Saturday, October 3 from 10am-12pm in Library Park.
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a Felicity themed fall festival! We will have pony rides, face painting, snacks, and more!
This event is made possible by the Maine State Library’s Revolutionary Maine Commemoration Grant.
September 19-October 3
We have so many new items! Visit the link below to view the full collection and place holds on our digital camera, black light, disc golf set, projector, and more!
See the Library of ThingsTuesdays from 12-2:30 pm.
Free fresh vegetables gleaned from local farms provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners and Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. Find the Sharing Table outside the Children’s Room from September-May and in the Gazebo during the summer.
Sharing tables are open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and they are 100% anonymous. The tables are stocked with fresh produce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. Take what you need and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Produce will vary depending on what is available from the farms and gardens. Please bring your own bags.
Learn more about this terrific program: http://www.merrymeetingfoodcouncil.org/merrymeeting-gleaners
September is Library Card Signup Month! Sign up or renew your card and win a prize! Cards created or renewed between September 1-30 are automatically entered into the raffle. Prize includes: PFL Tumbler, due date playing cards, vintage typewriter bookplates and assorted stickers.
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Fall hours run Labor Day to Memorial Day and are as follows:
Monday: 10am – 5pm
Tuesday: 10am – 7pm
Wednesday: 10am – 7pm
Thursday: 10am – 5pm
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: Closed
We have added many new items to our Library of Things this summer, including a VHS/VCR Player, Croquet, a Gardening Kit, Kombucha and Sourdough Starters, and more!
See the complete list here, and visit the Reference Desk to reserve your starter.
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, and Poetry in grades 6-12 and adults. Our judges had an especially difficult time choosing from all the excellent submissions, and would like to congratulate everyone who entered, as would the staff of the Patten Free Library!
It is no small thing to be brave enough to share your words with the world, and you are all winners in our book (and we know books!). Congratulations to everyone who entered!
Read PharosTickets 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.
Ticket pricing:
• $10 each
• 5 for $40
• 15 for $100
Don’t miss your chance to win—and support the Library at the same time.
Buy Raffle Tickets
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. Availability may vary.
Community donated seeds shared by the Seed Library were grown with love and care like our ancestors have done for thousands of years. Please know they may not meet state germination or labeling standards.
We try our best to ensure the quality of our seed using best practices in inventory care and labeling. Nonetheless, seeds are alive and people using the seed library have varying degrees of skill in saving seeds. You should know that you might experience low germination rates or receive seeds that were not properly labeled. This is a volunteer-run project, and we do the best we can with the time and resources we have.
How does the Seed Library work?
