Grand Rapids Audubon Club Lending Library
We have a wide variety of nature-related books available for our members to check out at no cost.
Ranging from fiction, to field guides of far-off places - the Grand Rapids Audubon Club’s Lending Library contains over 300 titles and is an excellent place to look before purchasing new books. So, if you are in search of ‘A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago’, or just looking for a new title to read before bed - check the Lending Library while attending each monthly membership meeting.
For specific questions regarding the GRAC Lending Library, contact Library Committee Chair, Kathleen Haase at library@graud.org
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If you check out a book, we ask that you return it at the following membership meeting.
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Yes! However, sometimes in travel, things get lost or damaged. If something happens to your book while in your possession, we ask that you replace the book so other members can have access to it’s information.
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Yes! If you have a book that you think our members would enjoy and it is not listed within our catalog - feel free to email Kathleen Haase at library@graud.org to see if it is a title that would work for our library.
Frequently Asked Questions
Available Titles
Birds
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Audubon the Naturalist I | Herrick, Frances Hobart | 2006 |
| Audubon the Naturalist II | Herrick, Frances Hobart | 2006 |
| Birdwatcher, the life of Roger Tory Peterson | Rosenthal, Elizabeth | 2010 |
| World of Roger Tory Peterson, (The) | Devlin & Naismith | 1977 |
Biography
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to Bird Behavior, (A) | Burton, Robert | 1979 |
| Guide to the Behavior of Common Birds, (A) | Stokes, Donald W. | 1989 |
| Singing Life of Birds | Kroodsma, Donald | |
| Stokes Nature Guide to Bird Behavior Vol III | Stokes, Donald & Lillian | 1953 |
| Stokes Nature Guide to Bird Behavior Vol. II | Stokes, Donald & Lillian | 1999 |
Bird Behavior
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Field Guide to Bird's Nests | Harrison, Hal H. | |
| North American Bird Eggs | Reed, Chester A. | 2006 |
| North American Bird Eggs | Reed, Chester A. | 1966 |
Eggs, Nests & Feathers
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Birds and Bird Finding in the Saginaw Bay Area | Barstow, Dr. Ormond E. | 1995 |
| My Favorite Bird Haunts - Wisconsin | Tessen, Daryl D. | 1949 |
Birding Locations
Bird Biographies
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Geese of Beaver Bog | Heinrick, Bernd | |
| My World of Birds: Memories of an Ornithologist | Wallace, George | 1999 |
| Far Flung Adventures of Homer the Hummer, (The) | Reynolds, Cynthia | 1981 |
| Life of the Hummingbird | Skutch & Singer | 1989 |
| Lives of North American Birds | Kaufman, Ken | 1968 |
| Practical Ornithologist, (The) | Gooders, John | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Gullion, Gordon | 1974 |
| The Big Year | Obmasck, Mark | 1984 |
| Whooping Crane (The) - A Comeback Story | Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw | 1994 |