[SLI-public] Opportunity to request book about nature and biodiversity

[Richmond Free Library]

Hello fellow librarians interested in sustainability, 

I'm reaching out to share a great opportunity to receive a free copy of a new book called Our Better Nature : Hopeful Excursions in Saving Biodiversity ( edited by Curt Lindberg and Eric Hagen). 

Full of beautiful color photographs and illustrations, the book is a collection of new essays by regional conservation experts and of stories about creative citizens who are protecting and restoring nature . Dedicated to pioneering biologist and author E.O. Wilson, Our Better Nature inspires individuals and communities to expand Vermont's framework for sustaining biodiversity beyond borders and into meaningful action to protect nature in our backyards and around the world. The book addresses what E.O. Wilson called the gravest challenge facing the planet: the loss of biodiversity and the current extinction crisis. In the face of this crisis, and in light of Wilson’s optimism, Our Better Nature offers messages of hope. 

To receive your complimentary copy, email 
[ mailto:ourbetternaturebook at gmail.com | ourbetternaturebook at gmail.com ] 
with the name of your library, your mailing address, and the name of the person to whom the package should be addressed. 

This offer is made possible by the generosity of the Bessie Foundations. The first 100 respondents will receive a book. 

See the book's Amazon listing and reviews here: [ https://www.amazon.com/Our-Better-Nature-Excursions-Biodiversity/dp/B09YMZPHXK/ | https://www.amazon.com/Our-Better-Nature-Excursions-Biodiversity/dp/B09YMZPHXK/ ] 
The book is published by the Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth. Learn more about the all-volunteer organization here: [ https://www.vermontallianceforhalfearth.org/ | https://www.vermontallianceforhalfearth.org/ ] 

Here are a couple of additional reviews: 





This book could not be more timely, more charming, more useful, or more needed! Anyone who cares about our small and lovely state will want to spend time with it – its impact will spread beyond Vermont’s borders. —BILL McKIBBEN, AUTHOR WANDERING HOME, FOUNDER [ http://350.org/ | 350.ORG ] 





What a rare and lovely treat, to get to read such interesting and thoughtful essays written about nature , by people who have dedicated their lives to living close to and understanding the land of green hills and silver waters of Vermont. Through the eyes of these great writers and thinkers (and doers!), we get a bird-eye view of the beautiful and complex quilt of life in the Green Mountain state. Providing lessons that apply far beyond Vermont’s borders, these writers give us both a clear warning that this quilt is unraveling and invite us to join in celebrating, and saving, our natural world. 

—DAVID K. MEARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUDUBON VERMONT 





Our Better Nature is a beautiful, inspiring book and I hope as many libraries as possible will take advantage of this opportunity to make it available to your communities! 





Questions? Please reach out to the book editor (and founder of the Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth) Curt Lindberg at: [ mailto:curt2225 at gmail.com | curt2225 at gmail.com ] 





Best, 
Jennifer Esser 
Assistant Librarian 
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