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We'd like to welcome everyone in our community to the 20th Anniversary Festival of Trees, opening to the public at noon on November 29th! This beloved holiday tradition is one of our favorite times of year. Come wander through the gorgeous trees and decorations, check out our fabulous raffle prizes, and let the magic of the holiday season brighten your day! |
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During the Festival of Trees, the Saco Museum will keep extended hours to allow more of our community to experience the magic! Admission fees are waived during this time, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. From November 29th to December 29th, the museum will be open for the following hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: noon - 5:00PM Friday: noon - 8:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM Sunday: noon - 5:00PM
The Festival of Trees is open to the public during museum hours. The museum will be closed on Mondays and on December 24th and 25th. |
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Photo Credits: David Hill
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As part of the Festival of Trees, we are happy to offer Children's Craft Day on Saturday, December 14th from 9:30-12 noon at Dyer Library.
Come and join us for four holiday themed crafts. Create all one, two, or all four of them! No pre-registration needed.
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Festival of Trees Online Auction
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This year's Festival of Trees includes an online auction with some wonderful, one-of-a-kind items for you to bid on! The auction also includes our Art Tree items - beautiful pieces of art in many mediums, created by talented local artists. Bidding is easy and can be done anywhere from your phone or computer - just create your account at the link below.
The online auction opens on November 23rd and closes on December 15th, with winners being notified via email. Bid high and bid often - all the money raised supports Dyer Library/Saco Museum!
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Our Festival of Trees raffle has some really exciting prizes this year! From gift cards to local favorites like Rapid Rays and Banded Brewing to tickets to see major league teams like the Celtics and the Bruins, there's sure to be something for everyone. Drop your tickets and cross your fingers!
Raffle tickets are 3 for $5 and sold at the museum front desk. We'd like to thank the many businesses and individuals who donated our fabulous prizes! |
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We have some new items in the Museum Gift Shop featuring our lovely new Festival of Trees logo, commissioned for the event's special 20th anniversary. The Festival of Trees ceramic ornaments, cross stitch kits, and decals make great gifts - for a loved one or for yourself!
Our Museum Gift Shop is stocked with wonderful gifts and items made by local artisans - perfect for holiday shopping! |
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Mad Science Holiday Spectacular |
Tuesday, December 31st, 10:30AM | Deering Room |
Mad Science is going to share the holiday season with you! You won't believe your eyes as you try to determine if what you're seeing is magic or science. Don't worry, we'll explain it all as we use our indoor fireworks to create a festival of lights and share our "special ice" and no-melt snow shipped straight from the North Pole. |
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Noon Year's Eve Celebration |
Tuesday, December 31st, 11:30AM | Deering Room |
Join the DLSM crew to say goodbye to 2024 and welcome in 2025. We'll gather in our pajamas for snacks, crafts, celebration and fun while we countdown to 12 noon! |
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Visit our full Events Calendar for more Youth Programs! |
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| Storm Closing Information |
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In the event that Dyer Library/Saco Museum has to close due to unsafe weather conditions, notices will be posted on our website, our Facebook page, and sent to the following news outlets:
WCSH Channel 6
WMTW Channel 8 WGME Channel 13
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Recycling Challenge Update
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| We did it! With your help, we collected over 1,000 pounds of recyclable plastic in only three months (1014 pounds so far, to be exact)! We are blown away by this incredible community effort. We are already dreaming about where to place our beautiful new bench this spring!
So now what? We keep going! A new bench is a bonus, but the real winner is the environment. We're going to keep collecting as much plastic as we can to be recycled and kept out of landfills. So keep saving your plastic and bring it to our donation box!
Please click this link for more information about which plastics can and cannot be recycled! |
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GivingTuesday is a global movement to inspire generosity around the world, with a common mission to build a world where generosity is part of everyday life. This day reminds us that we can make a difference in our community by contributing time, resources, and honoring our shared humanity.
These are values we believe in deeply at Dyer Library/Saco Museum and we encourage everyone to participate by donating to a cause that is meaningful to them. If you would like to make a donation to support the work of the Dyer Library/Saco Museum, please visit the link below. Thank you! |
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For those looking for fun activities as the days grow darker and colder, several of our reciprocal passes are available year-round! Stop by the Circulation Desk to reserve your free or discounted passes to the Children's Museum and Theater of Maine, One Longfellow Square, and Portland Museum of Art. |
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| Selections from Publisher's Weekly
Top 10 Books of 2024 |
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James |
Percival Everett | A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.
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The Book of Love
| Kelly Link |
In the acclaimed first novel from short story virtuoso and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a supernatural power struggle. The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attuned to all varieties of love—from friendship to romance to abiding family ties—with her trademark compassion, wit, and literary derring-do. Readers will find joy (and a little terror) and an affirmation that love goes on, even when we cannot. |
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By the Fire We Carry |
Rebecca Nagle |
A powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation’s earliest days, and a small-town murder in the 1990s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land more than a century later.
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Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell |
Ann Powers | Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself.
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Coming Next Month: New Card Contest
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As part of our transition to the Minerva network later in 2025, we will be switching to new library cards that will grant Dyer Library patrons all the benefits of that system. To celebrate, we will be holding a contest to design the new Dyer library card. More details to follow - we can't wait to see the creativity of our community!
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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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Special Festival of Trees Hours
Mon: Closed
Tue: noon - 5 pm
Wed: noon - 5 pm
Thu: noon - 5 pm
Fri: noon - 8 pm
Sat: 10 am - 5 pm
Sun: noon - 5 pm
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