You may not realize it, but public libraries often have what we refer to as “special” collections. Although best known for books, public libraries have been known to offer items as varied as vegetable seeds, cake pans, microscopes, musical instruments, and sewing machines!
Here in Peabody, we just added a new special collection and wanted our Free for All readers to be the first to know about it. For those of you looking to try out a new sport this summer, thanks to the generous players at Discs over Amesbury, the library has Disc Golf Kits available for you to borrow. Each kit includes three discs: a putter, mid-range and driver. Also included in the kits are directions to Peabody’s Scouting Woods Disc Golf Course, a map of the course itself, and a list of the basic rules of the game. You can borrow the kits for one week at a time.
So what is disc golf you ask? In the beginning, many of our librarians were asking the exact same thing. A combination of golf and Frisbee, in disc golf players use golf discs (similar to Frisbees) and try to get them into a disc pole hole. Pictured here, disc pole holes are baskets mounted on poles and surrounded by chains. Like golf, you want a low score as the goal is to get the disc into the basket with the fewest throws.
Relatively new to the city, the Scouting Woods Disc Golf Course is located at 100 Summit Street. The course is open free to the public, but you do need to bring your own discs. That’s where the library comes in! To borrow discs, just visit any of the three Peabody Libraries, and you can check out a Disc Golf Kit with your library card. If you don’t already have a library card, you can register for one for free, and we’ll have you on your way to Scouting Woods in no time. We hope you enjoy our new special collection!
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