Nature’s Best Hope

In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature’s Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. Because this approach relies on the initiatives of private individuals, it is immune from the whims of government policy. Even more important, it’s practical, effective, and easy–you will walk away with specific suggestions you can incorporate into your own yard.

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Daisy Jones and the Six

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Radio Lab

Radiolab is a radio program produced by WNYC, a public radio station in New York City, and broadcast on public radio stations in the United States. The show is nationally syndicated and is available as a podcast. Live shows were first offered in 2008. Radiolab was founded by Jad Abumrad

Mac Barnett: Why a good book is a secret door

Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn’t children’s books be? In this whimsical talk, award-winning author Mac Barnett speaks about writing that escapes the page, art as a doorway to wonder — and what real kids say to a fictional whale.

SHOULD WE STAY OR SHOULD WE GO?

Should We Stay or Should We Go?

Lionel Shriver takes a satirical look at the possible outcomes of a couple’s vow to off themselves when they reach their 80s. Thought-provoking, occasionally bizarre, and a sincere look at what makes a marriage work. See if it is available today at the library.