Library Book Project

Do you want to learn more about butterflies?
Would you like to be able to identify birds by their song?
Do you want to know more about wetlands?
Would you like your children to know more about nature and the environment?

This quiet little program, an idea of Maria Storm and brought about by a few Land Trust Board members, was begun in May 1998. The goal was to provide some additions to the Branford library collections in the area of environmental topics. We decided to consider our local authors and to try to be sure both libraries had the basic guide resources that would help residents enjoy their experiences hiking and observing nature.

During the past five years over 85 books, videos and CDs have been purchased for the Blackstone and Willoughby Wallace libraries. Funding has come from the Land Trust in the form of a yearly allocation and also from Land Trust members who have made outright gifts, memorial contributions and several contributions honoring birthdays or anniversaries. The committee collects suggestions and reviews new publications as they appear on the market. Recommendations are then made to the libraries and the selections are made.

We encourage you to explore the many books our libraries have to help you learn more about our environment and the world around you. We are now reviewing suggestions for purchases this fall. If you have read a book you think is wonderful and would like to recommend it, email the title and author to info@branfordlandtrust.org. And if you would like to make a contribution to this program, please send it to the Land Trust identifying the book project.