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October 2024 |
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Fall is here and it's the perfect time to cozy up with a good book! We are launching a new morning book club with a focus on historical fiction and a spooky book choice for October. We also have two Maine authors visiting us for evening events, an all-ages conservation presentation by Marine Mammals of Maine, and the last chance to catch our current museum exhibit!
P.S. Keep an eye on your mailbox - our annual appeal is on its way, with a colorful update on all the exciting changes happening at the library and museum! |
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Author Visits: Tom Verde & Amy Safford |
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We are fortunate to have two authors visiting Dyer Library in the month of October!
Join us on Tuesday, October 1st for a presentation by Tom Verde, author of In a Class All Their Own: Unique and Historic Boats of New England.
This engaging multimedia presentation will discuss several boats featured in the book, including their classes and designers, as well as their relationships to the waters in which they sailed, raced, and cruised.
This event will take place in the Deering Room from 6:00-8:00 PM. | |
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On Thursday, October 17th we will be joined by Maine author Amy Safford, who will be discussing her debut novel Goode Vibrations of the Wresting Place.
This contemporary adult novel follows the transformation of Penelope Goode after a near-death experience. When she and her uncle survey a graveyard, she senses her first vibrations—spirits of the Malaga Island settlement reinterred on these very grounds after a forced exile over a century ago. Through a slow unearthing, Pennie uncovers the past and recognizes the power of her dreams.
This event will take place from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Deering Room. |
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A Seal's Journey
| Thursday,October 10, 5:30-6:30 PM | Deering Room |
Join Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME) as they take you through a seal’s journey from stranding to release, and all of the obstacles in between. You will learn what MMoME is, what they do, the animals they care for, and how you can help. For all ages! |
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Bugs & Spiders
| Tuesday, October 22, 11:00 AM | Deering Room |
High Touch High Tech of Maine will present Bugs & Spiders and other creepy crawlies in honor of the spooky month of October! |
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| Monday, October 28, 3:00-4:15 PM | Deering Room - by appointment |
Children can sign up to spend about 15 minutes reading to Cooper, who is a certified therapy dog. Please email childrenscirc@dyersaco.org or call the children's room at 283-3861 ext. 102 to reserve your slot! |
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| October 25th, 29th & 31st, 10:30AM | Deering Room |
During our Wee Readers, Junior Engineers, and Romp & Rhyme storytimes on these dates, children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes or festive outfits! |
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Last Chance for Current Exhibit |
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If you haven't yet visited our currrent exhibit The Fabrics of Their Lives: Textiles in the Lower Saco Valley, now if your last chance to catch it! This fascinating exhibition follows the story of textiles in the Saco River Valley beginning with home production in colonial New England, through the rise of industrial production in the 19th century that culminated in a massive mill complex in Saco and Biddeford, ending in the early 21st century when the last of the mills closed and production was sent overseas. Filled with artifacts, photographs, and hands-on displays, it's not to be missed!
Running through Saturday, October 19. |
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We are excited to debut a new book club with a focus on historical fiction that will meet in the morning! Meetings will be held roughly the third Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM in the Board Room. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd and the book we will be discussing is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. For a copy of this book, please visit the Circulation Desk. Information on future meeting dates and book selections can be found on our website! |
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Hannaford Community Bag Partnership |
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The Dyer Library/Saco Museum has been selected as Hannaford's Community Bag Non-Profit Partner for the month of October! That means $1 of every $2.50 community bag sold at the Saco Hannaford this month will go to the DLSM to support our programs, materials, and mission. Buy a bag and help the planet and your local library and museum at the same time! |
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Recycling Challenge Update
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| Our Trex Challenge effort is going strong! Our Challenge to the community was to collect 1,000 pounds in 365 days. The Sells family, along with many, many other community members, patrons, and friends of friends have helped us collect over half our goal in just 58 days. The overwhelming response is awesome. We’re at 509 pounds as of September 27th!
To participate, start collecting plastic right now and store it at home. Once you have collected a few trash bags-worth, drop them off at the Library or Museum during regular business hours. Together we can do it! |
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Watercolor Class Reception |
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On Tues Oct 15th local artist Judith Kinsman will be hosting a reception featuring the work of students in her Watercolor Class. This reception is open to the public and will be held in the Deering Room from 5:00-7:00 PM. Light refreshments will be provided as well as entertainment by the Ocean Park Ukesters ukulele group.
Paintings from watercolor class students will be on display in the Dyer Library corridor gallery through the month of October. |
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An October Thriller and New Memoirs |
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The Grey Wolf
| Louise Penny |
A missing coat, an intruder alarm, a note for Gamache reading "this might interest you", a puzzling scrap of paper with a mysterious list―and then a murder. All propel Chief Inspector Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization. Something much more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching. The nineteenth novel in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
Releasing October 29. |
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Sonny Boy |
Al Pacino |
Sonny Boy is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide. All the great roles, the essential collaborations, and the important relationships are given their full due, as is the vexed marriage between creativity and commerce at the highest levels. The book’s golden thread, however, is the spirit of love and purpose.
Releasing October 15. |
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens |
Ina Garten |
In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten - aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon - shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table. Releasing October 1. |
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From Here to the Great Unknown |
Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough |
Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.
Releasing October 8. |
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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 - 4 pm
Fri: noon - 8 pm (free after 4 pm)
Sat: 10 am - 4 pm
Sun: Closed
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