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Location:
Acterra
3921 East Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4303
Map and Directions
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Reference Questions:
Pat Martin
Public Info. Coordinator
patm*acterra.org
or 650-962-9876 x306
Library Collection

The library has the following available for viewing and check-out:

Books

Over 4,000 books on a wide range of environmental issues, including sustainability, energy issues, wildlife identification, and water conservation.

Periodicals

Over 400 magazines and newsletters, from Audubon to World Watch Magazine.

Videos/DVDs

Over 300 videos and a growing collection of DVDs, such as "Affluenza", "An Inconvenient Truth", and family-friendly titles like "Hoot" and "Fly Away Home". We also feature the locally-produced environmental issues TV show "Common Ground" on video.

Environmental Volunteers Collection

Emphasizes sharing nature with children and includes classroom activity guides and children's books. The collection supports Environmental Volunteers.

Pamphlets

Covers a wide range of local environmental topics such as Coyote Valley development, San Francisco Airport expansion, habitat restoration, Stanford land use, and much more. This collection is stored in our filing cabinets, and is not searchable through our on-line catalog.

Backpacking and Trails Collection

Covers information on backpacking, bicycling, boating, camping, hiking, horseback riding, mountaineering, skiing, and more, includeing many trail guides and maps.

EcoAdvocate

Acterra's biannual newsletter. Information about recent happenings at Acterra, current environmental news, and local green resources.