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October 2023

Movie Discussion Group: Movies Based on Banned Books

October 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until October 31, 2023

Watch the movie beforehand then join a lively online discussion.     September 19 – Elmer Gantry (1960) September 26 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) October 3 – Of Mice and Men (1992) October 10 – Like Water for Chocolate (1993) October 17 – The House of the Spirits (1994) October 24 – The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) October 31 – Persepolis (2007)

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Teen Library Council Ice Cream Social

October 5 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Interested in joining the Teen Library Council?  Find out what it’s all about while enjoying some post-summer ice cream! Open to grades 6-12.

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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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Teen Grab and Go Kits

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 instructions and everything needed for this week’s project. Pick up at the curbside pickup table or in the Teen Space. Available while supplies last. For grades 7-12. 

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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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Lego Club

October 10 @ 3:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until December 31, 2023

Lego club returns! Create, challenge, and share your Lego masterpieces with your friends. Ages 5-12.  With support from a Bath Matters Grant.

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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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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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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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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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CareerCenter Drop In

October 16 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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One event on October 16, 2023 at 10:00 am

One event on October 30, 2023 at 10:00 am

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 Monday.

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Babytime

October 16 @ 10:15 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:15 am on Monday, repeating until December 31, 2023

Storytime for babies ages 0-24 months and their caregivers. Join Miss Mary and her guitar for stories, songs, and rhymes. Starting in June-Sept, Babytime will be on the Library Lawn. Bring chairs and blankets! If it’s rainy, we will hold it indoors.  Due to the nature of Babytime and helping support our littlest patrons, Miss Mary asks that we try our hardest to keep the age range 0-24 months, but also understands if it’s not always possible.

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Knitting Circle

October 16 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 3:00 pm on Monday, repeating until December 31, 2023

Open to all ages and abilities- you don’t even have to be a knitter!  Bring your supplies or use ours.  Drop in every Monday for crafts and conversation.

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Minecraft Mondays

October 16 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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One event on October 2, 2023 at 3:30 pm

One event on October 16, 2023 at 3:30 pm

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

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

Create, explore, and survive in the world of Minecraft with friends at the PFL! Minecraft Mondays with Bath at Play runs every other Monday from Sept 18 through Nov 13 at 3:30PM in the Community Room. For Elementary and Middle school ages. Sign-up recommended, walk-ins welcome! It is recommended to bring your own device (tablet, Switch, etc). Limited PFL devices available for play with sign-up. To sign up, please email mrandall@patten.lib.me.us! See you there!

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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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Painting Cookies

October 18 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Thayer Treats is teaching us how to paint cookies to look frightfully spooky and just in time for Halloween! Ages 3-11. Sign up is required as spots are limited. Email mrandall@patten.lib.me.us to register.

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The Changing Face of Maine with Reza Jalali

October 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reza Jalali will share the deeply moving saga of his own refugee experience, along with emblematic stories of more recent New Mainers. This program, presented live and on Zoom, is part of a free speaker series lecture and Q&A cohosted by Patten Free Library and Bath Area Family YMCA. Registration is required for Zoom only. Reza Jalali is an author, educator, and immigrant advocate, who serves as Executive Director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center.  He is profiled in Making…

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Teen Movie: Beetlejuice

October 19 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Celebrate Halloween with a horror movie in our beautiful Teen Space.  For grades 6-12. Beetlejuice Rated PG A happy couple with a lovely country house die in a car accident and must haunt their old home while waiting to be processed into heaven. Too nice to be scary, they befriend the new tenant’s daughter. When they fail to prevent the girl’s parents from ruining the house, they ask a devilish spirit for help.

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Halloween Costume Giveaway

October 23 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 10:00 am, repeating until October 31, 2023

Still need a Halloween costume?  Come use one of ours! Free to keep for grades 6-12.

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Spooky Sagadahoc

October 23 @ 12:00 pm

Join us for a reading of spooky stories from Sagadahoc County. Have a ghost story about your historic home? Did you visit Murderer’s Cave and live to tell the tale? Come prepared to share your own scary story with the group. This program is presented in person and on Zoom.  Registration is required for Zoom only.

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Movie Matinee: M3gan

October 25 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Spend your afternoon at a movie with PFL!  Snacks available by donation or bring your own.  New movie every month. M3gan Rated PG-13 A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll’s programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

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Teen Movie: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

October 26 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Celebrate Halloween with a horror movie in our beautiful Teen Space.  For grades 6-12. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Rated PG-13 The shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large in the small town of Mill Valley for generations. It’s in a mansion that young Sarah Bellows turns her tortured life and horrible secrets into a series of scary stories. These terrifying tales soon have a way of becoming all too real for a group of unsuspecting teens…

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Adult Grab and Go Kit

October 27 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 8:00 am on day Fourth of the month, repeating until December 31, 2023

Kits contain instructions and supplies for this week’s project. Available first come first served, while supplies last. Pick up at the curbside pickup table and the front desk.

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Halloween Costume Parade

October 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

After a spooooky storytime we will start at the Library gazebo and follow the yellow brick road through the Library in our very best Halloween costumes, stopping at each public desk to trick-or-treat for our librarians! You might even meet some special characters along the way.

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November 2023

Bath Climate Conversations: Thinking About Climate Change – An Introduction to the Science

November 8 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Do you feel well informed about global warming?  Would you like to understand more about the science of climate change?  Did you know that greenhouse gases have been talked about since 1856?  Do you know what a greenhouse gas is?  We’ll talk the roots of climate science, how we understand that climate change is happening, and how we understand its causes.  You will leave this session with a better understanding of the science that motivates the hard policy decisions that…

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January 2024

Bath Climate Conversations: How to Retrofit Your House to Become Carbon Neutral

January 10, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

This talk will describe renovations one family undertook over 20 years to preserve an historic house in Bath while also adopting strategies to make it carbon neutral. Emphasis will be given to the affordability and practicality of steps to reduce the “carbon footprint” of an old home. 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…

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March 2024

Bath Climate Conversations: Demystifying Renewable Electricity Options

March 13, 2024 @ 5:30 pm

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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April 2024

Bath Climate Conversations: Landscaping for Climate Resilience

April 10, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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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