TURNER – After Marguerite “Peggy” Dowe’s funeral a year ago,, friends and family gave money to the Turner Public Library. She’d been active there for 47 years, even earning the nickname The Biscuit Lady for wrangling sweets for the annual strawberry shortcake fundraiser.

On Saturday, the library will dedicate a 10-foot-long oak conference table in Dowe’s honor, handmade by a local craftsman, with a plaque in Maine slate, paid for by those friends and relatives.

“It’s all kind of a wonderful small-town effort,” trustee Mary Briggs said.

Dowe, a longtime teacher at Turner Elementary School, had been involved with the library since 1960, either as a trustee or a corporator. Last year, the library published a cookbook, “Turner Family Favorites,” and dedicated it to her.

“Every time Peggy came through the door we always smiled because we knew she had a wonderful story she was going to share with us,” library director Vicki Varney said. “She was just a really important part of the family for many, many years.”

Dowe came in and shelved books. She helped at every fundraiser.

The table felt like a natural project to honor her, Briggs said. The library hasn’t had a table big enough to seat all of its trustees. The new piece was made by John Leavitt, The Chair Doctor.

“I think she’d be just delighted by this,” Briggs said. It will be much used and much enjoyed, she said. The library “is something she felt so strongly about.”

It’s located in the Leavitt Institute Building in Turner Center. Friends and family will say a few words at the 12:30 p.m. dedication on Saturday.

At 1 p.m., the library and the Turner Museum and Historical Association will kick off an annual Holiday Open House with other works by local artists, a cookie sale and a silent auction.