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Your Voice Matters!
Your Voice Matters!
We encourage you to attend your town meetings and support the library’s funding request. Your vote has a direct impact on community services, including the library, and your participation makes a difference. Thank you! Woolwich: April 29 at 6pm Woolwich Central School Bath Budget Public Hearing: TBD Bath City Hall West Bath: May 4
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Pharos, A Patten Free Library Literary Magazine
Pharos, A Patten Free Library Literary Magazine
The newest issue of Pharos, A Patten Free Library Literary Magazine is now available! This online publication features the winning pieces from this year’s Annual Writing Contest. Access it through the link below and join us in once again congratulating this year’s winners. The 11th Annual Writing Contest was open to writers of Fiction, Non-Fiction,
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Gift Card Raffle
Gift Card Raffle
Tickets for our Gift Card Raffle are now on sale! We’re raffling off gift cards from a variety of local businesses all throughout June. Support the Library and treat yourself to something fun. Tickets are on sale through the end of May, and can be purchased at the front desk or at the link below.
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Seed Library
Seed Library
The Seed Library is now open! The majority of seeds for the 2026 Seed Library were donated by Fedco Seeds and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Additional seeds have been provided by patrons like you! We are starting the year with beans, beets, broccoli, corn, greens, herbs, peas, root vegetables, squash, and an assortment of flowers.
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Congratulations to the Winners of our Annual Writing Contest!
Congratulations to the Winners of our Annual Writing Contest!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Patten Free Library’s 2026 Annual Writing Contest! We can’t wait to share the winning pieces with the public in our literary magazine, Pharos, which will be published in April. The 11th Annual Writing Contest was open to writers of Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry in grades 6-12
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