Going fishing? Start at the library
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- October
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There’s no need to convince me that libraries offer a lot to their patrons and the community. But, the South Salem Library in the town of Lewisboro has really gone way beyond customary services by offering a fishing equipment lending program.
The library says that “thanks to the generosity of the Sportsmen’s Club of Northern Westchester, the Library now has fishing poles and tackle boxes to loan out to library patrons! Patrons may sign out the equipment for up to one week. Please note that fishing licenses are required for those over the age of 16, and may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s office. Watershed permits are required for fishing in local reservoirs.”
Wonder how it is going and if anyone is taking out any books about fishing at the same time?
Cold Spring resident Flick Ford came out with a spectacular book, “FISH: 77 Great Fish of North America,” which was filled with copies of his watercolor paintings of the dimensions, scale patterns and fins of trout, bass and mackerel. It is published by Greenwich Workshop Books and worth a look. It has text by Dean Travis Clarke and I wrote about it for The Journal News on Dec. 2, 2006.
The library also has family museum passes for local patrons for short-term borrowing. Passes are available for the Museum of Natural History in NYC and the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, Conn. The free passes will admit a family of two adults and up to four children to these museums. Passes must be reserved in advance by calling the library at 914-763-3857. The pass to the Museum of Natural History is made possible by the family of Vi Nguyen and Howard Lee. The Aldrich Museum pass was donated by the museum itself. Please contact the library if you are interested in sponsoring a pass to a new museum to help expand our program.
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