In partnership with Indie Lens Pop-Up, ITVS and PBS’ “INDEPENDENT LENS,” Patten Free Library will host a preview screening and discussion of “Free for All: The Public Library” (“INDEPENDENT LENS” Season 26, Episode 16) next Wednesday. “Free for All: The Public Library” tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who created a civic institution where […]
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Patten Free Library’s Spelling Bee fundraiser returns
Patten Free Library will present its annual Spelling Bee fundraiser on is thrilled to announce the return of its wildly popular Spelling Bee fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. This event invites teams from across the community to take the stage in a lighthearted competition that […]
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Patten Free Library opens fifth annual Poetry Walk
Patten Free Library’s fifth annual Poetry Walk runs through April in Bath’s Library Park. What began as a social-distancing program in 2021 has become an annual tradition looked forward to by the community and staff alike. “Each year, we install about 20 poems on yard sign style signs,” Hannah Lackoff, program and outreach manager and […]
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Bath library seeks community support during Library Giving Day
Patten Free Library in Bath is joining libraries nationwide for Library Giving Day on April 1, a special one-day fundraising event that invites library lovers to show their support. Supporters can contribute online at patten.lib.me.us/give, in person at the library or by stopping by the library’s table at Brackett’s Market from 10 a.m. to 4 […]
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Winterfest Saturday and other school vacation fun
February school vacation week is upon us, and so many families (including my own) are wondering what there is to do with the kids off for the week and some day cares closed. Well, Main Street Bath hosts one of the most unique winter celebrations of the year this week, while several other places have […]
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Bath’s Town History Series returns to revisit local lore
Patten Free Library is reviving local history exploring connections with Midcoast towns during the 21st annual Town History Series.
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Patten Free Library to light up with Starry Night event
The library is hosting its annual Starry Night Luminary Walk in Library Park with proceeds going to the library.
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Patten Free Library announces 11th annual writing contest
Patten Free Library’s annual writing contest will open for submissions Friday, Nov. 1. Now in its 11th year, the writing contest awards prizes in both short fiction and creative nonfiction for teens and adults. “As the contest enters its second decade, we are shaking it up with some exciting new additions,” Hannah Lackoff, program and […]
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The Savvy Palates presents talk on ‘the feng shui of dinner’ at Patten Free Library
The Savvy Palates, powered by the food historian and well-known local cook Sandy Garson, of Bath, will be at the Patten Free Library at 3 p.m. Friday to talk about the “Secrets of Supper.” “Secrets of Supper” focuses on “the fen shui of dinner,” or why the most important consideration of what to eat should […]
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Bath library upgrading its aging utilities
The Patten Free Library is working to make the building more energy-resilient and sustainable. The library — serving the towns of Arrowsic, Georgetown, West Bath, Bath and Woolwich — is installing five outdoor heat pumps, six indoor heat pumps and 115 roof-mounted solar panels. Library Director Lesley Dolinger said priority is being given to the […]