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Children's Library
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Summer Reading Program Kick-Off: DINOSAURS ARISE!! Come face to face with a T-Rex as we UNEARTH A STORY! It will be D-I-N-O-M-I-T-E-! Thursday June 11th @ 6:30 Registration required! |
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Drop-In LEGOs We supply the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Wednesday 6/3 @ 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 6/13 - all day |
Get ready to celebrate America's 250th Birthday. Enter to win a Patriotic Themed Basket this Month. Stop by Children's and solve a crossword puzzle to enter to win. Perfect for the 4th of July. |
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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 will be needed for 6/11 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). __________________________________ High Schoolers: Pick up your Summer Reading books early - don't forget our digital formats too! 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. It's especially hard when his older sisters and brother seem so sure that their presents are his favorites. What will Harvey come up with?
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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 and spend the day together.
Young readers will learn it's the simple moments that can celebrate Dad.
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Unicorn, Go to Bed!: Unicorn, Go to Bed!
by Mike Hensel
What do you do when your unicorn just won't go to bed? The tables are turned in this hilariously relatable story of one young girl's struggle to wrangle her little unicorn to sleep, despite the unicorn's escalating antics to stay awake past her bedtime.
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I wish you more
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Perfect for a Graduate, this book combines pastel-colored illustrations with uplifting text to celebrate the power of endless positive wishes that reflect on life's joyous milestones and observing the wonders of everyday moments.
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The Berenstain Bears' Graduation Day.
by Mike Berenstain
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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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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Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Learn more about Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader book.
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His Fairytale Life: A Book about Hans Christian Andersen
by Jane Yolen
A lyrical biography of Hans Christian Andersen -- this book traces Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary journey from humble, impoverished beginnings to international literary fame.
New to our Biography Section.
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No Purchase Necessary
by Maria Marianayagam
Ajay has lived his life dutifully following the rules set by his Tamil parents. Rule #3: Straight A's only. Rule #5: There is no such thing as a no-homework day. However, moving to a new school gives Ajay a new rule to follow: Get on seventh-grade all-star Jacob Underson's good side.
Yet when Jacob asks him to steal a Mercury Candybar from Al's convenience store, Ajay feels this is his chance to finally 'get cool'. But Jacob rejects the stolen chocolate bar, leaving Ajay to unwrap it and discover that it contains Mercury's 25th Anniversary Grand Prize: one million dollars!
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The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
by Daniel Nayeri
1941: The German armies are storming across Europe. Iran is a neutral country occupied by British forces on one side, Soviet forces on another. Soldiers fill the teahouses of Isfahan. Nazi spies roam the alleyways. Babak and his little sister have just lost their father.
Now orphans, fearing they will be separated, the two devise a plan. Babak will take up his father's old job as a teacher to the nomads. With a chalkboard strapped to Babak's back, and a satchel full of textbooks, the siblings set off to find the nomad tribes as they make their yearly trek across the mountains. Master storyteller Daniel Nayeri keeps you on the edge of your seat, uncertain to the very end.--
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A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
by María Dolores Águila
Based on the true story of Roberto Alvarez and the Lemon Grove Incident, this vivid and uplifting middle grade debut novel in verse about one young child's courage to stand up for what is right, and the determination of the Mexican community is perfect for fans of ESPERANZA RISING and INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN.
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Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown
by Candace Fleming
How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit suicide by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history.
Using riveting first-person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming reveals the makings of a monster: from Jones's humble origins as a child of the Depression... to his founding of a group whose idealistic promises of equality and justice attracted thousands of followers from California to relocate to an unsettled territory in Guyana, South America, (Jonestown), the tale of The Peoples Temple's nefarious experiment of mind-control began.
New to our YA section.
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