Library List: Titles On 'Green' Living

Joanne Iantorno, Head of Information Services at , has created this list (read below) of books and DVDs on aspects of "green living."

Young Adult Coordinator Molly Carroll has created if you enjoyed The Hunger Games series.

Information Librarian Ann Etris to read and videos to watch if you enjoyed "Downton Abbey."

Remodeling/Design

Green Interior Design, by Lori Dennis
747 DEN

Restore, Recycle, Repurpose: Create a
beautiful home, by Randy Florke
747 FLO

Practical Green Remodeling, by Barry Katz
643.7 KAT

The Complete Guide to Green Building and
Remodeling Your Home, by Martha Maeda
690 MAE

DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner,
by Betsy Matheson 643.7 MAT

Gardening

The New American Landscape: Leading
Voices on the Future of Sustainable Gardening 635.048 NEW

Small Green Roofs: Low-tech options for
greener living 635.9671 SMA

Creating Rain Gardens, by Cleo Woelfle-
Erskine 635.95 WOE

The Beginner’s Guide to Growing Heirloom
Vegetables, by Marie Iannotti 635 IAN

The Heirloom Life Gardener: The Baker
Creek way of growing your own food easily
and naturally, by Jere Gettle 635 GET

Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way, by Wesley Greene
635.0975 GRE

The Holistic Orchard, by Michael Phillips
634 PHI

Composting for Dummies, by Cathy Cromell 631.875 CRO

How to Build, Maintain, and Use a
Compost System, by Kelly Smith
631.875 SMI

Teaming with Microbes: The organic
gardener’s guide to the soil food web, by
Jeff Lowenfels 631.4 LOW

Energy

The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable
Energy, by Dan Chiras 644 CHI

Toward a Zero Energy Home, by
David Johnston 644 JOH

Self-Reliant Living

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country
Living, by Abigail Gehring 640 GEH

Little House in the Suburbs, by
Deanna Caswell 640 CAS

Reclaiming Our Food, by
Tanya Denckla Cobb 641 COB

Gaia’s Garden: A guide to home-scale
permaculture, by Toby Hemenway
631.58 HEM

Sepp Holzer’s Permaculture, by Sepp
Holzer 631.58 HOL

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Urban
Homesteading, by Sundari Kraft
640 KRA

Easy Green Living, by Renee Loux
640 LOU

Homegrown & Handmade, by
Deborah Niemann 640 NIE

The Big Thirst: The secret life and
turbulent future of water, by
Charles Fishman 333.91 FIS

Paradise Found: Nature in America at the
time of discovery, by Steve Nicholls
508.7 NIC

Crafts

Upcycling: Create beautiful things with the
stuff you already have, by Danny Seo
745.5 SEO

Eco Craft: Recycle, recraft, restyle, by
Susan Wasinger 745.5 WAS

DVDs

Forks Over Knives
DVD FOR PG Documentary

One Man, One Cow, One Planet
DVD ONE NR Documentary

Trash Becomes Treasure
DVD TRA NR Documentary

Books On CD

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A natural
history of four meals
BOOK ON CD U NF POL

The Big Thirst: The secret life and
turbulent future of water
BOOK ON CD U NF FIS