Patten Free Library

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.

Patten Free Library
Location	Bath, Maine, United States
Type	Public
Established	1847
Collection
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.patten.lib.me.us

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]