Greetings!
Tomorrow's Town History Series presentation by Jack Carr is about the maritime history of Arrowsic. There are many ways to watch and participate in the program; check out the details in the History Room news, below.
Be well.
Lesley Dolinger
Library Director
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It's Easier Than Ever to Support Patten Free Library
We are pleased to announce that Patten Free Library is now offering Facebook fundraising tools! If you would like to support us with a birthday fundraiser or commemorate an event by raising money to support our mission of transforming lives, inspiring lifelong learning, preserving local history, and building community through joyful, creative exploration and dialogue, simply click here to create a fundraiser. There are no fees, so 100% of the money you raise supports Patten Free Library.
You can also support us by designating Patten Free Library as your charity of choice on AmazonSmile. Did you know that we also have an Amazon wishlist? You can support activities with materials donations and everything is shipped directly to us. Thank you for all the ways you support Patten Free Library. We definitely feel the love!
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News and Resources from Adult Services |
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Armchair Traveler Discussion Group
Wednesday, January 27 at 7 p.m. via ZOOM.
The first presentation in our Armchair Traveler Series was a great escape. Thanks to Dan and Linda Wood for sharing their knowledge and photos of Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana. For those of you who would like to learn more and talk about this fascinating part of the world, be sure to look over our discussion list of books and movies and join us via ZOOM on Wednesday, January 27th at 7:00 p.m. Don't have time to read or watch anything? No worries. Join us just to listen and learn. And here's a link to a video of their presentation.
Next month we'll be traveling to Antarctica with professional adventurer Ed Webster. Sign up to receive regular Zoom invites, updates, and reminders about all of our Armchair Traveler Series events.
Movie Discussion Group: "Wonder Women!"
Week 1: His Girl Friday
Thursday, February 4, 6:30 p.m. via ZOOM.
"Anchored by stellar performances from Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, His Girl Friday is possibly the definitive screwball romantic comedy." (Rotten Tomatoes)
Join movie buff Al Fick for the first of four weekly movie discussions on Thursdays in February. All you have to do is enjoy the movie before the discussion night. Best of all, His Girl Friday is available through our free movie streaming service, Kanopy. Click here to get started with Kanopy. Click here to get on the series email list; we'll send you the ZOOM link for the weekly movie discussions. You can browse the full movie schedule by clicking here.
Monthly Trivia Night! Join us! The next adult trivia night is Friday, January 29, at 5 p.m. Click here for the registration link. You can join the event as a team from one location, or as an individual. Join us for a virtual happy hour of trivia.
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. Submissions are due by January 29, but sooner is always better than later!
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News and Resources for Young Adults |
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Teen Writing Contest Update. Our judges have not quite finalized their decisions. Check next week's eNews; we hope to have an official announcement by then.
"Best in Snow": Literary Snowman Contest. What's better than a snowy day spent with a great book? It's the fun of packing fresh snow to create your favorite book character or book theme! No one knows just when nature will provide the raw materials, so now is the time to start planning and assembling props for your frozen creation. Open to all ages. There will be prizes! You can enter as many times as you like.
We will accept photo entries of you and your snow creations through February 28. You can email your entry to Roberta at rjordan@patten.lib.me.us; if you have a g-mail account you can submit using this simple form.
North Star On-line Reading Challenge. Between now and March 31, read as many of the ’20-21 North Star YA Award nominees as you can. Track your reading online on Beanstack or on a printable log, and you will be entered in our Mockingbird Bookshop drawing. Voting begins March 1.
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News and Resources for Youth and Families |
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News from Ms. Katy:
It's Almost Time for Katie Coppens!
Join us next Wednesday, January 27 at 4:00 p.m., when Brunswick author Katie Coppens will join us virtually to 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 today, 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.
One More Week of Winter Science with KELT! If you haven't had the chance to be part of our STEM program partnership with the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, there is one more program this month. On January 29, you can learn about animal tracks with our program "Sewing Mitten and Animal Tracks," based on the book
The Mitten by Jan Brett. The activity bags will be available at the curbside pick-up table on the afternoon of January 29.
New "Grab and Go" Craft Bag Available. This week's craft is a paper plate penguin! We've included blue paint, so please handle the bags carefully. For ages 4 to 10. Bags will be available at curbside by 1:30 on Friday. Thanks to our sponsor, Cahill Tire!
"Best in Snow": Literary Snowman Contest. What's better than a snowy day spent with a great book? It's the fun of packing fresh snow to create your favorite book character or book theme! No one knows just when nature will provide the raw materials, so now is the time to start planning and assembling props for your frozen creation. Open to all ages. There will be prizes! You can enter as many times as you like.
We will accept photo entries of you and your snow creations through February 28. You can email your entry to Roberta at rjordan@patten.lib.me.us; if you have a g-mail account you can submit using this simple form.
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News and Resources from the History Room |
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Town History Series: Bath
10:30AM Saturday, January 23
This Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., the 17th Annual Town History Series continues with Jack Carr's talk for Arrowsic: Maritime History of Arrowsic.
Or, tune in to Bath Community Television to watch the presentation live!
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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. Find your copy here!.
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Staff Picks : What We're Reading (and Watching) |
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This week's book review is by Laurel Cox, one of our reference librarians. She loved this young adult historical fiction novel that takes place just after the end of World War II. (It is also a great read for adults!)
To read the full review, click here.
To access all our "Staff Picks" reviews, click here.
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