure and confidential private appointment space for virtual appointments, including telehealth sessions, job interviews, legal consultations, and more. The space is equipped with a laptop featuring the most up-to-date telehealth applications, high-speed internet access, and soundproofing features to guarantee utmost privacy.

    Stop by and say hello!

    Title: Songs & Stories
    From: 10:30am Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    To: 11:30am Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    Location: Multi-Purpose Room A
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Children, Families
    Categories: Story Time
    Description:

    Songs & stories for all ages!

    Title: Homeschool Connections: Victrola Museum
    From: 1:00pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    To: 2:00pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Children, Teens, Tweens
    Categories: Community and Culture, STREAM
    Registration: Registration is required for this event.
    Description:

    Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from September to May for fun events just for homeschoolers! These events are designed for kids ages 6-18. All of our events are completely free of charge.

    Registration is required for all events and opens approximately one month before the event begins. Please ensure that your email and phone number are correct and only register the participating youth (ages 6-18)! One no-call, no-show will result in removal from the registration list, but you are still welcome to join as a walk-in & see if space is available. 

    On January 7th, we'll be visiting the Victorla Museum for a tour. Please note that we will be meeting at the museum, which is located at 375 S New St, Dover, DE 19901, and that since we are off-site, parents are expected to stay with their children for the duration of the event.

    For any questions, please email Elizabeth.Miller@lib.de.us and Carlee.Hayden@lib.de.us. 

     

    Title: Knit, Crochet & More
    From: 1:00pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    To: 4:00pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    Location: Conference Room
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Adults
    Categories: Arts and Crafts
    Description:

    Come join us in the conference room with any of your unfinished craft projects! 

    Good projects to work on during this time include:

    • Knitting
    • Crochet (if you'd like to learn, a staff member can do a beginner lesson)
    • Cross stitch
    • Painting
    • Any other project that you can fit around a table!
    Title: Now Showing: "Remembering Gene Wilder"
    From: 1:30pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    To: 4:00pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    Location: Multi-Purpose Room A
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: Adults, Older Adults
    Categories: Arts and Crafts
    Description:

    This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak. It is illustrated by a bevy of touching and hilarious clips and outtakes, never-before-seen home movies, narration from Wilder’s audiobook memoir, and interviews with a roster of brilliant friends and collaborators like Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, and Carol Kane. Remembering Gene Wilder shines a light on an essential performer, writer, director, and all-around mensch.

    Not Rated; 1h 32m

    Title: Passport Services
    From: 2:30pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    To: 5:30pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    Library: Dover Public Library
    Audiences: All Ages
    Categories: History and Genealogy
    Description:

    This Passport Acceptance Facility is a full-service facility offering photos and expedited mailings. Walk-ins are available with limited slots which are first come, first served. Appointments can be made at https://dover.lib.de.us/passport/. Please visit travel.state.gov for detailed passport information.