Special Collections

Animal Husbandry

This collection covers care and maintenance of all types of pets and domestic animals, including some books on such fringe topics as aquaculture and gamekeeping. Our collection is geared towards the backyard farmer, homeowner, and hobbyist, not the commercial farmer or veterinarian.

The collection also includes participatory equestrian sports of all types, materials on horses in motion pictures, trick horses, etc. But please note that the topics of professional racing and rodeo are covered only in the most general and popular terms.

Antiques & Collectibles

This collection tries to include material chosen from the persepctive of a collector. It also includes materials on repair and maintenance of antiques, the business of buying and selling (from flea markets to e-Bay). While it does include price guides, we do not purchase new editions of all topics every year.

The core of the collection is geared to background information and basic identification, not pricing.

Early Americana

This collection contains material on the cultural/social aspects of life in America from the colonial period through the 1850's, and is strong in architechture and domestic arts.

Some material on the Civil War era is included, as well as some later Victoriana, especially in the architectural section.

Local History

The library has a complete collection of Burrillville Highschool Yearbooks. There is a simple database of the names and dates of students and teachers available for reference.

Parental Resource

Star Trek