Patten Free Library Explained

Library Name:Patten Free Library
Country:United States
Type:Public
Established:1847
Location:Bath, Maine
Collection Size:56,000
Annual Circulation:150,000
Pop Served:17,148
Budget:$655,496
Director:Lesley Dolinger
Num Employees:24

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. New wings were built in 1961 and 1998.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newly completed Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1890 . Maine Memory Network . 1 June 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Architectural rendering of Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1888 . Maine Memory Network . 1 June 2020.
  3. Web site: History of the Library. 4 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120413033922/http://www.patten.lib.me.us/outreach.html. 13 April 2012.