On Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7:00 p.m., the Friends of the Lyme Public Library will offer “Whale Ho!” – a Zoom program from Mystic Seaport Museum that offers a fascinating look at the origins of whaling, the role it played in the development of America and the factors that transformed us as a nation from whale hunters to whale watchers. To register for the free program, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. To register for the program and receive a Zoom invitation, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. For more information, visit www.lymepl.org.