“History of Housing in Bath: Looking Back, Thinking Forward,” scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 19, looks at Bath housing from World War I to the ’70s.
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Patten Free Library hosts annual writing contest
The Patten Free Library is hosting its annual writing contest, with first and second place prizes to be awarded in six categories. The categories are grades 7-9, grades 10-12 and adults, with fiction and non-fiction categories in each age group. Adult entrants must be 18 years or above and live in the library service area, […]
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Bath library celebrates pride month, marks LGBTQ+ history in Maine
Library guest speaker Susie Bock presents “The LGBTQ+ civil rights movement in Maine: The importance of primary sources for preserving our history”
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Bath library working to bridge the digital divide
Patten Free Library is partnering with the National Center for Digital Equity to bring free digital literacy classes like “internet safety” and “iPhone basics” to Bath.
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Poetry becomes a time machine at Patten Free Library
Friday at 3 p.m., Patten Free Library will host “The Poetry of Maine,” a virtual discussion on four Sagadahoc County poets from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Model train group captivates Midcoast kids
The Maine 3-Railers entertained kids and their families during visits to Patten Free Library and Topsham Public Library during school vacation week.
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Deadline nears for Patten Free Library poetry contest
Local poets have until March 1 to submit their work to a new competition at Bath’s Patten Free Library. The contest is a new addition to the Library Park Poetry Walk, which will run for the second time this April. Competitors from the library’s service area should submit a 1-12 line poem with a hopeful […]
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Deadline approaching for Patten Library’s Literary Snowperson Contest
Kids have until Feb. 18 to enter Patten Free Library’s “Best in Snow: Literary Snowperson Contest.” Participants must submit a photo of their literary-themed creation to the Bath library’s website at patten.lib.me.us. Library staff will announce the results on Feb. 25. Winners will receive a Gift of Bath Gift Card.
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Bath library to host Armchair Traveler Series again this year
The Patten Free Library will once again hold the Armchair Traveler Series. The program started last winter when many people were stuck at home due to a combination of winter and COVID-19 concerns. It was well attended and will return for 2022. This year’s series will focus a little closer to home, beginning with a […]
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Armchair Travel series returns to Bath
Bath’s Patten Free Library will kick off its second annual Armchair Travel series Wednesday, Feb. 9. The free series of webinars will present two journeys recently undertaken by Mainers. Jackie Stratton of Montville will give the opening presentation from 7-8 p.m. Feb. 9, when she’ll share details from a 24-day, 300-mile canoe trip she embarked […]