Bath Area Back Pack Program

10/06/2026

Open now until 1 p.m. on Congress Ave. in Bath.

10/05/2026

What a way to spend a beautiful day than at Citizen Involvement Day at Waterfront Park in Bath that took place on Saturday. We spoke with many interested people about what we do (feed hungry students) and were appreciated for our efforts. Board Chair Pamela Cox (right) is joined by Vice Chair Caelie Smith (middle) is visited by Barbara (left) and her dog Bayla. Thank you to all who came out to see all that our community has to offer!

09/25/2026

Get your Hannaford Helps reusable bag at the Gurnet Road, Cooks Corner, Brunswick Hannaford before September 30th. We'll get a $1 for each bag sold this month to help hungry students in the Bath area.

09/14/2026

Help us help hungry students in the Bath area by purchasing a Hannaford Helps reusable bag at the Gurnet Road, Cooks Corner, Brunswick Hannaford all this month. We get $1 for each bag sold.

09/07/2026

We're pleased to have been chosen as the beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps bag program. Get your bag at the Gurnet Road (Cooks Corner) Hannaford and we get $1 to help hungry students in the Bath area.

08/31/2026

Beginning September 1st we will be the beneficiary of Hannaford Helps reusable bag program. For every reusable Hannaford Helps bag purchased at the Gurnet Road, Cooks Corner, Brunswick Hannaford, we received $1 to help feed local Bath area students.

07/24/2026

Hungry? Patten Free Library can help! All resources listed below are completely free and open to anyone who needs them. Some age restrictions may apply.

The Bath Area Family YMCA's Veggie Van visits every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:45pm through August 20th. Children don't need to register to receive food but if parents want to pick up meals for kids they need to register at this link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdN9ROH8He30CQ8KKlIVg1ttdttotumUQHV4bXMNnorblmElQ/viewform). The van only stays for about 15 minutes so be sure to get here before noon.

The Sharing Table visits every Tuesday from 12-2:30pm and is located outdoors in the Gazebo during the summer and indoors across from the Café Corner from September-May. Help yourself to fresh local vegetables gleaned from local farms provided by the Merrymeeting Gleaners and Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.

The Little Free Pantry is located inside the library by the drinking fountain. Help yourself to food and toiletries donated by the community or make a contribution if you are able.
Ramen, bars, and other snacks are available any time for our Teen patrons. Check in at the Reference Desk to see the current selections.

Free Coffee Friday happens the first Friday of every month. Visit the Café Corner while supplies last and get a cup of coffee donated by Brackett's Market.

For more information, including a list of additional local resources, visit the link below.

https://pattenfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/Local-Food-Resources_2025.pdf

07/17/2026

Volunteers load up the Veggie Vans at the Bath Y.

07/07/2026

Happy July Clynk-ers! Do you have a lot of empties from the weekend festivities? Don't forget you can donate your returnables deposit through your Clynk account to the Bath Area BackPack Program.

Discover how simple CLYNK makes bottle redemption with bag-drop. Fill your green CLYNK bag with redeemable containers, then scan your unique bag code at a CLYNK bottle drop redemption station.

06/25/2026

Head over to the Shaw's in Bath to purchase your Give Back Where It Counts reusable bag. We get $1 for each bag purchased.