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Children's Library
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Father's Day Shrinky Dink's Craft Tuesday June 10th @ 4:30 Registration required! |
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Drop-In LEGOs We supply the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Wednesday 6/4 @ 4pm |
Drop-in Craft Teacher Thank You Stop by the library and make a craft to thank all the special teachers in your life! Saturday 6/14 - all day |
Kids Movie:
Dog Man When a police officer and his faithful police dog get injured in the line of duty, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two and Dog Man is born. As Dog Man learns to embrace his new identity, he must stop feline supervillain Petey the Cat from cloning himself and going on a crime spree. Wednesday, June 25th @ 7:00 (runs 1:34 Rated PG) |
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Weekly Events for All Ages |
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Baby Play Time
Mondays @ 10am - 12pm Parents & caregivers are invited to socialize and have open-ended play with our toys and puzzles. Ages 0-5 |
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Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline Thursdays @ 10:30 am Enjoy weekly music and stories with Miss Caroline. * Registration starts the Monday before our Children's Library Room sessions. Registration needed for 6/5 only (Children's Library Room) No registration required for remainder June dates as we will be in the large, Community Room. |
1000 Books Before Kindergarten |
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
The Dillon Library participates in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten early literacy program. Turn in your reading logs for prizes and more. For more information, please contact the Children's Librarian. |
Message from our Children’s Librarian On-line registration has started for the times our popular Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline will be held in the smaller Children's Library Room (Thursday 6/5). Registration for these dates will begin the Monday before the event. NO REGISTRATION is needed for when Story Time will be hosted in the large, Community Room (6/12 and 6/26). Please go to www.dillonlibrary.org to register for each of your children attending as space is limited. You do not need to register for yourself (as the parent or caregiver / adult attending). __________________________________ Our Summer Reading Program is starting Saturday 6/21!! It's going to be all about COLORS this summer. Our Kid's & Teen Summer Reading Programs are designed for readers aged 5-17 to help encourage life-long reading habits. As your reader has adventures reading this summer, they can earn points, get badges, and receive a completion certificate to print and share. Badges can be turned into raffle tickets for one of our great prizes this summer! Stop by our library to pick up your registration packet or log onto our on-line Readsquared Summer Reading Program to begin logging in your reading: _________________________ High Schoolers: Pick up your Summer Reading books early - don't forget our digital formats too! Congratulations to our Growing Stage: Knuffle Bunny contest winners: Cecilia, Aayan, and Kamila! They recieved tickets to the musical and a book bundle. _______________________ Tumblebooks have been added to our kids page, as well as to the Research Databases page under Young Readers, E-books, and Books and Literature. TumbleBooks are Story Books – Chapter Books/Read-Alongs – Non Fiction stories, plus Language Learning videos, puzzles & games created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music, and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, have your child read, or have it read to them. There are even books in foreign languages! TumbleBooks are GREAT for children and teens! ______________________________________ Our Instagram page (@CDPLkids) is up and running - check us out!  Visit and follow us! Maria Provini Children's Librarian, MLIS |
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A Father's Day Thank You
by Janet Nolan
Harvey doesn't know what to get his father for Father's Day, but after remembering all the things his dad did for him that week, he picks up a crayon, draws a special card and decides that thanking his dad is the best gift of all.
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Happy Father's Day!
by Ada Kinney
"Slow down Dad!" a young girl says as she tries to keep up with her father on their jog. They high-five when their favorite team wins at the ball park. They eat a fun meal. Readers learn it's the simple moments that can celebrate Dad.
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Maisy goes on a bike ride
by Lucy Cousins
Maisy has a new bicycle and can't wait to ride with her friends on so many adventures, whizzing on wheels, whether a bike, trike, scooter or tandem, going uphill or downhill, or through puddles.
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I wish you more
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Perfect for a Graduate, this book combines endearing, pastel-colored illustrations with uplifting text to celebrate the power of endless positive wishes that reflect on life's joyous milestones, sharing words of encouragement and observing the wonders of everyday moments.
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The Book of Turtles
by Sy Montgomery
Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles are fascinating.
Turtles are also endlessly surprising. There are turtles with soft shells, turtles with googly eyes, turtles with necks longer than their bodies, and turtles whose shells glow in the dark!
From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller
Sy Montgomery comes an ode to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet: turtles. With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text, this picture book will speak to the wisdom these long-lived animals can lend.
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A Flag for Juneteenth
by Kim Taylor
On June 19, 1865, young Huldah and her close-knit community of enslaved African Americans on a plantation in Texas, process the news of their freedom and celebrate together by creating a community freedom flag. A powerful story about the first Juneteenth.
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Green Eggs and Ham take a Hike
by James Kochalka
Dr. Seuss's iconic, original dynamic duo is back--and this time, Sam-I-Am is going to show his grumpy pal the world beyond green eggs and ham in their own chapter book graphic novel!
Sam-I-Am's grumpy best pal Walter is missing out on the great big world but Sam-I-Am is determined to make sure he doesn't miss a thing! After all, that's what best friends are for?
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Paint with Ploof
by Ben Clanton
Kids are encouraged to root for Ploof the little cloud through the ups and downs of trying something new: attempting to paint a rainbow.
Follow Ploof, along with some calming breathing exercises, and find a new perspective on how to enjoy and relax.
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The Berenstain Bears' Graduation Day
by Mike Berenstain
Celebrate graduation day with the Berenstain Bears! A fun gift for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade graduates.
It's the end of the school year and Bear Country School is holding a graduation ceremony for all the students. This year, Brother and Sister will get to wear a cap and gown--and get a diploma. But will Honey Bear be able to join in on the fun?
Read along as the Berenstain Bears learn about the true meaning of the end of the school year.
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Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party
by Kim Dean
From the bestselling Pete the Cat series, it's a groovy pizza party that you don't want to miss! It's a party, a party, a perfect pizza party! That's what Pete thinks as he piles the pie high with his favorite topping-pepperoni. But then his friends come over and add their own toppings to the pizza. Will Pete's perfect pizza be ruined?
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Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Some call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it Juneteenth. Learn more about this important holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader.
On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered. Order Number 3 was read, proclaiming that they were no longer enslaved--they were free.
People danced, wept tears of joy, and began to plan their new lives. Juneteenth became an annual celebration that is observed by more and more Americans with parades, picnics, family gatherings, and reflection on the words of historical figures, to mark the day when freedom truly rang for all.
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Who was Charles Schulz?
by Joan Holub
Charles (otherwise known as Sparky) Schulz always loved drawing from the time he was a young child, and as he grew older, he turned this passion into a phenomenally successful career. His early doodles of a shy boy and of his mischievous dog inspired two of his most familiar and beloved characters: Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Here's the story about the Peanuts gang and Charles's life that's sure to excite those who love the classic cartoon series.
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I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919
by Georgia Ball
One of the strangest disasters in U.S. history is brought to vivid life in this graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Karen De La Vega.
It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston. Life here is exciting, but not always easy. And then there's the massive metal tank that rises up over their crowded North End neighborhood. The ugly tank, filled with sticky brown molasses, has always leaked. But nobody imagined that it could one day explode apart, sending a tsunami of molasses into the streets.
Caught in the flood, Carmen must fight for her life -- the life that she and Papa built together in America. But where will she find the strength?
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Popcorn
by Rob Harrell
Andrew's just trying to make it through Picture Day, which is easier said than done when it seems like the whole world is out to get him--from a bully to a science experiment gone wrong to a someone else's juice snot (don't ask).
But as Andrew goes through the school day, and as one thing after another goes wrong, that little kernel of worry in his stomach is getting hotter and hotter, until it threatens to pop and turn into a public panic attack - his worst fear. He tries to keep his anxiety at bay, but the news that his grandmother with Alzheimer's is missing is too much.
Mixed with humorous art and "anxiety file" panels that depict the real, difficult feelings of anxiety and OCD, this book provides real tips for coping, letting go of control, and accepting help--all while trying to get the perfect school picture.
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The Wicked King
by Holly Black
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.
Featured in our YA section (upstairs floor).
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