New resources in the Sterling Morton Library

As I was zooming into the Sterling Morton Library’s Reading Room, I paused in mid-stride as my eyes wandered over the crisp, fresh book jackets of the new books enticingly (and appropriately) shelved together on the NEW BOOK SHELF. Skimming over the offerings, I’m reminded how this grouping represents the range of information to be found within our Library.

• Interested in a description of a specific hosta? Check out: The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas by Diana Grenfell & Michale Shadrack


• Want to learn more about soils? Biological Diversity and Function in Soils just might be the ticket!


• Ever wonder about the impact and importance of prehistoric Native Americans as ecological change agents? Don’t miss: Prehistoric Native Americans and Ecological Change by Paul A. Delcourt and Hazel R. Delcourt


• Curious about green neighborhoods? Be sure to read: Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods : design for environment and community by Cynthia Girling and Ronald Kellett


• Puzzled by a spring wildflower blooming in your neighbor’s yard? You’ll flip over: Wildflowers in the Field and Forest by Steven Clemants and Carol Gracie


• Why do trees matter? Delve into: The Tree : a natural history of what trees are, how they live, and why they matter by Colin Tudge
  
  Whether it is a new book with shiny cover and unfolded pages or a slightly more rumpled work that attracts your attention, interest and time, I encourage you to visit the Sterling Morton Library and discover for yourself how we’ll change your world!
  

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)