Are you interested in hearing some different perspectives on the energy crisis? Or in getting some ideas on small and big changes you can make in your everyday life to help our country become a leader in this endeavor? Or even something to entertain you?
Then, your next trip to the Brandon Town Hall should include a stop at the small library of books waiting for you.
There are books by Rachel Carson (latest edition), Bill McKibben, Greta Thunberg, Elizabeth Kolbert, and many others. There are storybooks for kids and books for young adults. There are books about climate resilience, building your own net-zero home, installing solar panels, cutting back on garbage and plastics, and even the the role of trees throughout history.
The library focuses on new books published in the last few years, with a few new editions of older books, such as “A Forest Journey,” which was originally published in 1986, and a revised edition of Bill McKibben’s “Earth.” The books were purchased from The Bookstore with a grant, which members of the energy committee secured.
The mini Energy Library is open whenever the downstairs door to the Town Hall is open.
A bookshelf is set up with these books just outside the door to the Brandon Free Public Library. It’s the honor system. Just pick a numbered card on which you will write your name and phone number and drop that into a sealed box. Then use the clipboard to enter your number and the title of the book or books which you are borrowing. Because it is a small library, we ask that you keep the book for no longer than two weeks.
I am sure you will find fascinating reading among the choices available to you. Right now, I’m engrossed in “A Year with No Garbage.” I’m hoping not to see Harriet as often as I do now—at least not at the transfer station.
Kathy Clark
Brandon Energy Committee volunteer
