Patten Free Library
Coordinates: 43°54′54″N 69°48′55″W / 43.915°N 69.8153°W
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| Country | United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1847 |
| Location | Bath, Maine |
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| Size | 56,000 |
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| Circulation | 150,000 |
| Population served | 17,148 |
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| Budget | $655,496 |
| Director | Lesley Dolinger |
| Staff | 24 |
| Website | www |
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The Patten Free Library is a public library in Bath, Maine. 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[]
- ^ "Newly completed Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1890". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Architectural rendering of Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1888". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "History of the Library". Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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