Upcoming Events

Let's Talk About Emily

4:00pm–5:00pm

Adults

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Presentation

Event Details:

Patricia Mulholland, author of A Solitude of Space: Emily Dickinson: The Woman,
The Poet, will facilitate the gathering and:

Beach Street Big Band Advisory Board

5:00pm–6:00pm

Library Board Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Library Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

Management and planning

Open Research Night

5:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Maine History Room

Library Branch: Maine History Room

Room: Maine History Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

Anatole Brown, Archives & Special Collections, is on hand Thursday evenings to assist with research into genealogy, local history and geography, and more. Located in the Roy P. Fairfield Maine History Room.

Northern Alliance Financial Retirement Planning Educational Workshop

5:15pm–7:15pm

Deering Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Purpose of Meeting

Hi! This would be the afternoon event held the same week, as we have done in the past. An evening asset protection/retirement workshop for those who want to attend after work. Thank you!!

Wee Readers

10:30am–11:30am

Babies (0-2)

Deering Room

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

1:15pm–1:45pm

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.

La Leche League

10:00am–11:00am

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

10:30am–12:00pm

Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5)

Deering Room

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.

DLSM Strategic Planning

3:00pm–4:00pm

Deering Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Purpose of Meeting

DLSM strategic planning

Tiny Tunes

10:30am–11:00am

Babies (0-2)

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Babies (0-2)

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

Ages 1-3 years old

Dungeons & Dragons Club

4:00pm–5:00pm

Tweens & Teens

Library Board Room

Registration Required

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Library Board Room

Age Group: Tweens & Teens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Troop 1279

4:00pm–5:00pm

Library Board Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Library Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

Girl Scouts

Climate Future Film Festival

5:00pm–7:30pm

Tweens & Teens, Adults

Deering Room

Registration Required

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Tweens & Teens, Adults

Program Type: Sustainability, Movie

Registration Required

Event Details:

Ten films from four continents in two hours give expression to what we're feeling—hope and cynicism, climate denial and climate grief, rage and heartbreak, resilience and resolve—and offer paths toward empowerment and action.

Water Color Class

9:30am–12:00pm

Deering Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Purpose of Meeting

Water color class led by Judith Arneson.

Morning Book Club

10:00am–11:00am

Adults

Library Board Room

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

5:00pm–6:00pm

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

Romp & Rhyme

10:30am–11:30am

Early Childhood (3-5)

Deering Room

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!

1:30pm–3:30pm

Adults

Deering Room

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!

Tween Book Club

2:30pm–3:30pm

Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Library Board Room

Registration Required

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Library Board Room

Age Group: Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join our new Tween Book Club! At our first meeting in January, we’ll spend time talking about whatever you’re currently reading—whether it’s graphic novels, fantasy, historical fiction, realistic stories, or something else!

Biddeford Collaging and Climate Change Workshop

5:00pm–7:30pm

Deering Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Purpose of Meeting

Are you a Biddeford resident? Are you interested in participating in a research project on the intersection of climate change and art? Our research project is with the University of New England.

Open Research Night

5:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Maine History Room

Library Branch: Maine History Room

Room: Maine History Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

Anatole Brown, Archives & Special Collections, is on hand Thursday evenings to assist with research into genealogy, local history and geography, and more. Located in the Roy P. Fairfield Maine History Room.

CERT Info Session

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

Main Gallery (Museum)

Library Branch: Saco Museum

Room: Main Gallery (Museum)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Presentation

Event Details:

Looking for a way to get more involved in your community? Want to help others during emergencies? Excited to learn new skills? Join the York County Community Emergency Response Team!

Wee Readers

10:30am–11:30am

Babies (0-2)

Deering Room

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

1:15pm–1:45pm

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.

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