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October 2023

Kids Grab and Go Kit

October 6 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 8:00 am on day First of the month, repeating until December 31, 2023

An event every month that begins at 8:00 am on day Third of the month, repeating until December 31, 2023

Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft.  Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 3-10 while supplies last.

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All Ages Storytime

October 6 @ 10:15 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:15 am on Friday, repeating until December 31, 2023

Join Miss Mary and her guitar for stories, rhymes, and songs for all ages.

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PFL Board of Trustees Meeting

October 10 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 4:30 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until May 28, 2024

Monthly meeting of the PFL Board of Trustees.  Meets every 2nd Tuesday September-May.

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Bath Climate Conversations: Flood Risks in Bath: Study Results and Next Steps

October 11 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Join the discussion to learn more about flood risk in Bath due to sea level rise and extreme storm events.  Participants will be guided through the results of GEI’s flood vulnerability assessment and introduced to upcoming opportunities for community participation with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), through a community science initiative and a community survey. This program part of a continuing series of Bath Climate Conversations focused on learning, discussing, and connecting around ways to sustain and support…

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Homeschool Social

October 12 @ 10:15 am - 11:30 am
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An event every month that begins at 10:15 am on day Second of the month, repeating until December 31, 2023

Join area homeschoolers for casual conversation, play and support!  Meets every second Thursday.

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Teen Movies: Ouija: Origin of Evil

October 12 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Celebrate Halloween with a horror movie in our beautiful Teen Space.  For grades 6-12. Ouija: Origin of Evil Rated PG-13 In 1967 Los Angeles, a widow making ends meet as a psychic is stunned when she finds a Ouija board that actually enables her to talk to the dead. While it’s great for business, the board also allows a vengeful ghost to possess her 9-year-old daughter.

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Fall Book Group

October 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 3:00 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until December 27, 2023

PFL book Group meets in person on the 2nd Thursday of each month for a reading discussion. We select a pair of books – one fiction, one nonfiction – to discuss each month. The titles for Fall are selected in September, the titles for Spring in January. New members are always welcome!   October 12: Fiction: Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane and Nonfiction: All Souls: A Family Story from Southie  November 9: Fiction: Horse by Geraldine Brooks and Nonfiction, Race Horse Men by Katherine Mooney. December…

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Buttercream 101

October 13 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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One event on September 29, 2023 at 3:30 pm

One event on October 13, 2023 at 3:30 pm

One event on October 27, 2023 at 3:30 pm

Learn all about American buttercream in this new 4 part series with Thayer Treats!  For adults and teens grades 7-12. Registration required.     September 15: Learn how to make buttercream using a stand mixer or hand mixer. You will also learn how to color your icing and use a bag to pipe it on mini flat cakes. September 29: Learn all about different piping techniques! We will learn about the different types of tips and how to create borders,…

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Movie Magic: The Addams Family

October 14 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Popcorn provided for this spooky movie! All ages welcome. Happy Almost-Halloween! Dark hilarity ensues after the Addams family—and their macabre traditions—relocate to suburbia, 21st century New Jersey. As they prepare for a major celebration that involves their extended family, they have to maneuver around the machinations of a devious reality-television host. Rated PG.

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Friends of Patten Free Library Meeting

October 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 4:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until May 31, 2024

The Friends of the Patten Free Library provide significant financial support to the PFL – a total of nearly $500,000 over the past 18 years.  If you have not yet joined the Friends, membership applications are available at the library bookstore and on the Friends bulletin board in the library hallway. The public is always invited to attend Friends meetings and events. Meets every third Tuesday at 4 p.m. Learn more about the Friends.  

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    Movie Matinee: Air

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