| Patten Free Library | |
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| Location | Bath, Maine, United States |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1847 |
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| Size | 56,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 150,000 |
| Population served | 17,148 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $655,496 |
| Director | Lesley Dolinger |
| Employees | 24 |
| Website | www |
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]
