OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

[Laurinda O’Connor, Open Fields, 2019 Best in Show, Pastels Only]

Until October 22

The Pastel Society of Maine (PSME) 2022 Juried Exhibition, Pastels Only, continues into October at the Saco Museum. This special exhibition features works of pastel artists from Maine and beyond. Awards have been posted for the 2022 recipients. Come by and see this year's winners!

[Lupine Farm, Judith Kinsman, watercolor]

Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Watercolor classes have resumed in the Deering Room for October. From beginners to advanced watercolor artists. Bring your paints and materials to the Deering Room of the Dyer Library. Learn new techniques or practice old ones with famed Saco artist Judith Kinsman. These classes are available in 4-week sessions, $70 per 4-week session. Individual class fees are also available. To register for classes, contact judithkinsman@gmail.com for more details.

Children's Library Programs

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Junior Engineers. Storytime and STEM for ages 3-5 (but all are welcome) Feel free to come when you can during the timeslot! 

Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - LEGO Challenge for all ages. A new building challenge every week! 

Thursdays, 10 a.m. - Romp and Rhyme Storytime. Songs, rhyme and stories followed by free play time. 

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - Wee Readers. Baby story time with songs, bouncing and more! 

Thursday, October 27

Drop-off: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

We will celebrate Halloween early with your stuffies for a Spooktacular Sleepover! Drop your stuffies off at the Children's Library between 9:30am and 4pm on Thursday, Oct. 27th - we encourage the stuffies to come dressed up in their Halloween costumes! They will explore the spooky areas of the library! Check out our posts on Facebook throughout the night to see your stuffies in action and pick them up the next day!

Thursday, October 20, 2:30pm - 3pm

Starting on October 20th, we will have a monthly Crafternoon every Third Thursday of the month in the Deering Room. This is an after school craft session open to all ages, preschool to high school. You bring your imagination, and we'll supply the supplies! 

Wednesday, October 5, 4 p.m.

The next book up for discussion for the Dyer Library Book Club will be Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Koopersmith. We will meet in the Periodicals Room (where the magazine racks are). To get into the Halloween spirit for our next Book Club selection, we will be reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, a story that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. The meeting for this book will be on Nov. 2nd at 4pm. Contact Kat at the Front Desk for more details and a copy of the book to borrow.

Contact - Elsa Geskus elsa.geskus@live.kutztown.edu

(207) 518-3617

It is that time of year already and we are putting the call out for 2022 Festival of Trees Volunteers! We need people to fluff trees, add lights, decorate trees and snazz-up the Saco Museum from October 15th to November 13th. We are also putting a call out to our larger Saco-Biddeford Community for more sponsorships and raffle donors! The Festival of Trees is prime exposure for your new business in the community. Please contact Elsa Geskus at the e-mail above. Also, if you are interested in helping out at the Front Desk or guiding school groups during the Festival of Trees, please contact the Saco Museum at sacomuseumedu@gmail.com for more information. 

Request at Front Desk

The Dyer Library has partnered with the Maine Wildlife Park, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Maine State Parks to provide free park passes for our library patrons. We recommend calling the Dyer Library Front Desk well ahead of time for your planned trip to reserve your park pass date. Each park has their own limitations and allotments per library patron - please check the Front Desk for details. We kindly ask that patrons are in good standing with library dues when making a request for park passes. We are in the process of creating more institutional partnerships for our library patrons - stay tuned! 

Mon., Wed., and Fri.: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tue. and Thur.: 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Sat.: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tues., Wed., and Thur.: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Fri.: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. (free after 4 p.m.)

Sat.: 10:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saco Museum Admission:

Adults: $5

Seniors: $3

Students and Children ages 7-18: $2

Children 6 and under: free

Free admission Fri. evenings between 4 and 8 p.m.

One Card, Two Doors! Your pass to unlimited free admission to the Saco Museum for you and your guests! A DLSM card is FREE to all residents of Saco. For all others, just $35 gets you borrowing privileges at the Dyer Library PLUS unlimited free admission to the Saco Museum for you and your guests! Visit the circulation desk at the Dyer Library or call (207) 283-3861 to get your card today! dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org