The City's Recreation Division provides a wide range of active and pasive recreation programs for the Citizens of Norwalk. The Parks Maintenance  Division maintains 1,215 acres of public park land, including 2 public beaches on the Long Island Sound, 143 acres of open space at Cranbury Park, 70 acres of waterfront park land at Veteran's Park and Calf Pasture Beach, and numerous neighborhood parks. The Department also operates two boat launching ramps and one municipal marina. Numerous athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, and playgrounds are located throughout the community. For more information about the Recreation Division visit their website at www.norwalkct.org/CityDept/recpark.asp  In addition, the city owned and operated an 18-hole golf course located at Oak Hills Park in West Norwalk. In FY 1997-98 Oak Hills Park was established as an independent Authority. The City also funds the operation of the Norwalk Public Library, which operates a main branch and a satellite branch within the City, with a collection of over 400,000 items including, videos, DVDs,CDs and books on tape for public circulation, as well as public access to the World Wide Web (Internet). For more information about the Norwalk Public library visit their website at   www.norwalklib.org.

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