The Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room announces the twenty first annual Town History Series!
The Town History Series is a long-standing Patten Free Library tradition that brings together Patten Free Library’s member communities to learn about and celebrate each town’s local history.
The town of Arrowsic and the historical societies of Bath, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich each select a speaker to present on an aspect of their local history. All programs take place at 10:30 a.m. and will be presented in person and streamed live on YouTube.
New this year, registration is required to attend in person. You must register for each individual program, and walk-ins will only be accepted if there is space in the room at the time of the program’s start. Register at the link to the individual programs below or call The History Room at 207-443-5141 x1018.
Click on the individual listing below to learn more and register online. Recordings will become available below and on the Town History Series playlist the week after they are live.
Stream on YouTube
Congratulations to the winners of our Design Contest! The winning design by Tiffany McFarlin will be featured on new merchandise, which will be available for purchase next month. The designs by the runners up will be saved to be used in future projects. You can see all the terrific entries we received on display at the library through December.
Winner: Tiffany McFarlin
Runner Up: Gus Ahalt and Rory Levesque
Runner Up: Elida Dunn-Francis
Runner Up: Chalk Smith
My absolute favorite collection of children’s nature poetry is Outside Your Window by Nicola Davies with illustrations by Mark Hearld.
If you’re a cat lover, you need to pick up The Maine Coon’s Haiku and Other Poems for Cat Lovers by Michael J. Rosen with illustrations by Lee White.
Lastly, one of my favorite classics for springtime, is Flower Fairies of the Seasons by Cicely Mary Barker who has gorgeous illustrated fairies that accompany her seasonal poems.
-Gia, Children’s Room
Congratulations to this year’s Writing Contest winners! This year there were more than 50 entries in every category, and we welcomed creative non-fiction submissions for the first time ever. Judges, who included Patten Free Library Staff, the PFL Teen Library Council, and community members, were excited about the caliber of pieces submitted this year. With support from the Friends of the Patten Free Library.
Click the title below to read the winning pieces.
First Place: Me by Franny DeGeer
Second Place: Peaks Island Vignette by Harper Nelson
First Place: Nightmare in Disguise by Rory Leeman
Second Place: The Excavator by Ivey Strickland
First Place: Writing to Remember by Zoë Brush
Second Place: A Perturbed Portrait by Grace Tetreault
First Place: The Snow on Her Lips by Aurora Guzzetti
Second Place: Anne’s Final Day by Naomi Fidler
First Place: Dear Jennifer by Jennifer Tinker
Second Place: The Forgotten Voice by Ellen A Endter
First Place TIE: Birds that Sing in the Dark by Arwyn Sherman
First Place TIE: The Hunt by James M. Wright
November 5, 2pm to 4pm at Patten Free Library.
This special event is reserved for our John Patten Society members, Board of Trustees, and Major Benefactor donors.
Poetry Month may be over, but you can still view the Poetry Walk virtually.
With support from Mid Coast Hospital and Now You’re Cooking.
Let your voice be heard and help shape the future of Teen programming! Plan Library events, make friends, and enjoy our beautiful Teen Space. Grades 6-12. Meets the first Thursday of the month at 3 p.m.
Sign up to read with Finnegan the therapy dog! 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 10-12 for ages 5-12. Please call the Children’s Room at 207-443-5141 extension 1016 to schedule your time to read!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Patten Free Libraries 8th Annual Writing Contest. This year there were more than 40 entries in all but one category, and we welcomed adult submissions for the first time ever. Judges included Patten Free Library Staff and members of the Teen Library Council. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who entered!
Read the winning entries here.
7-9 Grade Memoir
First Place: Chewonki Saltwater Canoe Trip by Huckleberry Huber-Rees
Second Place TIE: A Trip Down the Sheepscot River by Noah Arbuckle
Second Place TIE: Seaglass by Sinead Bowdish
7-9 Grade Short Fiction
First Place: How To Romanticize the Cruel and Unholy by Aurora Guzzetti
Second Place: Forgetting by Acadia Guiliani
10-12 Grade Short Fiction
First Place: An Onyx Sandstorm by Emma Beauregard
Second Place: The Tall Man by Beau Haddad
Adult Fiction
First Place: The Essence of True Love by Larry Bartlett
No second place
Adult Memoir
First Place: The Poet’s Well by James M. Wright
Second Place: Maine by Susan Landry
