open Monday - Saturday, 10am to 4pm
194 Front Street, Bath 443-1161
Gently used books, CDs, DVDs, etc. for all ages are available for purcahse. Donations can be delivered just down the hill from the Library to 194 Front St. where volunteers staff the store for three-hour shifts from 10 – 1pm and 1 – 4pm.
Come enjoy a friendly, vibrant atmosphere with new selections added to the shelves every week.
telephone 443-1161
For more information on the bookstore, contact Sandy Weiss at sweiss@patten.lib.me.us or 443-5141 ext. 14.
The following items
are available for purchase at the the library bookstore or we would be
happy to ship anything to you.
Please contact us by phone at (207) 443-5141 or email pfl@patten.lib.me.us if you would like something mailed.
Publications
Maine Odyssey
: Good Times and Hard Times In Bath 1936-1986
/ Kenneth R. Martin and Ralph Linwood Snow. Published by the Library in
commemoration of the centennial of the opening of our building and to
express the continuing commitment to the community, this is a sequel to
Henry W. Owen's History of Bath during the fifty years after Owen's work
was completed. Just think how much happened in those fifty years - the
enormous expansion and modernization at Bath iron Works Corporation, the
complete transformation of the downtown commercial district, political
changes, social drama, and more. $20.00
The Pattens of Bath : a Seagoing Dynasty / Kenneth R. Martin and
Ralph Linwood Snow. Published in 1996 as a joint venture with the Maine
Maritime Museum, this tale of the Patten maritime dynasty is lively from
their arrival in the Maine wilderness to the height of their square-rigged
sailing vessel days. $20.00
The Sesquicentennial of Bath 1847-1997. Published by the Bath Historical Society for the city's sesquicentennial, the book chronicles history through photographs. $10.00
"I am now a Soldier!" : the Civil War diaries of Lorenzo Vanderhoef / edited by Kenneth R. Martin and Ralph Linwood Snow. The personal narrative of a soldier from the 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment offers a worm's eye view of the Civil War. $20.00
Through Their Eyes : Life in Bath Around 1897 (video). Produced by The Times Record, this video focuses on the people who made up the city one hundred years ago through the memories and recollections of today. (45 minutes) $10.00
Note cards
of "Patten Free Library and Gazebo", an oil painting by James
Coombs.
4 for $5.00
Poster of "Patten Free library and Gazebo", an oil painting by James Coombs. $20.00
Poster of Centennial of the Patten Free Library 1889-1989, designed by James Edward Stilphen, produced by Bath Iron Works Corporation to honor the library on its 100th anniversary. $5.00
Attractive,
generous sized bags with Friends of Patten Free Library wording and logo.
$10.00 with proceeds benefiting the Friends activities.
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Last Updated April 2005