Greetings!
Welcome back! Beginning on Monday, April 12, the Library will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays) for browsing, checking out materials, and using the public computers. Visits are limited to 30 minutes, and masks are required.
We'll continue to offer contactless curbside pick-up in the afternoons (Monday-Friday) and on Wednesday evenings.
We can't wait to see you again!
Be well!
Lesley Dolinger
Library Director
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National Library Week
Celebrating InterLibrary Loan
Our InterLibrary Loan (ILL) service has been very popular during the pandemic. Just last month, we shattered the record for number of books processed via ILL - over 3000! Each of those books makes a journey from its home library to you and back again, resulting in 14 separate "touches" on that book. When you request a book via ILL, it is pulled off the shelves by a staff member and scanned (1). Then it is packaged for its destination (2). Next, your book gets a ride on the ILL van to a warehouse (3) where it is grouped with other books for their destination library (4). Your book takes another ride to your local library (5), where it is unpacked and you are notified (6). Finally, you come to the library to check out your book (7.) When you're ready to return that book, it makes the same trip in reverse for a total of 14 stops on its journey. Whew! Here at Patten Free Library, Mary Ellen and a corps of able volunteers manage this process for thousands of books coming and going each month. She's making a difference for our patrons and all the patrons of libraries across our state that borrow our books. Thank you, Mary Ellen!
You can make a difference, too. Your donation to Patten Free Library directly supports services like InterLibrary Loan. Your gift during National Library Week especially buoys our spirits and affirms the importance of library services to our community. Thank you!
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News and Resources from Adult Services |
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TONIGHT (April 9) at 7 p.m.!
Q&A with Hemingway Scholar Susan Beegel
Did you enjoy the Ken Burns documentary on Ernest Hemingway this week? Join our Q&A session with Patten Free Library Corporator Susan Beegel, a Hemingway scholar. She served as an advisor to the film and was interviewed by Ken Burns, and will share her experiences with us. Click here to register and receive the ZOOM link.
Take a Poetry Walk in the Park!
Find the beauty and strength in poetry with a stroll through Library Park. Throughout the month of April, you will find the work of local, national, and international poets featured in our pop-up poetry installation. Discover new and old favorites for all ages in the nooks and crannies of the park. Stop by our curbside kiosk to pick up a full list of the featured poems, or click here to view on-line.
After you've spent some time in the Park, be sure to make some poetry with us by adding a few lines to our “Community Poem.” Everything you need is in a small box on the Summer Street side of the book drop.
Movie Discussion Group: Order in the Court!
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Thursday, April 15, 6:30 p.m. via ZOOM.
One of cinema's greatest courtroom dramas, Anatomy of a Murder is tense, thought-provoking, and brilliantly acted, with great performances from James Stewart and George C. Scott. Directed by Otto Preminger.
Movie buff Al Fick is our fearless discussion leader. This is the second of four movies 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.
Art Talks with Markings Gallery:
Meet Wayne Robbins and Susan Perrine!
Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. via ZOOM.
Maine is known for its great art and artists. Here’s a chance to learn about several local artists through an informal ZOOM presentation about their work and creative processes.
Susan Perrine constructs introspective textiles ranging from handheld to wearable to inhabitable. Her works may include paper, horsehair, or twigs. Beginning as a weaving apprentice, Perrine later learned to use water- and electric-powered Jacquard and Dobby looms. Currently her seven-foot-tall woven twig garden lamp is in the window at Markings Gallery.
Wayne Robbins has been sculpting sea creatures for more than forty-five years using wood sustainably harvested in Maine. His works incorporate anatomical accuracy and realistic poses; they are enhanced by the color and texture of the woods and the natural, clear coating that he has perfected over the years. His whale carvings can be found on walls and display cases from coast to coast, in several foreign countries, in an Oceanarium and a museum.
To join us for their presentations, register here. You will receive the ZOOM link right after registering.
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News and Resources for Young Adults |
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The Edible Book Festival is open to teens, too! Our tasty annual celebration of food and literature - Edible Books - has gone virtual and been expanded to include all ages! We’re devoting an entire month to “stirring” up enthusiasm for our Edible Book Contest. Start now imagining what favorite book or book cover will be the subject of your decorated cake.
Check out the instructional videos listed above (filmed by MHS students Isaac Ensel and Tommy Ferolano). You can get help at every step of the way -- all you need is a good book and an idea. We will accept photo entries of your edible book creations from April 1 through April 30. You can email your entry to Roberta at rjordan@patten.lib.me.us. There will be prizes!
North Star Winners! Laurel's YA blog this week covers this year's North Star Award winners and next year's nominees! Click here to browse for a good read.
Attention Morse HS Writers and Artists!
Looking to get your work published? Submit it to the Best Art and Writing of Morse! You can send editor Nina Powers up to four pieces of art or writing (3,000 words maximum). This year's edition is due out in June. Contact Nina (nina.powers@rsu1.org) for more information.
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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 a week of Adventure Quest! Grab your binoculars and compass and get ready for a journey through
the jungle!Then it’s time for some adventure- themed crafts and a fun game that will get you up and moving.
IMPORTANT!
YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR:
username: PFLAdventures
password: summer2021
This Week's "Grab and Go" Craft! Next week is Week 2 of our Page Turner Adventures Virtual Spring Programming! Our grab and go craft bags this month will include craft supplies to go along with the crafts in the videos that week. Week 2 is an Adventure Quest theme and we're including supplies for making Binoculars and a Wish Lion! Bags will be out at curbside by 1:30 on Friday afternoon. Thanks to our sponsor, Maine Antiques Dealers Association!
Edible Book Festival 2021:
Make a Book-Themed Cake!
In case you've missed the details, here's a link to more information on how to participate in this year's virtual version of our Edible Book Festival.
Next week, on Friday, April 16 at 4 p.m., Kaite will host a live decorating class through her Facebook page for those of you who want to watch her create her own edible book. You can follow along and decorate your own edible book version of Harry by the Sea. Just pick up one of our "Grab and Go" decorating kits (while supplies last) at the curbside pick-up table beginning at 4 p.m today.
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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Bird's Eye View of the City of Bath Sagadahoc Co. Maine 1878 Looking North West, Courtesy of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine.
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The History Room is Open by Appointment!
The History Room can accommodate one patron at a time by appointment. Appointments are available beginning Monday, April 12.
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New Resource from the Osher Map Library
The Osher Map Library at University of Southern Maine recently announced a new online resource, Maine's Birds Eye Maps, 1870-1905. The database combines items from the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education (OML), the Maine Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC), and the Maine Historical Society (MHS), in an effort to create a comprehensive digital resource of all extent Maine Bird's Eye View maps created between 1870 and 1905. Browse birds eye maps from across Maine online, or make an appointment with the History Room to see our version of the Bath map pictured here (ours is in color).
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78 Record Club
Were you a member of the 78 Record Club that used to meet at the Library a few years back? We have a question for you! Please get in touch with Jill in the History Room by email or call 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 is an excerpt from "Don't Go Into the Library" by Alberto Rios. The full poem is one of over 25 selections in our outdoor Poetry Walk -- be sure to take a stroll through Library Park this weekend to enjoy them all.
. . . The library is the book of books,
Its concrete and wood and glass covers
Keeping within them the very big,
Very long story of everything.
The library is dangerous, full
Of answers. If you go inside,
You may not come out
The same person who went in.
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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. The Tender Bar is a classic coming-of-age story, soon to be a movie. 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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