This special event is by invitation only. Attendees will watch a special interview with Dahlov Ipcar and listen to Peter Fogg, of Fogg Art Restoration, discuss the details of his work to restore our original Ipcar murals. To learn more contact our Development Office.
Find out more »Click here to learn more about the Down to Earth film.
Find out more »Join us during Bath’s 3rd Friday Art Walk. We will be hosting artist Sarah Brockman in the Community Room.
Find out more »Join us in the Children’s Room as we wish our beloved Children’s Librarian, Carol McFadden, a fond farewell as she embarks on a new adventure: retirement! For 12 years, she has been an integral part of the Patten Free Library. Since 2007, Carol has offered over 3,246 children’s programs with over 57,810 in attendance! She has been an inspiration for young readers and has provided a warm and welcoming space where fun and good times are as important as reading.…
Find out more »Join us during Bath’s 3rd Friday Art Walk. We are hosting artist Karin Sargent in our Community Room.
Find out more »Join us for Bath’s 3rd Friday Art Walk. We are hosting artist Lindsey Goudreau in our Community Room.
Find out more »Kits contain instructions and everything needed for this week’s project. Pick up at the curbside pickup table or in the teen room. Available while supplies last. For grades 6-12.
Find out more »Do you have a passion for Pokemon? Just curious? This club is a chance to meet others who share your interest. You don’t even need to know how to play! Trade Pokemon cards and play the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG). Battle decks will be available to loan during the sessions for those who are interested in playing Pokemon TCG. The first twelve patrons will receive a free Pokemon Handbook to use with the club! Wednesdays at 3:30 for ages…
Find out more »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. With support from West Bath Historical Society.
Find out more »Free Little Roots Family Music class with Teaching Artist, Ted DeMille! Have fun first thing in the morning with some toe-tapping, family music-making fun. Every second Tuesday of the month for ages 0-5.
Find out more »Take an immersive, interactive walking tour of Bath’s downtown with Meg Barker of Embark Maine Tours and trace the history of the last 400+ years in the places where it happened. Learn about prominent people and significant events (as well as hidden gems) central to Bath’s uniquely American story. Walk away with a renewed appreciation for Bath’s historic past and vibrant present. Tour will last approximately 60 minutes and cover ¾ of a mile. Meet in front of the Patten…
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last. With support from First Federal Savings.
Find out more »Decorate a tiny canvas and submit it to our Tiny Art Show! Your creation should draw inspiration from our Summer Reading theme: Oceans of Possibilities. Pick up a Grab and Go Kit or visit a station in the Teen Space or under the stairs. Entries are open from June 3- July 9 for all ages. All Tiny Art submitted will be on display in the Community Room July 18 – August 20. With support from Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last. With support from Mid Coast Hospital.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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. With support from Lisa Marie’s Made in Maine.
Find out more »Celebrate Independence Day weekend by dunking a local! We will be dunking a variety of people including a Morse High School cheerleader, a PFL librarian, and the Director of the Midcoast Youth Center. Stay tuned for a schedule of dunkees! All proceeds raised will support the Library. Schedule of dunkees: Jamie Dorr, Director of Midcoast Youth Center: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Lana Allen, owner of Sunflower Dream Promotions: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kenyah Allen, MHS Cheerleader: 12 p.m.…
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Have you always wondered about the colorful mural in the Children’s Room? Or some of the faces hanging in the fiction stacks? Take a walk with Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Mary Kate Kwasnik to learn about some of the pieces of the Patten Free Library Art Collection. This program will NOT be on Zoom since we will be on the move and not in front of a device. Meet at 5:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Patten Free…
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Bonus Kids Grab and Go Kit to celebrate Family History Month! Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »Bonus Kids Grab and Go Kit to celebrate Family History Month! Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 2-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »DOUBLE THE IMPACT OF YOUR GIFT! When you make a donation to support Patten Free Library this Giving Tuesday the Friends of Patten Free Library will DOUBLE THE IMPACT by matching all donations made by NEW and LAPSED donors. Receive a free PFL booklight when you make your donation in person.
Find out more »Welcome to our Tiny Art auction! These 3×3 pieces of art were created by community members as part of our summer Tiny Art Show celebrating our Summer Reading Program: Oceans of Possibilities. Now you can take one (or several) of these tiny pieces home and support Patten Free Library at the same time. They make wonderful holiday gifts! The auction is online only and runs December 1 through December 16. All bids must be received by midnight on December 16. …
Find out more »Kits contain materials and instructions for each week’s craft. Pick up from the bin by the Children’s Room entrance. Available for ages 4-10 while supplies last. Bring your finished lantern to Starry Night on Saturday December 17th, 4 – 7. We’ll have beautiful luminary pathways, music, and baked goods. No materials needed. Everything is included.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »1st prize and 2nd prizes will be named in each of six categories: Grades 7-9: Short Fiction, Non-Fiction Grades 10-12: Short Fiction, Non-Fiction Adults: Short Fiction, Non-Fiction Entries will be judged by a panel of library staff, trustees, local teachers, and Teen Library Council members. First ($100) and second prize ($50) gift certificates will be awarded in each category. Winners will be honored at a reception in January 2023; winning entries will be published on the Library website. The Writing…
Find out more »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.
Find out more »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 adults and teens grades 7-12.
Find out more »The launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957 marked the beginning of the space era and of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Today, a new arms race is brewing in orbit. Access to space has become much more affordable as launch and equipment costs have declined sharply. These factors are fueling a thriving space industry as dozens of countries and companies are exploring ways to utilize space. Meanwhile, China is a pacing challenge to…
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Today’s sharing table is cancelled due to the storm. Stay warm! Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Generously provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners, the sharing table is open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and it is 100% anonymous. The table is stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Located November-May inside the children’s side entrance by the drinking fountain.
Find out more »Monday | 10 AM | 5 PM |
February 17, 2025 | Closed | |
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 |