The Project
The Veteran’s Memorial Library and Community Center
We are establishing a new library and community center on Main Street in Patten. This project is not just about constructing a building; it’s about creating a hub that will serve as a vibrant center for learning, gathering, and cultural enrichment.
We invite you to be part of this transformative journey, making a lasting impact on the lives of countless individuals and families. Your support will serve as an investment in the future of our region. Make a donation today!
Thanks to incredible folks like you, we are SO CLOSE!
With the help of amazing folks just like you we are incredible pleased to report that we are currently at 93% of the $5.8M needed to build this new, modern library and community center! Our goal is to raise the remaining $400,000 over the next few months through gifts from individuals, foundations, and grants in order to start construction in the spring!
Every gift makes us that much closer! Learn more about how you can help TODAY!
To see this library and community center come to life has been truly inspiring! Libraries open up doors and contribute to a better quality of life for those who have access to them. We couldn’t be more excited to see this happening in our rural town.
- Mike & Lindsay Downing
Owners, Mount Chase Lodge
*Updated Drawing Coming Soon
Features of New Library
| Sl. No. | Space | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children’s Area |
The perfect place for kids and families to meet for story time, get books, join programming and so much more. |
| 2 | Makerspace & Teen Space |
A makerspace is a ‘space’ filled with tools, resources, and work surfaces where people gather to design and ‘make’ something new. This will also be a comfortable space for teens to come together after school and on the weekends to work together on projects. This space has an external entrance for after hours access. |
| 3 | Features Section & Main Library |
A built out space to highlight authors, themes, new books, the region and more along with the general book stacks including window seats and seating areas for folks to relax with a book or connect with other community members. |
| 4 | Genealogy and Archive Room |
Climate controlled room with historic town records including Patten Academy yearbooks, Patten town reports, and scanners. |
| 5 | Library of Things |
Instead of borrowing books, people can borrow items including tools, kitchen appliances, outdoor equipment, electronics, and more. |
| 6 | Coworking Space |
Both public and private spaces to work alone or together, including work spaces with built-in playpens |
| 7 | Private Meeting Rooms |
Multiple sound proof rooms, large enough for one or two people to quietly work, interview for a job, have a telehealth appointment, meet with someone to get help with benefits, receive tutoring, and more. |
| 8 | Commercial Teaching Kitchen |
From teaching, to catering, to being available for startup food companies, this kitchen will have it all. This space also has an external entrance for after hours access. |
| 9 | Flexible Space & Community Cafe |
A smaller room that can be used for anything from knitting classes to smaller meetings, including a little cafe area to bring folks from the community together. This space also has an external entrance for after hours access. |
| 10 | Community Meeting Room |
For everything from town meetings to classes to functions, this multi-use space will be the largest meeting space in the region with the capacity to seat 200 community members. Outfitted with movable tables and chairs, microphones, screens and projectors, and easily accessible after hours. |
