Patten Free Library

The Patten Free Library is a public library in Bath, Maine. It also serves the communities of Arrowsic, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich.

Patten Free Library
CountryUnited States
TypePublic
Established1847
LocationBath, Maine
Collection
Size56,000
Access and use
Circulation150,000
Population served17,148
Other information
Budget$655,496
DirectorLesley Dolinger
Staff24
Websitewww.patten.lib.me.us
Map

The Patten Library Association was founded in 1847.[1] In 1887, Galen C. Moses donated $10,000 to fund a building for the library.[2] The original building was designed by George Edward Harding, and was finished in 1890.[2] New wings were built in 1961 and 1998.[3]

References

  1. "Newly completed Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1890". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Architectural rendering of Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1888". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "History of the Library". Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.


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