CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The Children's Department at the DPL has a diverse collection of books, movies, and other resources devoted specifically to children and young adults. We have a children's librarian and library assistant with special knowledge of the collection and offer many fun and educational programs. For more information, call (781) 751-9283 or email Pat Reilly at preilly@minlib.net (MAIN Library), or Megan Ciccarello (781) 751-9178, mciccarello@minlib.net (ENDICOTT Branch).
Programs
The Children’s Department offers a wide variety of programs – including storytimes, creative writing classes, teddy bear picnics, and special summer events. Storytimes are a perennial favorite.
Storytimes
The Dedham Public Library offers annual Spring and Fall storytime sessions. These generally run for six to eight weeks and require in-person registration.
Drop-In Storytimes, which do not require registration, are held during other times of the year.
For October 2007, we offer Storytimes at the Main Library and Endicott Branch.
See chart below for ages, locations, and schedules.
| MAIN LIBRARY |
Endicott Branch |
| Storytime THURSDAYS 10:30am |
Storytime TUESDAYS
10:15 am |
| Ages 2 and UP |
Ages 2-1/2 through 3-1/2 |
43 Church Street,
Dedham MA 02026
(781) 751-9283
|
257 Mount Vernon Street,
Dedham MA 02026
(781) 751-9178 |
| October 18 |
October 16 |
| October 25 |
October 23 |
| November 1 |
October 30 |
| November 8 |
November 6 |
| November 15 |
November 13 |
| November 29 |
November 20 |
| December 6 |
November 27 |
| |
December 4 |
Recommended Reading
Recent award-winning titles and some library staff hot-picks:
Newbery Award Winners (best children's book):
2007 - The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
2006 - Criss Cross by Lynee Rae Perkins
2005 - Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
2004 - The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
2003 - Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
2002 - A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
2001 - A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
2000 - Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Michael L. Printz Award Winners (best young adult book):
2007 - American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
2006 - Looking for Alaska by John Green
2005 - How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
2004 - The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
2003 - Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers
2002 - Step from Heaven by An Na
2001 - Kit's Wilderness by David Almond
2000 - Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Caldecott Winners (best illustrations):
2007 - Flotsam by David Wiesner
2006 - The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster, illustrated by Chris
Raschka
2005 - Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
2004 - The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
2003 - My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
2002 - The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
2001 - So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George
2000 - Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback
Staff Picks (children's and picture books):
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
The Fledgling by Jane Langton
The Friend by John Burningham
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard
Mrs. Plug the Plumber by Allan Ahlberg
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
The Talking Eggs by Robert San Souci
Staff Picks (young adult):
Double Helix by Nancy Werlin
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Summer Reading Favorites:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Alexander Brown
The Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris Krutcher
Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
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