Fly Fishing Author John Alevras to Discuss ‘Building a Collectible Angling Library’ at WWU on July 13

Noted fly-fishing author and book collector John Alevras will speak at Western Washington University at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13 in Special Collections (Wilson Library 6th floor) about building a collectible angling library.

This event is free and open to the public.

During this talk, Alevras will discuss lessons learned during the process of building his own collectible library, as well as tips and strategies for choosing which books to collect and knowing where to find them. He will also share items from his personal collection and the Western Libraries Fly Fishing Collection. Attendees will receive a collectible, limited-edition booklet created specifically for the event.

Alevras has been a passionate fly tier, angler and book collector for more than 50 years. He is the author of “Leaves from a Steelheader’s Diary” and numerous magazine articles, as well as three books on angling. After living for a number of years on the Olympic Peninsula, he currently resides in Broomfield, Colorado with his wife Barbara.

This special talk is sponsored by Western Libraries Heritage Resources.

For more information about this event, please contact WWU Special Collections Librarian Paul Piper at (360) 650-3097 or Paul.Piper@wwu.edu.