Greetings!
Today kicks off the first day of our 2022 Summer Reading Program: Oceans of Possibilities! This program is open to year-round and summer residents of all ages residing in Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich, and/or for any RSU1 student. Read to earn prizes and participate in exciting events including music, puppet shows, art and cooking classes, science programs, storytimes, and more.
Studies have shown that reading just 15 minutes a day can have staggering positive effects in many different aspects of the reader’s life, including knowledge, empathy, and personal well-being.
For more information, including how to sign up and a complete schedule of events, click here. Summer Reading: Oceans of Possibilities runs June 17- August 26.
What are you waiting for? Dive in today!
Lesley Dolinger
Library Director
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The charitable IRA rollover, or qualified charitable distribution (QCD), is a special provision allowing particular donors of age 70.5 and older to exclude from taxable income—and count toward their required minimum distribution—certain transfers of IRA assets that are made directly to public charities, like Patten Free Library. Visit our website to learn more about the IRA Rollover and other ways to give your support to PFL.
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Friday, June 17
Curbside Pickup Table
Ages 4-10
Kits contain materials and instructions for each week's craft. With support from Mid Coast Hospital.
Friday, June 17
Curbside Pickup Table and Teen Space
Grades 7-12
Kits contain materials and instructions for each week's craft. With support from Mid Coast Hospital.
Friday, June 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Community Room
Ages 7-12
Examine the four major groups of marine mammals, their special adaptations for the marine environment, and the threats they face. With support from a Merrymeeting Bay Trust Grant.
Saturday, June 18 at 10:30 a.m.
Community Room
Ages 5-12
Watch Digby the Show Dog perform tricks like Puppy Push-Ups, Shake-it-Off, and High Fives.
Wednesday, June 22 at 4 p.m.
Community Room
Adults and Teens Grades 7-12
Learn the history of the art of papercutting and do a papercutting exercise.
Friday, June 24 at 3 p.m.
Community Room and on Zoom
Adults
Susie Bock, Director of the Sampson Center at the University of Southern Maine, gives a talk on the history of LGBTQ+ communities in Maine. Registration Required for Zoom attendees only. With support from Maine Street Design Co.
Monday, June 27 at 10:30 a.m.
Community Room
Ages 7-12
Space is limited; contact the Children’s Room at x1016 or email [email protected] to register.
Thursday, June 30 at 3p.m.
Teen Space
Grades 7-12
Learn how to decorate ocean-themed cookies with royal icing from Kaite Thayer of Thayer Treats. Registration required.
June 3- July 9
All Ages
Decorate a tiny canvas and submit it to our Tiny Art Show! With support from Lisa-Marie's Made in Maine.
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Mondays 3-5 p.m.
Community Room
All Ages
Crafts and conversation. With support from the Maine Antiques Dealers Association and William T. Racine, CPA.
Every Monday, from 3-5 p.m., beginning June 20
Elm Street Plaza (corner of Elm St. and Front St.)
All Ages
Drop in and use our chess sets or bring your own. In partnership with Age Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec.
Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.
Storytime Room
Ages 5-12
Create, challenge and share favorite building activities.
Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
Storytime Room
Ages 8-12
Trade Pokémon cards and play the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Fridays at 10 a.m.
Library Park Gazebo
All Ages
Songs, stories, and more.
Fridays at 3:30 p.m.
Children's Room
Ages 6-12
Activities, books, and doll talk.
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday
Children's Room
Ages 5-12
Read with Finnegan the therapy dog. Call x1016 or visit the Children's Room to register.
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Please join us next Friday, June 24 at 3 p.m. for a presentation on the LGBTQ+ movement in Maine. From the 1970s-2010s the LGBTQ+ community fought for their civil rights. T-shirts, buttons, posters, photographs, documents, and many other artifacts document how the community built itself, learned to organize, and promoted legislation that would end discrimination in education, housing, and employment.
Susie Bock, Director of the Sampson Center at the University of Southern Maine, will tell that story through USM’s LGBTQ+ Collection, the largest, most comprehensive library of primary materials regarding the queer communities in Maine.
This presentation will take place in the Community Room and live on Zoom. Registration is required for Zoom attendees only. With support from Maine Street Design Co.
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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]!
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We are looking for volunteers to help run Intergenerational Chess on Mondays from 3-5 p.m. at the Elm Street Plaza. Set up chess sets, organize games, and of course, play chess! If you are interested or would like more information email [email protected].
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Friends of Patten Free Library News and Events |
Volunteers are needed to help move books, unpack boxes, organize, and sell at our Heritage Days Book Sale! Moving starts at 8 a.m. on July 2. All Library lovers welcome, many jobs…big and small. Please email [email protected] if interested.
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Staff Picks
Happy Pride Month! All June long we will be featuring staff favorite LGBTQA+ titles. Program and Outreach Manager Hannah recommends the black comedy Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett. "Taxidermy, art, family drama, love, death, and finding yourself at any age."
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Gia's Shout Out: Children's Titles
Off to See the Sea by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
At the Patten Free Library there are oceans of possibilities for reading material, but this week Gia is keeping it local to the bathtub.
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Flipster offers a world of digital magazines at your fingertips! All you need is your Library card to access our full collection including three new titles: New York Review of Books, Food and Wine, and Minecraft World. In addition, Outside is now offered only in digital form. |
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Thank you to our business sponsors! |
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Thank you to Maine Hosting, Midcoast Orthodontic, Embark Tours, and Armentrout Select Realty for being Sponsor Level business supporters. Click here to learn how your business can support the Patten Free Library.
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Patten Free Library | 33 Summer Street | 207-443-5141 | www.patten.lib.me.us |
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