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As the weather finally warms up in May, we hope you're feeling inspired! We've got programs to help you tackle projects both inside and out. Take your broken or worn out items to our our Repair Cafe, prepare for spring migratory birds with Saco Bay Garden Club, or try your hand at a new dish with our Cookbook Club! Plus a joyous new exhibit at Saco Museum and special events to help us mark some fun occasions like National Pet Week, Mystery Month, and Classic Movie Day.
P.S. Our Executive Director Sophie Smith has a new corner of the website where she shares updates and behind-the-scenes information! Click here to hear the latest DLSM news, straight from the top. |
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Saco Museum is pleased to host Art in Nature, the Saco K-8 Student Art Show. The exhibit will feature a vibrant collection of artwork from students at Saco PreK, Fairfield School, Young School, CK Burns School, and Saco Middle School. The show highlights a wide range of artistic expression and celebrates the role of visual arts in student learning.
The exhibit will run from May 1st to May 29th. Free and open to the public. Please join us for an opening reception on Friday, May 1st from 5-7 PM. |
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Our Repair Cafe is taking place on Saturday, May 9th! There’s never been a better time to try to repair and reuse your belongings, instead of replacing them with something new. From 10:00am-noon we’ll have knowledgeable helpers on hand to mend clothes, repair jewelry, fix small appliances, answer plant questions, diagnose bike issues, and more. Bring your item to be repaired and we’ll do our best, or point you in the right direction! Presented in partnership with Age Friendly Saco.
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National Pet Week is May 3 - 9, 2026! Celebrate with your favorite four-legged friend at our Doggie Storywalk on Tuesday, May 5th. We'll meet at Cascade Falls at 5:30PM to read a nature-themed story as we follow a gentle trail through the woods. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome! Register in advance so that we can let you know if there's a location change due to weather.
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National Classic Movie Day is May 16th - we're celebrating early with a screening of the classic musical romantic comedy "Funny Face" (1957) starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire on Thursday, May 14th! Join us at 5:30 PM in the Deering Room - we'll provide popcorn and lemonade, please feel free to bring any other movie snacks you'd like to enjoy! |
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Kate Flora: Behind the Mysteries |
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May is Mystery Month! Celebrate with award-winning Maine author Kate Flora. On Thursday, May 28th from 6:00-7:00 PM Kate will join us to present "Behind the Mysteries". Kate is the author of over 25 thrillers, mysteries, and true crime novels, including the popular Detective Joe Burgess series.
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Spring Migration with Saco Bay Garden Club |
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Filling your feeders and eagerly anticipating the return of your feathered friends? Join Saco Bay Garden Club on Thursday, May 7th at 6:00 PM for a presentation by Derek Lovitch of Freeport Wild Bird Supply on preparing for Spring migration! A Saco Bay Garden Club meeting will follow.
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Whether you love to cook, love to eat, or just want to spark your culinary curiosity, join our Cookbook Club! We meet monthly to discuss and try recipes from different cookbooks and build community. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, May 16th from 11:30AM-12:30PM.
For our May meeting we're cooking dishes from our favorite celebrity chefs! Please visit the event listing on our Events Calendar to register. |
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Did you know that Dyer Library/Saco Museum patrons can access free or discounted passes to local museums and parks? Many are now open for the season, including Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Seashore Trolley Museum, and Maine Wildlife Park! We are also excited to offer two new passes this year, to Historic New England properties and Strawbery Banke Museum. Please visit our website for a full list of participating organizations and instructions for reserving and using your passes!
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We are thrilled to be participating in Saco Main Street's Pride in the Park again this year! On Saturday, May 30th from 12-4 PM we'll be manning a color station with our library friends from Biddeford and OOB, and celebrating all our LGTBQIA+ community at the DLSM table. Please visit the link for more information, including how to register for the Color Run!
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Evening Storytime |
First Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm | Children's Room |
Join us for a cozy evening story time in the Children’s Room! Enjoy interactive read-alouds, songs, rhymes, and early literacy activities designed to engage young minds. Pajamas encouraged!
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Lego Club |
First Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 pm | Deering Room |
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.
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Visit our full Events Calendar for more Programs |
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New Releases Sprouting Up in May |
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Click on the book cover to be taken to its MINERVA listing, where you can request the book even before its release date, when possible!
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The Calamity Club |
Kathryn Stockett | The author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything.
Releasing May 5. |
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The Midnight Train |
Matt Haig | No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were. A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.
Releasing May 26. |
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The Last Mandarin |
Louise Penny & Melissa Fung |
An electrifying study of absolute power and voracious greed, political terror and personal conviction - but also an intimate examination of choice, of sacrifice, of memory and myths, both cultural and personal. The story of a mother and daughter, as well as a compelling international thriller about the precarious balance of power across the world, and within a family. And what happens when both break down.
Releasing May 12. |
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The Land and It's People |
David Sedaris |
Inthis collection of essays, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend. Acerbic and tender, playful and profound, Sedaris shows how much there is to marvel at when you keep your head up and your eyes open, observing with warmth and curiosity our fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit.
Releasing May 26. |
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Textile Tuesdays at Saco Museum |
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Join museum staff on Tuesday afternoons from 2:00-3:00PM on the second floor of the Saco Museum for a behind-the-scenes look at the "hidden" work of the museum. While much of our time is spent researching and designing exhibitions, the heart of our mission is the long-term care of the collection - a process currently in full swing with our textile rehousing project. Come learn how we document, stabilize, and store textile objects for future generations of researchers and museum visitors!
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Coming Next Month: Summer Reading |
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It's almost time for Summer Reading! This year's theme is Plant a Seed, Read - and we have so many fun activities and events planned. Sign-up begins on June 20th - keep an eye on our website for more information!
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Mon: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Tue: 9:30 am - 8 pm
Wed: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Thu: 9:30 am - 8 pm
Fri: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Sat: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sun: Closed |
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Mon: Closed
Tue: noon - 4 pm
Wed: noon - 4 pm
Thu: noon - 8 pm
Fri: noon - 4 pm
Sat: 10 am - 4 pm
Sun: Closed |
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Animal Hospital of Saco
Dirigo Federal Credit Union Reny's Charitable Foundation |
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Blue Elephant Catering
Paquin & Carroll Insurance University Credit Union |
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