Greetings!
With three weeks left in our fiscal year, I am asking for your support. Our community has been very generous in responding to our Annual Appeal, though there are some challenges that have impacted our expected revenues. Fines and fees were suspended for 11 months this fiscal year. Additionally, Friends of Patten Free Library normally raise funds from the Heritage Days Book Sale, which has been cancelled for the second year in a row.
As we emerge from the pandemic, we anticipate a stronger need for library services than at any time in recent memory. For job seekers, students looking to bridge gaps in learning, and all those craving companionship after 15 months of social distancing, Patten Free Library will be an important resource for the remainder of 2021 and 2022.
Your support helps us connect and serve the communities of Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich. Any gift made before June 30 helps us finish this year strong and helps us support the anticipated needs on the horizon. Click the "Donate Now" button below to make your gift.
Thank you!
Lesley Dolinger
Library Director
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Raffle Prizes
We are getting so excited for our Ultimate Park Games event. What's better than a fabulous day of games in the park while the Maine Squeeze serenade us with song? How about the chance to win some amazing prizes? We'll be selling raffle tickets for a Red Sox Jersey (Devers), Kate Spade handbag, $50 Bath Brewing Company gift certificate, jewelry, Mikasa vase, housewares, beauty products, hand carved wooden bowls, Trader Joe's seasonal treats, an Island Treasure Toys gift basket, and more! Tickets will be $5 each, or 5 for $20. All proceeds support the library. Don't miss your chance to get in on the fun! Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 19 and plan to join us!
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News and Resources from Adult Services |
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Try Flipster! Magazines On-Line.
You can now use your Patten Free Library card to get instant access to digital magazines for kids and adults through our new digital service, Flipster. View the full collection of magazines on our Flipster site. You will need your 14-digit library card barcode for access.
Movie Discussion Group
Let's Talk about Hitchcock!
Week 2: Shadow of a Doubt
Thursday, June 17, 6:30 p.m.
Next up in our summer discussion series of Hitchcock movies is Shadow of a Doubt, a 1943 psychological thriller. It was purportedly Hitchcock's favorite of all his films. All you have to do is watch the movie before the discussion meeting. Our meetings are fast, informal, and fun.
If you'd like to get on the email and join the group, click here to sign up. Al Fick is our fearless discussion moderator.
Museum Passes. Did you know that we recently renewed our membership in the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, and can offer one free admission daily for up to two adults and any number of children? To book a date/time, fill out this request form and submit it to the main circulation desk. We'll do our best to turnaround your reservation request and provide tickets within 24 hours (not including Sundays). Click here to find out more about other museum passes we are offering this summer.
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News and Resources for Young Adults |
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Summer Reading Is for Everyone!
Join us as we continue developing a daily habit of reading for 15 minutes. This year's program is once again for all ages, as well as for all RSU1 students. Finish your first log (just nine hours of reading in all) and you will be mailed a $10 "Gift of Bath" card. And each time you complete a reading log, you will be entered in our end-of-summer raffle of five $25 "Gift of Bath" cards. Pick up a copy of this year’s materials at the library or print a reading log and our FAQs from home.
Great YA Book Giveaway! Need a book to get you started on your summer reading? We have a cart full of great titles that we've accumulated over the last year -- you can take one for free! These are brand new books! Just stop by the Information Desk in the Reference Room starting Wednesday, June 16. You can pick up your first summer reading log AND your free book!
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News and Resources for Youth and Families |
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News from Ms. Katy:
Passes for the New Children's Museum! The new Children's Museum and Theater of Maine re-opens on June 24 with a timed admission system. The Children's Room will once again issues passes to Library patrons for a specific date; we can issue one pass per day. Passes are good for 50% off regular admission price for up to 4 people. Once you have your pass, you will need to reserve a time for your play session via the museum's website (www.kitetails.org) before you arrive.
Page Turner Animal Adventures!
Week 3 Theme: Pet Pals
Join us next week for the third of eight weeks of virtual summer reading activities. Each week includes a show day, a craft day, an author/illustrator day, a mashup day, and a special guest/field trip day. Look for the links to each day's event or activity on our Facebook page, and use this login and password:
USERNAME: PFLAdventures
PASSWORD: summer2021
Questions? Contact Ms. Katy in the Children's Room at 443-5141, ext. 17.
This Week's "Grab and Go" Craft! This week's Page Turner Adventures theme is Pet Pals. They will teach you how to make a Pop-Up Pet Book and some Pet Open Face Sandwiches. I made an additional craft this week to include in the kit -- Pipe Cleaner Cat Ears! Bags will be available starting Friday morning at the curbside table in the Children's entryway. Thanks to our sponsor this week, Bath Savings Institution!
Level UP Reading Group Meets This Monday! Do you love to read? Join our Level UP reading group, which involves a monthly meeting for our eight- to twelve-year old patrons. We will journal, share, laugh, and read together via ZOOM this Monday, June 14, at 3:30 p.m. Register here to get the ZOOM link.
Almost Time! Ultimate Lawn Games Event.
Saturday, June 19
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Are you ready to get outside and have some FUN? Thanks to a grant from the Maine Public Library Fund, the Children's Room has been able to add some fabulous outdoor games to our collection! We'll be unveiling them all at once for your enjoyment! Pack a picnic and join us for over a dozen games that are fun for all ages. The Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble will also be on hand to serenade us with some toe-tapping tunes - get ready to do the Chicken Dance!
Coming in June!
Saturdays in the Park!
Keep your Saturdays in June and July wide open for our great line-up of summer reading programs! We're kicking off our summer programming with Lindsay and her puppet pals on Saturday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. To download and print the full schedule of performers and events, click here. And don't forget to pick up your summer reading log at the Children's Desk! You can start recording in 15-minute increments beginning June 15.
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News and Resources from the History Room |
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Phippsburg artist Edward Haskell designed Emma Eames's bookplate (left). Many thanks to Marla Davis for the image of Eames tombstone (right). |
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History Room Live: SPI House Plaques
Friday, June 18 at 4:00p.m.
If you’ve ever wondered about the grey and red signs on all the houses around town, join the History Room on Zoom to learn about Sagadahoc Preservation’s house plaque program. Ned Baxter will explain where house plaques come from, how to get one, and how he uses the History Room to find out who built your house and when.
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Remembering Emma Eames
Our famous opera star Emma Eames passed away on June 13, 1952 in New York City, after an accomplished life in New York, Paris, Italy, and Bath. Her friend Matilda Frelinghuysen designed Emma's tombstone in Oak Grove Cemetery.
In a June 23, 1953 article from the Bath Independent, Matilda explained that the image of the tree was "taken from the design of Madame Eames Ex Libris book plate, which she considered symbolic of her life:
"Beaten by wind and storm,
but neither bends nor breaks
as it clings to the rock."
We have tried to find the source of the lines quoted by Miss Frelinghuysen, without any luck. Do they sound familiar to you? Clues welcome!
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The History Room is Open!
The room is open Monday through Thursday, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m, and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
We are so excited to welcome everyone back into the room to see and use the special collections of Patten Free Library, Bath Historical Society, and West Bath Historical Society. Drop in to browse reference books, view historic photographs, study tax records, and look at your parents' yearbook photos.
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What We're Reading (and Watching) |
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This week's book review is by Emily Read, our Development Director. She enjoyed The Sum of Us, a book about the economic policy and its effects (intended and unintended) on communities of color.
Click here to read Emily's full review.
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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