News & Updates

What We’re Reading: January 2025

January 23, 2025

It’s cold! See what we’re reading to take our minds off (or celebrate!) it.   Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anaparra “A novel inspired by real events, it is told in the voice of a 9-year old who goes searching for the children who are disappearing from his impoverished settlement in India.” […]

AARP Tax Aide

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 Packet available at the front desk. Questions?  Leave a voicemail at 207-725-8670 and someone will return your call as soon as possible. Tax help is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-5pm from February […]

Town History Series 2025

January 15, 2025

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, […]

Staff Pick: Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I re-read Shadow of the Wind for probably the third time.  Never disappoints.  Deliciously gothic tale full of plot twists and sub plots that takes place in Barcelona 1945.  Part historical fiction, mystery, and romance.  In addition, the plot centers around the son of bookseller and a mysterious book that is being systematically destroyed. A […]

2024 Staff Favorite Reads

January 2, 2025

2024 was a great year to read!  Below is a list of some of our favorite books that PFL staff read this past year.   O Caledonia, by Elspeth Barker The Postcard by Anne Berest Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring The Ministry of Timeby Kailiane Bradley Who Was Changed […]

Death Café

December 30, 2024

Death happens. Let’s talk about it! Death Café is a space for coming together with your fellow mortals to discuss our shared fate and to enjoy some delicious cake while we’re at it. This group will facilitate open, informal conversations about death and dying; it is not intended to provide grief counseling or end-of-life planning education. […]

Let’s Learn About: Cellos

December 27, 2024

Saturday, January 25 10:30am Kids and Families Our series will start with Ellen and Lisa of the Midcoast Cellistas teaching us all about the musical instrument the cello. This will be a multi-part series led by Ellen and Lisa and afterward will branch out into other areas of learning. Bring your musically minded young ones (and […]