Patricia Lee LewisFor years, I’ve loved the poems of Louise Glück, so when she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, I pulled The Wild Iris out of my bookshelf. To me, it is a perfect poetry book. As to my favorite recreational drink, I commend most highly “Run Wild,” a non-alcoholic IPA by Athletic Brewery in Stratford, Connecticut—founded and managed by athletes! I fondly hope that it will induce me to start running again, wildly.I’ve just moved from Patchwork Farm Retreat in Westhampton to a sweet apartment right next door to the Forbes Library, and on every day’s walk, I wander the edges of that beautiful, Gothic building with its giant oak trees. It’s a treasure, that library, and an expensive one to care for. Which is why this fundraiser is so important. It’s also fun. I fell in love with libraries as a little girl in Austin TX, and a child could spend as long as her mother allowed, sitting on the floor, reading whatever book called to her. Fifty years ago, Forbes Library was that for my children–and for book lovers of all ages throughout this county, it still is—even virtually.