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June is here and we're ready to throw a party! We'll be celebrating Pride Month with an ice-cream social, the start of our Summer Reading Challenge with a rocking performance, and the USA's big 250th birthday with our summer museum exhibit and other festivities. There's fun for all ages and we invite everyone to participate!
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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Rainbow Saturday |
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Join us on June 6th for Rainbow Saturday, a joyful celebration of LGBTQ+ history, community, and connection. This intergenerational ice cream social brings people of all ages together to share stories, build relationships, and honor both the past and present. Enjoy a family story time, craft, and ice cream! We're gathering for meaningful conversations and connections with queer youth and elders in a welcoming, inclusive space. Kids (and adults, too!) can also create Cardboard Rainbow Collages using recycled materials and mixed media.
Schedule:
10:00 AM – Family Story Time
10:30 AM – Cardboard Rainbow Collages (all ages)
11:00 AM – Ice Cream Social
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Come for the ice cream, stay for the community! |
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Our Summer Reading Challenge is almost here!
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We have so many fun programs, events, and prizes planned for all ages.
Sign-up begins on June 20, 2026, the same day as our Kick-Off Party! |
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Ages 5-11: Introducing Dyer Library’s 2026 Summer Read and Bead Challenge! We wanted to find a creative way to celebrate every page turned, so we’re turning reading time into a wearable work of art. As you log your minutes—whether you’re reading solo, listening to an audiobook, or sharing a story together—you’ll earn a variety of colorful, metallic, and glow-in-the-dark beads to build a custom necklace that grows along with your reading list.
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Books and Babies: Babies can enjoy a complimentary “Indestructable” book and caregiver literacy guide. Sign up at the children’s desk while supplies last! Begins the week of June 20th. |
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Toddlers: Children 5 and under can participate in Adopt a Reading Buddy. During the week of June 20, Reading Buddies for children under 5 will be available to “adopt” from the library while supplies last.
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Tweens & Teens: sign up for our raffle style challenge! There will be one drawing at the end of the program, with a grand prize and 4 runner-up prizes, for a total of five winners.
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Please visit the Summer Reading page of
our website for more information! |
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Learn more about Dyer Library/Saco Museum and McArthur Public Library's archives! Join us for a presentation on Tuesday, June 25th at 6:30PM followed by a chance to tour the archives. Be on the look out for a similar presentation at McArthur Public Library in the Fall! Please note that there will be stairs involved to access the archives.
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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The American Revolution gave birth to a new nation and set of ideals that have been memorialized and reimagined ever since. Remembering the Revolution will feature stories of those involved in the conflict, such as Benjamin Simpson, a local mason who participated in the Boston Tea Party and later served in the Continental Army, and Captain Jabez Lane of Buxton who fought in campaigns from Boston to New York. The exhibition will also examine some of the objects and events that later generations used to remember and redefine the Revolution.
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Remebering the Revolution runs from June 26th - September 9th.
The public is invited to join us for an opening reception on Thursday, June 25th from 5-7 PM. | Summer Reading Kick-Off |
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We're launching our Summer Reading Challenge with a kick-off celebration for the whole family! Join us on Saturday, June 20th at 10:30AM for a performance by Fun Run, a high-energy Maine-based "kindie rock" band that plays original, family-friendly sing-along songs for kids - and their grown-ups too. Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge, decorate your own book tote bag, and enjoy popsicles and popcorn. Get ready for a summer of pages, prizes, and endless fun!
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Adults can join in the fun, too! Complete a game board from the Circulation Desk for the chance to win themed prize totes. Game boards will be available beginning on June 20th. We have also added Read ME Statewide Summer Reading selections to our collection. You can read more about these selections and upcoming interviews with the authors here. The Read ME Kick-Off Event will be broadcast on Maine Calling on June 5th! |
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Attention teens that love reading, giving back, or are looking for summer volunteer hours! We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and friendly teens to join our Summer Reading Buddies team. Help a local child discover a love of reading! Our Reading Buddy hours will be Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 PM in July and August. Volunteer for just one hour, or every week! If you are interested, please click the button to fill out the form and sign up.
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Join us on Tuesday, June 30th at 6:00 PM as award-winning Maine author Amy Safford presents her novel "Goode Vibrations of the Dead River Valley". In this sequel to "Goode Vibrations of the Wresting Place", the history of the Dead River Valley flooding in 1950 and the Benedict Arnold expedition through Maine 250 years ago is woven into a fascinating narrative with supernatural elements. We are excited to welcome Amy back to Dyer Library!
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Get ready for the United States of America's 250th Birthday with a special screening of the movie musical "1776" (1972). Based on the Broadway musical, it is a fictionalized account of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776. Join us on Monday, June 29th at 12:15 PM in the Deering Room - we'll have lemonade to share, please feel free to bring lunch or snacks to enjoy during the movie! |
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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, June 13th from 11:30AM-12:30PM.
For our June meeting we're cooking up our favorite appetizers! Bring your dish and the recipe or cookbook to share and discuss. Please visit the event listing on our Events Calendar to register. |
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Please note that our regular weekly youth programming will pause from June 1st - September 8th for our Summer Reading Challenge.
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Summer Storytimes |
Tuesday and Thursdays,10:30-11:30 am | Deering Room |
Stories and songs for kids of all ages!
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Flower Power: Dissecting a Bloom for Kids! |
Wednesday, June 24th, 1:30-2:30 pm | Deering Room |
Join Rebecca Tay from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for this special program! As you take apart the layers of a flower, learn about the roles different plant parts play and how pollinators assist with plant reproduction. We'll uncover the hidden architecture of nature in this hands-on workshop! For ages 8+, space is limited and registration required.
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This summer we’re co-hosting a book club with TA Middle School and reading three books from the Maine Student Book Awards list! We'll be discussing "Blood in the Water" by Tiffany D. Jackson on June 22th, "Outside" by Jennifer L. Holm on July 20th, and "What Happened Then" by Erin Soderberg Downing on August 24th. All meetings are from 3:30-4:30 PM. Please click the link to register!
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June Releases to Kick Off Summer |
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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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Whistler |
Ann Patchett |
Whistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them. It’s a story about bravery, memory, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all. Beautiful in its simplicity, it is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.
Releasing June 2. |
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Storm Tide |
Paul Doiron | Game Warden Mike Bowditch investigates a series of brutal killings during a life-changing year in Storm Tide, the harrowing new thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron.
Releasing June 30. |
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A River Red with Blood |
John Connolly |
n a darkly brilliant thriller set in Maine’s rural Kennebec River Valley, the body of a young runaway from a “troubled teens” school has been found in the water, seemingly drowned, while a teenage girl has gone missing, believed dead. Now it is up to one man, private investigator Charlie Parker, to find the connection, and bring two evils - one new and one ancient - to an end…
Releasing June 2. |
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Take Me To Your Leader |
Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
America’s favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with extraterrestrials.
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Did you know that Dyer Library/Saco Museum patrons can access free or discounted passes to local museums and parks? All are now open for the season! 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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June Book Clubs |
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Coming Next Month: Semiquincentennial |
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Our nation has a big birthday coming up - 250 years! In addition to the summer exhibit at Saco Museum, look out for extra celebratory events to mark the occasion - including a birthday party for the USA!
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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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