Dyer Library/Saco Museum

June is here and it's time to celebrate! Read about all that's going on at Dyer Library/S**o Museum in our June Newsletter
https://libraryaware.com/3CRNE5

As we gear up for summer, please note that our regular weekly youth programming will pause from June 1 - September 8. We will be offering two weekly storytime sessions throughout the summer, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30AM. Stories and songs for children of all ages! 📖🎶

Pride in the Park has been postponed due to the storm moving in! We'll be there in August - but in the meantime, we invite you to celebrate Pride Month with us at our Rainbow Saturday event at Dyer Library on Saturday, June 6 🌈

An update on Pride in the Park.

After monitoring the forecast closely, we've made the decision to move Pride in the Park from May 30 to August 1, 2026 with a rain date of August 2nd. Saturday's forecast calls for significant wind gusts, temperatures in the mid-50s, and up to a 100% chance of rain. Potentially unfavorable conditions are forecasted to continue into Sunday, our published rain date, and participants have expressed a lack of availability.

Pride is bigger than a month, and this celebration deserves better than a cold, rainy afternoon. August gives us the full, vibrant event this community deserves.

If you're already registered, you don't need to do anything. Your spot carries over automatically. We'll share updated details as we get closer.

Thank you for your patience and your support. We can't wait to celebrate with you.

Our new book drop has arrived and is now fully functional! 🎉 We know many of our patrons will be as excited about this news as we are, and we appreciated your patience as we waited for this update. A big thank you to the .maine Department of Public Works for the installation!

S**o Museum is pleased to join Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Association of Children’s Museums. The program encourages people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits. Under this program, those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits can visit S**o Museum free of charge, with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Similar free and reduced admission is available to eligible members of the public at more than 1,350 museums across the country. Museums for All is part of our broad commitment to seek, include, and welcome all!

Join us on June 6 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 q***r youth and elders in a welcoming, inclusive space. Kids (and adults, too!) can also create Cardboard Rainbow Collages using recycled materials and mixed media.

Come for the ice cream, stay for the community!

Don't miss the chance to see Maine author Kate Flora at Dyer Library this Thursday, May 28th at 6PM! We'll be going "Behind the Mysteries" to hear more about her many thrillers and true crime novels 🕵