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Staff Training

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Dyer Library, Maine History Room

Dyer Library will open at 10AM on the first Monday of every month for staff training. Thank you for your understanding!

Closing
Branches:
Dyer Library, Maine History Room
Description:

Dyer Library will open at 10AM on the first Monday of every month for staff training. Thank you for your understanding!

La Leche League

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Library Board Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

In person breast feeding support group.

Library Board Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Library Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

In person breast feeding support group.

Open Play Café

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5)

Drop in for playtime and connection! Kids can explore toys, play stations, and activities that spark imagination, literacy, and social skills. While the children play, adults can chat and connect.

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Drop in for playtime and connection! Kids can explore toys, play stations, and activities that spark imagination, literacy, and social skills. While the children play, adults can chat and connect.

music notes

Tiny Tunes

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Babies (0-2)

Ages 1-3 years old

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Babies (0-2)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Ages 1-3 years old

book jacket the life impossible matt haig

Book Club with SMAA

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Board Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a special book club hosted by Melissa Milem with Southern Maine Agency on Aging.

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a special book club hosted by Melissa Milem with Southern Maine Agency on Aging.

*NEW TIME* Creative Hour: A Space for Tween Creators

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dyer Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Ages 9-13

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Ages 9-13

LEGO Club

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Children (6-11)

Ages 5-12

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Children (6-11)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Ages 5-12

DLA meetings

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Library Board Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

buildings and grounds and exec

Library Board Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Library Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

buildings and grounds and exec

Watercolor Class

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Watercolor Class 

Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

Watercolor Class 

rainbow xylophone

Romp & Rhyme

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood (3-5)

Join Cheryl in the Deering Room for stories, songs, and early literacy fun perfect for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Early Childhood (3-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join Cheryl in the Deering Room for stories, songs, and early literacy fun perfect for preschoolers and their caregivers.

You've Got Me In Stitches!

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Please join us for needlework, knitting and crocheting. All ages old enough to chat, and work on a project, are welcome!

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Please join us for needlework, knitting and crocheting. All ages old enough to chat, and work on a project, are welcome!

Young Writers Club

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Ages 9-13

Registration Required
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 9-13

stars swirling with decorated trees

Tree Design 101

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Presentation, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Always wanted to design and decorate a tree for the Festival of Trees?  Come to this workshop to learn the basics that will help get you started on your way!

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Workshop
Event Details:

Always wanted to design and decorate a tree for the Festival of Trees?  Come to this workshop to learn the basics that will help get you started on your way!

Wee Readers

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0-2)
Wee Readers:

Baby story time with songs, lap bounces, rhymes, stories and much more!

A gentle, interactive program for babies and their caregivers featuring songs, fingerplays, and short board books.  Caregivers are encouraged to participate and play along with their little ones.

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Babies (0-2)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Baby story time with songs, lap bounces, rhymes, stories and much more!

A gentle, interactive program for babies and their caregivers featuring songs, fingerplays, and short board books.  Caregivers are encouraged to participate and play along with their little ones.

Spurwink

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 1:15pm - 1:45pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Sensory story time for therapeutic preschool in programming space led by Miss Lisa.

Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

Sensory story time for therapeutic preschool in programming space led by Miss Lisa.

Indigenous Peoples' Day

All Day
Dyer Library, Saco Museum
Closing
Branches:
Dyer Library, Saco Museum

Northern Alliance Financial Retirement Planning Educational Workshop

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Northern Alliance Financial holds educational workshops statewide. These workshops are free of charge, and provide education around social security, taxes on retirement income, pla...

Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

Northern Alliance Financial holds educational workshops statewide. These workshops are free of charge, and provide education around social security, taxes on retirement income, planning for the future regarding assets and estate, and more.

Tiny Tunes

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Library Board Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Other
Age Group:
Babies (0-2)

This Short and sweet program is perfect for toddlers and not quite ready for full storytime.  Join the circle for songs,   movement, and props.

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Babies (0-2)
Program Type: Storytime, Other
Event Details:

This Short and sweet program is perfect for toddlers and not quite ready for full storytime.  Join the circle for songs,   movement, and props.

*NEW TIME* Creative Hour: A Space for Tween Creators

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dyer Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Ages 9-13

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Ages 9-13

Northern Alliance Financial Retirement Planning Educational Workshop

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 7:15pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

As stated on previous requests for a meeting room, we love to use your Deering room for educational workshops in the southern Maine area. These workshops are free of charge and are...

Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

As stated on previous requests for a meeting room, we love to use your Deering room for educational workshops in the southern Maine area. These workshops are free of charge and are meant to inform and educate.

Watercolor Class

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Watercolor Class 

Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

Watercolor Class 

book cover with a woman in a mill worker's dress

Morning Book Club

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Library Board Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Our Morning Book Club focuses on historical fiction and will generally meet the third Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM in the Board Room (behind the Deering Room), and is led by Miss Lois.

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Our Morning Book Club focuses on historical fiction and will generally meet the third Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM in the Board Room (behind the Deering Room), and is led by Miss Lois.

DLA Board of Trustees

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Purpose of Meeting:

The monthly Dyer Library Association Board of Trustees meeting

Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

The monthly Dyer Library Association Board of Trustees meeting

rainbow xylophone

Romp & Rhyme

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Deering Room at Dyer Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood (3-5)

Join Cheryl in the Deering Room for stories, songs, and early literacy fun perfect for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Early Childhood (3-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join Cheryl in the Deering Room for stories, songs, and early literacy fun perfect for preschoolers and their caregivers.