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Happy August! This month, we hope you will join us in one of our many weekly programs, including three new offerings:

Macramé Mondays is for ages 6-12 and meets every Monday in August at 10 a.m. All supplies and instructions are provided.

Chickpea Yoga is for ages 4-10 and meets Tuesdays at 10 a.m. No experience or yoga mat is necessary.

Teen Cooking Class is for grades 7-12 and meets Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Learn knife skills, kitchen safety, and other helpful cooking tips. Registration is required.

And of course, we still have all your old favorites, including Knitting Circle, Storytime, and all three Bath Matters Kids Clubs: Lego, Pokémon, and American Girl Doll.

See you at the Library!

If you have a CLYNK account, you can redirect your CLYNK balances to support Patten Free Library through your online account. Support everything you love about the library with a click of a button! If you don’t have a CLYNK account, you can stop by the library and pick up a CLYNK bag with our bag tag. Fill it with your returnable cans and bottles, bring it to a local CLYNK station, scan the tag, and your deposit goes to support PFL.

Learn knife skills, kitchen safety, and other helpful cooking tips. In partnership with SNAP-Ed. Registration required.

Curious about the history of your home in historic Bath? Come to the History Room to research your house’s history! Get started with our SPI Surveys for homes built in Bath before 1920 and historic homes in the South End, peruse our historic maps to look at your home’s footprint throughout the 19th century, and, if you’re brave, dive into our vertical files, city directories, and microfilm tax records to see who lived in your home and when! Check out our Resource Guide for Property History in Sagadahoc County to learn more about all of our resources.

Stay tuned for more programs from the History Room! We have some great speakers and programs lined up this summer. Are you interested in presenting a history lecture or workshop? Please get in touch with your ideas at [email protected]!

Earlier this summer, community members submitted 3x3 inch canvases inspired by our 2022 Summer Reading Theme: Oceans of Possibilities. Nearly 100 pieces were collected and will be on display through the end of August.

Use either the Easy or Challenging checklist to find the ocean animals around the room, then bring your completed checklist to the Children’s Room desk to get your prize –a REAL sand dollar!

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