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Happening this month at your Defiance County libraries! 🦖

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This week the Defiance Public Library System has 61 new books and four new movies. New items include Whistler, Hoppers, Scream 7, Land, Road Trip, The Official ACT Prep Guide 2026 - 2027, Doctor Who, The Children, A Pair of Aces, and Unlearn Your Pain. https://t.co/t0JE9pG0KP

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Congratulations to our newest #library card holder!

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Unearth a Story with Defiance Public Library System's Summer Reading Challenge!

The adventure begins TODAY! Dig into great books, discover new stories, and earn chances to win prizes all summer long.

Register: https://t.co/OPBWmaCpfi
Details: https://t.co/oxiWaNO4ZB

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This week the Defiance Public Library System has 97 new books and four new movies. New items include Avatar, The Final Target, The Midnight Train, The Land and Its People, Into the Blue, The Brothers McKay, Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement, and Protector. https://t.co/hxNeSJ2m6w

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On June 8, Defiance Public Library transforms into a dino-infested escape room with challenges for all ages! Free & open to everyone. 📷 #rawr

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Reminder: All DPLS libraries will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

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This week the Defiance Public Library System has 72 new books and three new movies. New items include Ironwood, The Divorce, Fever Dream, Mercy, My Friends, The Shippers, AI for Good, A Murder in Hollywood, Puddle Jumpers, Dreams, and Charlotte's Web. https://t.co/5HWIyAjfYm

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Wrangle up some donuts and dinosaurs during our summer reading sign-up celebration! Get registered for the challenge and collect your sign-up rewards!

June 1 from 10:00AM-7:00PM at Defiance Public Library.

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👉 Registration for the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge is NOW open for all ages! Create an account (if you don't already have one) at https://t.co/OPBWmaCpfi

🦕 For complete details about the challenge, events, activities, prizes and more, visit https://t.co/oxiWaNO4ZB

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This week the Defiance Public Library System has 163 new books and six new movies. New items include Birth Vibes, Our Perfect Storm, Goat, 26 Beauties, Call the Midwife, The U.S. Constitution, Jujutsu Kaisen30, and The Things We Never Say. https://t.co/7rik0ALZjl

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The Friends of Defiance Public Library are now accepting vendor applications for Art in the Park, taking place on Fort Street/at the Fort Grounds on June 28. The deadline to apply is June 13! 🎨

👉 Read details & download a vendor application here: https://t.co/2vuHiYUqtE

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Explore a curated collection of mental health resources on @hooplaDigital.

Gain valuable insights, tools, and strategies to nurture your mental well-being.

👉 Check it out: https://t.co/Vvrm9s9LBs

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This week the Defiance Public Library System has 49 new books and three new movies. New items include Solo Mio, It, Invincible, Freeze Fresh Meal Prep, Forbidden Mountain, Styx and Stones, Cat on a Hot Tin Woof, and Burn the Kingdom Down. https://t.co/5RfyMCPc3n

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Take your library card on an adventure! Check out passes to these destinations at DPL:

🌙 Armstrong Air & Space Museum
🚗 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
🌿 Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
🎨 Fort Wayne Museum of Art
🧪 Science Central Fort Wayne

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Pre-Summer Reading school visits kicked off at #Ayersville, where our Children's Services Manager Marja took a spin on Paige the #Library Dino.

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Look up, Sherwood!

The windows above SBL got a stylish makeover recently thanks to the Village of Sherwood. Visit the #library and let's #READ together!

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Defiance Public Library! 💚

Join DPL and author Christina Treviño on May 5 at 4:30PM at the library, where we'll hear an excerpt from Treviño's book & make our own papel picado flags!

Geared to grades K-6. No registration is needed.

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Teens & adults can register now for the Summer Reading Challenge, taking place June 1-July 25.

Sign up at https://t.co/OPBWmaCpfi

(Kids registration will begin May 15 on Beanstack!)

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May at your Defiance County libraries! 🌸