Pawling, New York: Akin Free Library Curiosities
1898 building, former lending library, now a museum. Natural history items, extinct and shrunken curiosities collected by Olive Gunnison and installed in the library in the 1960s.
Akin Free Library
- Address:
- 378 Old Quaker Hill Rd, Pawling, NY
- Directions:
- From NY-22 in Pawling turn east at the stoplight onto NY-67/Quaker Hill Rd. Drive three twisty-turny miles. When the road ends at a stop sign, turn right onto NY-66/Old Quaker Hill Rd. Drive one-third mile. You'll see the distinctive building on the left.
- Hours:
- May thru Oct. F 11-5, Sa-Su 1-4. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 845-855-5099
- Admission:
- Donations welcome.
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This eclectic 1898 building is no longer a lending library, but a museum. In the lower level is an incredible assortment of natural history items and curiosities collected by Olive Gunnison and installed in the library in the 1960s.
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The collection includes many dead things in jars, ceramic tiles recovered from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a shrunken head, and stuffed versions of three different extinct birds.