You rarely go wrong with the Peterson Field Guides. Amphibians seem especially threatened by climate change. We need to know and protect them. Another good book, by Donald W. Linzey and Michael J. Clifford, is Snakes of Virginia.
I used to go to the library all the time when I was a kid. As a teenager, I got a book on how to write jokes at the library, and that, in turn, launched my comedy career.
