Upcoming Events

Behind Closed Doors: The Secrets of Museum Work

All Day 5/23–8/23

All Ages

Main Gallery (Museum)

Library Branch: Saco Museum

Room: Main Gallery (Museum)

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Exhibit

Event Details:

Our summer exhibit takes a fascinating look at some behind-the-scenes museum work and addresses questions like... where do museums obtain objects for their collections - and how do they decide what is appropriate to collect?

Development/Marketing Meeting

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

DLSM committee meeting

Level Up Movie Night

5:30pm–7:30pm

Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

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

Program Type: Summer Reading, Movie

Event Details:

Calling all Chicken Jockies! We're screening A Minecraft Movie for our Summer Reading Movie Night! We'll have pizza and snacks, plus super special decor provided by Maine Happy Glampers.

Little Pixels Story Time

10:30am–11:30am

Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Program Type: Summer Reading, Storytime

Event Details:

Join us for an all ages Story Time this summer!

Independence Day

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Dyer Library, Saco Museum

Independence Day

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Dyer Library, Maine History Room, Saco Museum

Staff Training

9:30am–10:00am

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!

Crafter's Table Crafternoon

2:30pm–3:30pm

Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading

Event Details:

Level Up your summer by joining us for fun crafts Tuesday Afternoons!

SMAA Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm

Library Board Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Library Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

Join Southern Maine Agency on Aging's Family Caregiver Support Program for out monthly book club! Each month we will choose a new book to discuss as a group with SMAA volunteer Melissa Milem.

DLSM Finance Committee

5:30pm–6:30pm

Library Board Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Library Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

bimonthly meeting

Caring For Your Collections

12:00pm–1:00pm

Adults

Main Gallery (Museum)

Library Branch: Saco Museum

Room: Main Gallery (Museum)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Presentation

Event Details:

Please join us for a Gallery Talk in conjunction with our current exhibit, "Behind Closed Doors: The Secrets of Museum Work"

Board Game Lounge

1:00pm–3:00pm

Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Program Type: Summer Reading, Other

Event Details:

Bring the family to enjoy board games and puzzles we set out in the Deering Room!!

Little Pixels Story Time

10:30am–11:30am

Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Program Type: Summer Reading, Storytime

Event Details:

Join us for an all ages Story Time this summer!

Spurwink

1:30pm–2:00pm

Deering Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Purpose of Meeting

Story time for Spurwink preschool led by Miss Lisa in a private setting.

Copy of You've Got Me In Stitches!

1:30pm–3:30pm

Adults

Library Board Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Library Board 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!

La Leche League

10:00am–11:00am

Deering Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

High Touch High Tech of Maine

12:30pm–2:30pm

Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading

Event Details:

High Touch High Tech of Maine will present hands on science programming for preschoolers and school age children!!

Collecting at the Early York Institute: Victorian Mariners, Missionaries and Adventurers

12:00pm–1:00pm

Adults

Main Gallery (Museum)

Library Branch: Saco Museum

Room: Main Gallery (Museum)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Presentation

Event Details:

Please join us for a Gallery Talk in conjunction with our current exhibit, "Behind Closed Doors: The Secrets of Museum Work"

Crafter's Table Crafternoon

2:30pm–3:30pm

Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading

Event Details:

Level Up your summer by joining us for fun crafts Tuesday Afternoons!

Read ME Summer 2025 Author: Nick Fuller Googins

6:00pm–7:00pm

All Ages

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Author Talks

Imagine, Build, Play!

2:00pm–3:00pm

Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading

Event Details:

Join educators from The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire for this summer’s library program: Imagine, Build…Play!

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

Little Pixels Story Time

10:30am–11:30am

Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Deering Room

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Age Group: Babies (0-2), Early Childhood (3-5), Children (6-11)

Program Type: Summer Reading, Storytime

Event Details:

Join us for an all ages Story Time this summer!

Spurwink

1:30pm–2:00pm

Deering Room

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Dyer Library

Room: Deering Room

Purpose of Meeting

Story time for Spurwink preschool led by Miss Lisa in a private setting.

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