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Children's Library
August Events and Activities
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Our "Color Our World" Summer Reading Program is coming to an end on Saturday 8/23 - time to wrap up your Reading Logs and bring in your sheets to collect your prizes and enter for our Big Prizes! But be on the look out for a special invitation from us to end our program with some fun: Ice Cream Truck & Indoor Games! |
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Upcoming Color Our World Art Programs: |
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Paper Art Craft Thursday 8/7 4:30 pm Lots of cutting, gluing, and creating! K-2nd Graders welcomed
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Suncatchers Painting! Tuesday 8/12 4:30 Pleaser register as supplies are limited. - Best for 1st graders & up - |
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Kids Movie:
As part of our "Color Our World" Summer Reading Program, join Barbie in the "Magic of the Rainbow" where Elina and her pet-friend, Bibble, travel to wondrous Fairytopia's renowned School of Fairies. See the elegant Crystal Palace, where Elina and friends will improve their skills in magic, and learn how to combine flying with dancing. A very colorful movie! Wednesday 8/13 @ 7:00 (runs 1:40 Rated PG) |
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Weekly Events for All Ages |
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Drop-In LEGOs We supply the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Wednesday 8/6 @ 4pm |
Build to your heart's content with the library's collection of Lincoln Logs. Wednesday 8/27 @ 4:00pm |
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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 in August @ 10:30 am Enjoy weekly music and stories with Miss Caroline! No registration required for 8/7 and 8/21 as we will be in the large, Community Room. * Registration is needed for both the 8/14 & 8/28 sessions (we'll be in the small Children's Library Room) Registration starts the Monday before our Children's Library Room sessions (on 8/11 & 8/25). |
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 (for Thursday 8/14 & 8/28). Registration for these dates will begin the Monday before the events, on 8/11 & 8/25 NO REGISTRATION is needed for when Story Time will be hosted in the large, Community Room (8/7 & 8/21). 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 ending for the summer. Time to wrap up your Reading Logs and bring in your sheets to collect your prizes and enter our Big Prizes! Log minutes spent reading, write book reviews, attend programs, and complete missions for chances to win one of our grand prizes. Stop by our library to hand in your packets, collect your prizes, and enter for our Big Prizes by Saturday 8/23. Our digital platform is Readsquared * * * * * * * * * * * Hold Wednesday 8/20 open for an indoor party of Fun & Games! 4:00 - 7:00 by Invitation Only! _________________________ High Schoolers: Have you picked up your Summer Reading books for September? You'll find them upstairs in our YA section and don't forget our digital e-book formats amd e-readers that are also available. 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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I lived inside a Whale
by Xin Li
A quiet child in a boisterous family, Emma Wen dreams of a world that is peaceful and silent. When she reads about the blue whale--with a heart so big her father could stand in it--she has an idea: she fashions a boat out of household objects and sails from her bedroom into the mouth of a whale, where she settles in happily. Emma has finally found her peace and quiet.
That is until another child, Owen Tang, arrives inside the whale and is loud, noisy and 'everything she is running away from.'
Emma and Owen's unlikely friendship blossoms inside the microcosm of the whale.
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A PJ Masks Treasury
by Tina Gallo
Presenting the superhero adventures of the characters from the popular PJ Masks series: Night Ninja, Catboy, Gekko, and Owlette.
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Not Quite Narwhal
by Jessie Sima
Growing up in the ocean, Kelp has always assumed that he was a narwhal like the rest of his family. Sure, he's always been a little bit different--his tusk isn't as long, he's not as good of a swimmer, and he really doesn't enjoy the cuisine. Then one night, an extra strong current sweeps Kelp to the surface, where he spots a mysterious creature that looks just like him!
Kelp discovers that he and the creatures are actually unicorns.
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How I spent my Summer Vacation
by Mark Teague
A schoolboy tell his class about his summer vacation, during which he joined a group of cowboys and stopped a cattle stampede.
Sounds like a great adventure!
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Treasure Island: retold from the Robert Louis Stevenson Original
by Chris Tait
Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty--that's what's served up in this fine story, mates.
fter Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirate ship, and that surprises and danger await him . . . including a meeting with the unforgettable Long John Silver.
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Deer Run Home
by Ann Clare LeZotte
Moving into her father's trailer after an incident at her mom's house, Effie, who is deaf, gets tired of him stomping, pointing and making thoughtless jokes to communicate with her and wonders if telling the terrible secret she carries is the only way out.
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Not Nothing
by Gayle Forman
Alex is twelve and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home where he's bossed around by an annoying and self-important do-gooder named Maya-Jade. He hasn't seen his mom in a year, his aunt and uncle don't want him, and Shady Glen's geriatric residents seem like zombies to him.
Josey is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration camp--all thanks to the heroism of a woman named Olka and his own ability to sew. But now he spends his days in room 206 at Shady Glen, refusing to speak and waiting (and waiting and waiting) to die. Until Alex knocks on Josey's door...and Josey begins to tell Alex his story.
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Dangerous Allies
by Lisa McMann
Following an explosive showdown with President Fuerte and his supernatural henchmen, the forgotten five and their allies are feeling lost. Their trusted friend and mentor, The Librarian, has left the group and declared her loyalty to the corrupt president. Has the Librarian really abandoned them in their quest to take down Fuerte's regime, or has she been kidnapped?
Read the book to find out!
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Across so Many Seas
by Ruth Behar
In 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition, Benvenida and her family are banished from Spain for being Jewish. They journey by foot and by sea, eventually settling in Istanbul. Over four centuries later, in 1923, shortly after the Turkish war of independence, Reina's father disowns her for a small act of disobedience. He ships her away to live with an aunt in Cuba.
In 1961, Reina's daughter, Alegra, is proud to be a brigadista, teaching literacy in the countryside. But soon Fidel Castro's crackdowns force her to flee to Miami, leaving her parents behind. In 2003, Alegra's daughter, Paloma, is fascinated by all the journeys that had to happen before she could be born. A keeper of memories, she's thrilled to learn more about her heritage on a trip to Spain, where she makes a momentous discovery.
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Agents of S.U.I.T.
by John Patrick Green
At S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for: a field assignment. Only...it's literally out in the middle of a field, and her orders are so vague, she can hardly tell what she's supposed to be investigating. But as she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker's rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy―not to mention a spooky haunting at the abandoned S.U.I.T. field outpost―Cilantro steps into her own V.E.S.T. as a valued member of the S.U.I.T. team.
From InvestiGators author John Patrick Green, the world of S.U.I.T. has never been more fun!
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The Sherlock Society
by James Ponti
Siblings Alex and Zoe Sherlock take their last name as inspiration when choosing a summer job. After all, starting a detective agency has to be better than babysitting (boring), lawn mowing (sweaty), or cleaning out the attic (boring and sweaty). Their friends Lina, an avid bookworm, and Yadi, an aspiring cinematographer, join the enterprise, and Alex and Zoe's retired reporter grandfather offers up his sweet aquamarine Cadillac convertible and storage unit full of cold cases.
Together with Grandpa's know-how and the kids' intelligence--plus some really slick gadgets--can the Sherlock Society root out the conspiracy?
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Take it from the Top
by Claire Swinarski
Set at a camp over the course of six summers, this novel dives into the falling-out of two girls from different backgrounds who thought they'd be friends forever...until a production of Wicked brings all their buried issues to the surface.
Claire Swinarski, Edgar Award nominee of the ALA Notable What Happened to Rachel Riley?, tackles privilege, perspective, and the power of friendship in this page-turning puzzle that readers will devour.
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Dry
by Neal Shusterman
The drought--or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it--has been going on for a while now. Everyone's lives have become an endless list of don'ts: don't water the lawn, don't fill up your pool, don't take long showers. Until the taps run dry. Suddenly, Alyssa's quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation; neighbors and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. And when her parents don't return and her life--and the life of her brother--is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she's going to survive.
New to our YA collection!
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The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky
by Josh Galarza
Ever since cancer invaded his adoptive mother's life, Brett feels like he's losing everything, most of all control. To cope, Brett fuels all of his anxieties into epic fantasies, including his intergalactic Kid Condor comic book series, which features food constellations and characters not unlike those in his own life.
But lately Brett's grip on reality has started to lose its hold. The fictions he's been telling himself - about his unattractive body, the feeling that he's a burden to his best friend, that he's too messed up to be loved - have consumed him completely, and Brett will do anything to forget about the cosmic-sized hole in his chest, even if it's unhealthy.
But when Brett's journal and deepest insecurities are posted online for the whole school to see, Brett realizes he can no longer avoid the painful truths of his real-life narrative. As his eating disorder escalates, Brett must be honest with the people closest to him, including his new and fierce friend Mallory who seems to know more about Brett's issues than he does. With their support, he just might find the courage to face the toughest reality of all.
Upstairs in our YA collection!
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