Senior Center Library


The Librarian is In!

Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Friday from 9:00 AM to Noon

in the Tuscarawas County Senior Center located at 425 Prospect St, in Dover

In partnership with the Tuscarawas County Senior Center, the Dover Public Library is proud to offer reference, reader’s advisory, and technology help at the Senior Center Library! Browse a featured author every month, get your hands on popular paperbacks, check out a western, and more at this excellent little library, located right inside the Senior Center. You can also pick up your Dover Public Library reserves at the Senior Center Library! Contact Outreach Librarian Linda Toohey at
330-343-6123 for more information.

Outreach Services

The Dover Public Library is committed to serving all residents of the Dover community, including individuals outside library walls. Our Outreach Services include deliveries of materials to patrons who cannot come to the Library in person as well as programs presented outside the Library.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Senior Center Branch Librarian Linda Toohey at ltoohey@doverlibrary.org or call us at 330-343-6123.

Books on Wheels

Books and other materials delivered directly to you – for free!

Books on Wheels Logo

If you are unable to come to the Library in person, a librarian or Book Buddy volunteer will deliver Library materials directly to you at no charge. Outreach patrons can borrow all types of Library materials – Books, Magazines, eReaders, DVDs, CDs, and Audio Books! Any homebound or care facility resident in the Dover, Ohio area is eligible. Deliveries are made Tuesdays and Wednesdays and can be made once a week or every other week. To sign up, call the Dover Public Library at 330-343-6123 and ask for our Outreach Librarian, Linda Toohey! Or, you can email her at ltoohey@doverlibrary.org.

Programs by Library Linda

The Library offers educational and entertaining programs on a wide variety of topics for area groups and facilities. Our dedicated “Library Linda” presents programs weekly at community centers, including all area care facilities. For more information, to book a program, or to see the latest list of available programs, contact Outreach Librarian Linda Toohey at ltoohey@doverlibrary.org.

Travel the World with Linda

Now at the Tuscarawas County Senior Center!

The 2nd Thursday of Each Month at 12:15 PM

In partnership with New Dawn, the Dover Public Library took residents on a worldwide tour through a series of programs in 2019. Each month, participants virtually visited a different country and received a stamp in their program passport.

For 2020, the tour continued with visits to 12 new countries chosen by participants. This year’s itinerary includes: Egypt, Israel, Italy, Canada, Fiji, Peru, South Africa, the Philippines, Switzerland, the Bahamas, Australia, and Argentina.

Other countries on our tour have included Sierra Leone, Russia, Ireland, and Mexico, with more on the way each month!

Join Outreach Librarian Linda Toohey for fun and informative programs on locations all over the world, no jetlag! These monthly programs take place at the Tuscarawas County Senior Center on the second Thursday of the Month at 12:15. Each time you come to one of our travel programs, you get a unique sticker for your “passport.” No registration required!