Greetings!
The Friends of Patten Free Library's "mini" book sale is underway in Library Park! Be sure to drop by to browse and buy.
The Friends raise funds all year long to help support Patten Free Library through sales at the library bookstore, membership dues, and book sales like this one. When you support the Friends, you support the Library.
Masks and appropriate social distancing required. Payment will be by donation. We look forward to seeing you there!
Be well!
Lesley Dolinger
Library Director
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Patten Free Library Needs Your Support
A recent article explored how libraries of yesteryear adapted to the pandemic of 1918 and libraries of today are addressing needs of the current Covid19 pandemic. We are honored to recognize that our services are as important a part of pandemic life today as they were a century ago. We have been able to provide access to books, audiobooks, and movie content in person and online. Youth have participated in take-home crafts and STEM projects, virtual contests and performances, drawing clubs and classes, and more. Our popular Town History Series broke participation records this year. New programs like our Armchair Traveler series connected us to the outside world. We've been able to utilize outdoor space to provide self-paced opportunities like this month's Poetry Walk and December's magical Luminary Night to mark the winter solstice. All of these opportunities are made possible with support from the community. Every gift makes a difference and enables us to serve this great community in the most trying of times. You can support the library by clicking the button below or sending your check to Patten Free Library, Development Office, 33 Summer Street, Bath, ME 04530. With all of the upheaval that pandemics bring, your library is a source of stability and sustenance. We thank you for your generosity and support through the years!
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News and Resources from Adult Services |
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Movie Discussion Group: Order in the Court!
Loving (2016)
Thursday, April 29, 6:30 p.m. via ZOOM
Join us for another great movie discussion in our courtroom drama series. This film tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, who were arrested for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia, beginning a legal battle that would end in the Supreme Court. Directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton.
Movie buff Al Fick is our fearless discussion leader. This is the fifth movie in our series on justice and courtroom dramas. The group is open to all movie fans.
Click here for the ZOOM link for this event.
Did you miss this week's Art Talk? No worries. On Tuesday evening, Wayne Robbins and Susan Perrine shared slides of their work and talked about how they create their art. You can watch the video of the presentations by clicking here. Thanks to Markings Gallery for working with us on this program.
Take a Poetry Walk in the Park!
This is the last weekend to enjoy the Poetry Walk. Why not combine a trip to the Mini Book Sale with a stroll through Library Park? Stop by our curbside kiosk to pick up a full list of the featured poems, or click here to view on-line. Don't forget to add a few lines to our “Community Poem.” Everything you need to add your verse is in a small box on the Summer Street side of the book drop.
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News and Resources for Young Adults |
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Last Call! Make an Edible Book! Be sure to send us a photo of your book-themed creation by April 30! Cakes, cookies, cupcakes . . . all are permitted. Just pick a favorite book and make it edible. We will award prizes for our favorite entries in these categories: Professional, Adult/YoungAdult, Family, and Youth.
Send your entry to rjordan@patten.lib.me.us. Check out our YouTube Channel for instructional videos by Kaite Thayer.
Pictured at right: Frida with her incredible edible book entry, based on Spy School by Stuart Gibbs.
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News and Resources for Youth and Families |
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News from Ms. Katy:
Community Science: Maine Big Night! Are you interested in being part of a community science project focused on protecting and collecting data on amphibians during their annual spring migration here in Maine? We've got what you need to join this program, including the training manual, vests, headlamps, clipboards, data sheets, and ID cards. You can do your sampling any night in April. Call The Children's Room at 443-5141, ext. 16, or email Ms. Katy for more information at kdodge@patten.lib.me.us.
Join Page Turner Adventures for another week of Adventure Quest! Shiver me timbers! Our final week of Page Turner Adventures is here! Are you ready to be a swashbuckling pirate? Get ready for some seafaring fun with an outrageous show and pirate-themed "Arrrrrts and Crafts."
Here are the links for next week, starting Monday, April 26.
IMPORTANT!
YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR:
username: PFLAdventures
password: summer2021
This Week's "Grab and Go" Craft! Next week is Week 4, the last week of our Page Turner Adventures Virtual Spring Programming, and is a "Book Buccaneers" theme! Our grab and go craft bags will include craft supplies to go along with 3 of the 4 crafts in the videos. Bags will be out at curbside by 1:30 on Friday afternoon. Thanks to our sponsor, Bruno's Wood-Fired Pizzeria!
Last Call! Edible Book Festival 2021.
We will accept photo entries of your edible book creation from April 1 through April 30. You can email your entry to Roberta at rjordan@patten.lib.me.us. We will award prizes for the best entries in these categories: Professional, Adult/Young Adult, Family, and Youth.
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News and Resources from the History Room |
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Hannah Thomas Patten in New Jersey
Dresses once owned by Hannah Thomas Patten and her descendants are currently on display in Morristown, New Jersey— and the Morris County Historical Society was kind enough to let us know! If you're not planing a trip to the Garden State anytime soon, you can still see the dresses on their Facebook page.
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The History Room is Open by Appointment!
We are booked through the end of April, but you can plan to visit in May!
To make a 2-hour research appointment in the History Room, please email Jill at history@patten.lib.me.us or call 207-443-5141 extension 18.
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Celebrate National Poetry Month with a Picture and a Poem |
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In honor of National Poetry Month, Tech Services Coordinator Shannon Bowring is letting us borrow selections from her own Facebook feature, in which she shares a daily picture and a poem. This week's poem, in honor of Earth Day, is "Forgotten Language" by Shel Silvertsein.
Once I spoke the language of the flowers,
Once I understood each word the caterpillar said,
Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings,
And shared a conversation with the housefly
in my bed.
Once I heard and answered all the questions
of the crickets,
And joined the crying of each falling dying
flake of snow,
Once I spoke the language of the flowers. . . .
How did it go?
How did it go?
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What We're Reading (and Watching) |
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This week's book review is by Amanda Walden, who works in the Children's Room. She gives The House in the Cerulean Sea a hearty thumbs up. Read her full review here.
Click here to request a copy.
Click here to access all our staff reviews.
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Patten Free Library | 33 Summer Street | 207-443-5141 | www.patten.lib.me.us |
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