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Afternoon Book Club

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Our Afternoon Book Club welcomes all participants and is open to both patrons of the Dyer Library and non-cardholders. Meetings will almost always take place on the first Thursday ...

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

Our Afternoon Book Club welcomes all participants and is open to both patrons of the Dyer Library and non-cardholders. Meetings will almost always take place on the first Thursday of every month at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room.

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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

Event Details:

Join us for a special book club hosted by Melissa Milem with Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Using novels as a starting point, we'll meet to discuss the books and connect with...

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.

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Tree Design 101

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Deering Room at Dyer Library

Program Type:

Presentation, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults

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!

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!

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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

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...

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.

old-timey design with a raven

Spooky Scavenger Hunt

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dyer Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Have you ever wondered if Dyer Library was haunted? Dreamed of being stuck in the library after hours? It's time to find out! We are hosting a creepy scavenger hunt to test your br...

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Have you ever wondered if Dyer Library was haunted? Dreamed of being stuck in the library after hours? It's time to find out! We are hosting a creepy scavenger hunt to test your brains and bravery.

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Create Your Own Frankentoy (Ages 5+)

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Board Room at Dyer Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Special Event

Age Group:

Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens

Event Details:

Ages 5+ and up - we'll be using hot glue! Two parts broken toy, one part super glue, and five parts spookiness. That's the recipe for creating a Frankentoy. Find some broken toys a...

Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Children (6-11), Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5+ and up - we'll be using hot glue! Two parts broken toy, one part super glue, and five parts spookiness. That's the recipe for creating a Frankentoy.

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Book Club with SMAA

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Board Room at Dyer Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us for a special book club hosted by Melissa Milem with Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Using novels as a starting point, we'll meet to discuss the books and connect with...

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.

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Book Club with SMAA

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Board Room at Dyer Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us for a special book club hosted by Melissa Milem with Southern Maine Agency on Aging. Using novels as a starting point, we'll meet to discuss the books and connect with...

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.

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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.

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.

Monday Movie Matinee

12:15pm–2:00pm
Adults
Deering Room
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Get into the spooky spirit by enjoying a screening of Alfred Hitchcock's Birds!!  We'll provide lemonade please bring a lunch to enjoy while watching the movie.  

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

Watercolor Class

9:30am–12:00pm
Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

Watercolor Class 

Creative Hour: A Space for Tween Creators

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens & Teens
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

Ages 9-13

Halloween Storytime & Parade (Ages 1-5)

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:

We interrupt this regularly scheduled Romp & Rhyme to bring you . . . 

Halloween Storytime & Parade (Ages 1-5)

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!

Create Your Own Frankentoy (Ages 5+)

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: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5+ and up - we'll be using hot glue! Two parts broken toy, one part super glue, and five parts spookiness. That's the recipe for creating a Frankentoy.

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.

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!

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.

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

Book Club with SMAA

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Library Board Room
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.

LEGO Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children (6-11)
Deering Room
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Children (6-11)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Ages 5-12

Join DLSM's LEGO Club for creative building fun!  Use library-provided LEGOs to free build or try a challenge card.  Your creations will be displayed in the library until the next club meeting.

Below The Falls – Talk

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Deering Room
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Below The Falls – Talk & Walk

Please join the Saco River Watershed Collaborative and Dyer Library/Saco Museum for a special 2-part Talk & Walk session for the “Below The Falls” Trail at Saco Riverfront Park.

Watercolor Class

9:30am–12:00pm
Deering Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Purpose of Meeting

Watercolor Class 

Creative Hour: A Space for Tween Creators

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens & Teens
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

Ages 9-13

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!

Afternoon Book Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Deering Room
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Our Afternoon Book Club welcomes all participants and is open to both patrons of the Dyer Library and non-cardholders. Meetings will almost always take place on the first Thursday of every month at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room.

Botanical Jewelry and Vertical Gardening

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Deering Room
Library Branch: Dyer Library
Room: Deering Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Join Saco Bay Garden Club to hear from Kristina TenEyck, Constant Gardener with a presentation about Botanical Jewelry and Vertical Gardening.

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.