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Greetings!

Did you know that your library card needs to be renewed every year? It's nothing personal! Card renewals are a requirement for us to be a part of the Minerva Library System, which allows you to borrow items from all over the state.

So just like you check the batteries in your smoke detectors every time you change your clocks, why not check on the status of your library card? Give us a call or stop by the circ desk today.

Patten Free Library Staff

We will be closed Wednesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day.

Friends of Patten Free Library News and Updates

Saturday November 7th is the Bath Early Bird Sale!

The library bookstore will be open from 6am-4pm. Check out our specials:

1. The first 30 customers will receive a free copy of The Dairy Book of Family Cookery published by M & M Fear.
2. DVDs: Buy one, get one free
3. All Books and Puzzles: Buy 2 get one free

The library bookstore is located at 194 Front St, Bath. 

Repair Café

Saturday, November 7 from 10am-12:30pm

Adults

Why replace when you can repair? Our expert volunteers will help repair your electronics, lamps, furniture, jewelry and small appliances; mend clothing, and sharpen tools. Plus, visit with the Bath Tool Library and learn all about this new program. Presented in partnership with the Curtis Memorial Library, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and Merrymeeting Community and Adult Education.

PFL Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 10 at 4:30pm

Adults

Monthly meeting to oversee the Library's governance, strategic direction, and financial well-being. Open to the public.

ELA and Writing Tutoring

Tuesdays, Nov 3-Dec 15 at 5pm

Teens Grades 6-12

Weekly tutoring drop-in session for middle and high schoolers who need assistance with English and writing assignments.

Homeschool Social

Thursday, November 12 at 10:15am

Kids and Families

Gather together and chat all things homeschool. Snacks provided.

Read to a Dog

Greta: 1st Wednesdays at 3pm

Ruby: 2nd Fridays at 3pm

Leila: 4th Thursdays at 3:30pm

Zorba: 4th Saturday at 12pm

All Ages

Registration Required

Dogs are nonjudgmental listeners and help foster confidence in readers who may need a little extra encouragement. Four fifteen-minute slots are available each month for signup. Reluctant readers of all ages are welcome!

WOW does our community love to read! You all submitted so many Summer Reading tickets that it took us until now to count them all! This year we had a total of 5494 tickets, which means our community read just under 6000 hours this summer. That's 229 straight days of reading!

Patten Free Library | 33 Summer Street | 207-443-5141 | pattenfreelibrary.org

Patten Free Library is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We receive some municipal support and we rely heavily on the generosity of our communities to support our work.

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