Thayer Treats is back again for a cookie stenciling program. Sign up is required, so stop by the Children’s Department or email mrandall@patten.lib.me.us to reserve your spot as space is limited! For ages 3-12.
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Liz Armstrong’s family owned and operated New Meadows Inn on State Road in West Bath from the early 1940s to the early 2000s. An earlier New Meadows Inn was founded by the Cahill family in the late 1800s and burned down in the early 1930s. Liz will talk about both Inns but focus more on her father Dick Armstrong’s and grandfather’s experiences operating the business in West Bath. This program is presented live and on Zoom. Registration required for Zoom…
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Drop in to visit the State of Maine SMC CareerCenter Services for help with resumes, cover letters, job searches, application help, mock interviews, interviewing tips, and more. Get set up with Maine Job Link to stay connected to reliable work opportunities! Find Logan at her table near the reference desk every other Tuesday.
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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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We are thrilled to announce the placement of two remote-work pods, purchased with grant funding from the Remote Work through Libraries Initiative administered by the Maine State Library and the Department of Economic and Community Development. We are a community and business hub for the mid-coast region and the two new work pods provide soundproof space for individual telecommunication needs such as virtual meetings, telehealth appointments, and networking events. In addition to the two new work pods, designated for individual use, the library…
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Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Thursdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. from February 6- April 17. Get help with your taxes from Tax-Aide volunteers. No appointments are required or will be made. Before your visit please fill out the Intake Questionnaire available at the front desk. For more information call Local Coordinator Mary Louise Blanchard at 207-386-1048.
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Are you interested in renewable energy, but you don’t know where to start? Are you overwhelmed with the options and flyers that you get in the mail? Come learn about different options for supporting renewable energy – whether it is installing it on your home, through a community solar subscription, or purchasing from a utility-provided renewable energy option. You will leave this session empowered to decide which option is best for you and how to take the next step and…
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Learn how to make your landscaping more resilient to changes in climate, from planting native species to increasing the plant diversity in your lawn and garden. We’ll provide a list of native plants suitable for our coastal climate that are expected to persist under milder conditions. This program part of a continuing series of Bath Climate Conversations focused on learning, discussing, and connecting around ways to sustain and support our vibrant town as climate change occurs. Hosted by Bath Climate Action Commission…
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Engage with insightful literary voices in order to better understand our role, individually and as a community, regarding race in America. We will Learn, Think, and Act, with the goals to help empower people to speak up and speak out against racism. Facilitated by Dustin Ward, Racial Equity and Reconciliation Advocate, and supported by The Maine Humanities Council. Required texts: The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Sessions…
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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! Spring 2024 Selected Pairs March 14: Fiction: The Overstory by Richard Powers, and Nonfiction: Treeline: the last forest and the future of life on earth by Ben Rawlence. April 18*: Fiction: The Fraud by…
Find out more »| Monday | 10 AM | 5 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM | 7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM | 7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM | 5 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM | 5 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM | 4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed | |
