Greetings!
Please join us for "Starry Night" tomorrow night in Library Park. Starting at 4:30 p.m. on December 19, we'll have a luminary walk from Washington Street past the pond to the Gazebo, ending at the Library's front steps, where you can view our holiday wishing tree in the window. Holiday cheer at a safe social distance!
The next edition of the eNews will go out on Friday, January 8. Hope you and yours find many ways to celebrate the season!
Be well.
Lesley Dolinger
Library Director
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Every Gift Makes a Difference!
2020 has been a year filled with changes and challenges, but also an amazing opportunity to reinvent how we connect with our community. We've been amazed with the resilience on display by our patrons. We've also been humbled by all the messages of support as we've navigated a whole new way to provide library services. Our library draws 66% of our financial support from private funding and revenue sources. Your year-end gift helps us continue to innovate and connect with our local community, as well as community members who find themselves living elsewhere. Every gift is impactful. Every gift affirms the importance of Patten Free Library in your life and the lives of your neighbors.
Did you know that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, enacted last spring, includes several temporary tax changes that help nonprofits? Cash donations of up to $300 made before December 31, 2020, are now deductible when people file their taxes in 2021.
You can make a gift by texting "read" to 207-739-4081, clicking the "Donate Now" button below, or mailing a check to Patten Free Library, Attn: Development Office, 33 Summer Street, Bath, Maine 04530. We also have some matching funds available for anyone who establishes a monthly gift. The impact of your monthly gift will be doubled and recognized in our Annual Report at the matched amount.
Thank you for your enduring support. Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year!
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News and Resources from Adult Services |
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Holiday Hours and Services. The Library will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Bookmatch requests placed after Monday, December 21 will not be fulfilled until after the Christmas weekend.
New Browsing Tool! We love our new virtual book carousels. These digital displays are refreshed at the end of every month, allowing you to browse the latest new titles added to our Adult, Young Adult, and Children’s shelves from home. When you click on a book cover, you will navigate straight to the request page. Click here to enjoy; you can also find them through our "Quick Links" menu on the home page under "Newly Added to the Collection."
BookPage Online. Since we run out of the paper copies so quickly, we thought you might enjoy access to the on-line version of BookPage. You can also sign up up for BookPage newsletters, and have recommendations about your favorite genres delivered straight to your inbox.
New Year's Eve Trivia Party! Join us! Let your celebrations begin with our virtual New Year's Eve Trivia Hour at 7 p.m. Email Roberta for the registration link. You can join the event as a team from one location, or as an individual. At the end, we’ll raise a glass and be thankful for the end of 2020!
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News and Resources for Young Adults |
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First Teen Trivia of the New Year! Our next Teen Trivia Night is Friday, January 15, at 4 p.m. You can register by clicking here. Will you be the next virtual trivia trophy winner?
If you can't wait until then, you can join your parents for our New Year's Eve trivia hour. Details above.
Plan to Participate! Community Teach-In/Read In: Black History Month 2021. Patten Free Library is joining forces with the Morse High School Library and R.S.U. 1 to organize a virtual community-wide “teach-in/read-in” for Black History Month in February 2021. Click here to navigate to the project website and get the details on how to participate.
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News and Resources for Youth and Families |
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News from Ms. Katy:
Virtual Author Visit: Katie Coppens!
Join us on Wednesday, January 27 at 4:00 p.m., when Brunswick author Katie Coppens will share her writing process from the book The Acadia Files: Summer Science. You can perform an actual experiment along with her from the book!
Please pick up material for the event at PFL starting January 22 through curbside pick-up. Here's a sneak preview of the
author reading from her book.
Please register in advance by clicking here.
Sarah's STEM Kits. This week's STEM project uses static electricity to make people dance in the snow. Learn about how protons and electrons work together to make paper move! Available Tuesday through curbside pick-up. Call 443-5141, extension 11.
Amanda's "Grab and Go" Crafts. This week you can make a Rocking Paper Plate Santa! There are lots of small parts, so please open your bags carefully. Recommended for ages 4-10. This week's craft is sponsored by Frohmiller Construction Company. Kits will be available as of 3:30 p.m. today.
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News and Resources from the History Room |
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Town History Series Announced
10:30AM Saturdays, January 16-Febraury 13, 2021
The Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room announces the seventeenth annual Town History Series! Speakers from Patten Free Library's five member communities will present on aspects of their town's history on five Saturday mornings in January and February. The series will take place virtually on Zoom and air live on Bath Community Television.
On January 16, Nathan Lipfert will present Two Centuries of Working for Bath Customs. On January 23, Jack Carr will give the Maritime History of Arrowsic. On January 30, Jeanne McGowan of Georgetown will share the story of Captain Stin Davis….In His Own Words. West Bath’s Peter Stackpole will talk about his family’s One Hundred Years on Campbell Pond on February 6. On February 13, Rob Stevens will present Woolwich Men and the 1779 Penobscot Expedition.
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Bath Historical Society Calendar Now Available
This year’s Bath Historical Society calendar honors Robin Haynes and Peter Goodwin with 13 photos from the History Room collections.
Want the calendar shipped to you? Order forms are available at the curbside kiosk, or click here.
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A New Resource from the Community
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Staff Picks : What We're Reading (and Watching) |
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This week's book review is by Roberta Jordan, the Outreach and Instruction Librarian. The subtitle says it all: "A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love."
To read the full review, click here.
To request a copy, click here.
To access all our "Staff Picks" reviews, click here.
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