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Patten Free Library

Patten Free Library
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LocationBath, Maine, United States
TypePublic
Established1847
Collection
Size56,000
Access and use
Circulation150,000
Population served17,148
Other information
Budget$655,496
DirectorLesley Dolinger
Employees24
Websitewww.patten.lib.me.us

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

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

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