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Patten Free Library

Coordinates: 43°54′54″N 69°48′55″W / 43.915°N 69.8153°W / 43.915; -69.8153
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43°54′54″N 69°48′55″W / 43.915°N 69.8153°W / 43.915; -69.8153

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

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  1. ^ "Newly completed Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1890". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.