DHS Library News

Dedham Reads Together 2023
"A Symphony of Stories"

Dedham Reads Together is an annual town-wide reading initiative to build community, foster learning and love of literature, and provide opportunities to support and celebrate the town’s libraries. Sponsored by DLIT and supported by the public library and all school libraries in Dedham, this annual program encourages the community to read books on a common theme, participate in supporting activities, and then celebrate at a culminating gala event. The other school librarians and I attended and we enjoyed live music from local bands and dinner from a food truck.

This year we've been celebrating music, with the theme "A Symphony of Stories', and all libraries in town, including school libraries, have been offering supporting activities. The DHS Library offered Makerspace activities which included stations where students could: Design (or redesign) an Album Cover, Decorate a Notebook with Sheet Music, Try Out a Synthesizer, 3D Print an Instrument, Write Your Own Song, and/or Create a Playlist for Your Favorite Book, Author, or Book Genre. We also have a great music-themed book display created by Ms. Ellakkis. Stop by to see what we have! The DHS Staff Book Club also read and discussed the book Music is History by Questlove.

Please Return Your Library Books!

As we approach the end of the school year, we would like to get our books back. We want to make sure these books are available for others. Please return your library books now. 

If you receive an email notice or a paper overdue slip indicating that you owe library materials, please make every effort to return your books. Books can be returned to directly to our main desk in library. 

 If you have any questions about an overdue notice, or are still using your books, please see or email Mrs. Johnson.

Library Humor

A chicken walked into a public library, marched up to the desk and said, “Book, book, book, book.”

So, the librarian handed the bird a book, the chicken accepted it and then left.

Ten minutes later, the chicken returned, threw the book on the desk and said, “Book, book, book, book.”

Once again the librarian handed the chicken a book, the chicken accepted it, and then left.

Ten minutes later, the chicken was back again! It marched up to the librarian, threw the book on the desk, then said, “Book, book, book, book.”

The librarian handed the chicken a third book, but this time decided to follow the bird. She watched the chicken hurry down the street and stop at a pond, where there was a frog sitting on a lily pad.

The chicken showed the book to the frog, but the frog just shook its head and said, “Read it, read it, read it, read it.”