Tom Horton To Speak At The DNR Carter Library For National Library Week

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ANNAPOLIS ― Author and journalist Tom Horton will speak at the Carter Library, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Thursday, April 14 at 11 a.m. in Celebration of National Library Week.

Horton will also be signing his book, “Island Out of Time”, a memoir of the two years he spent on Smith Island.

Tom Horton is the winner of the 1998 John Burroughs Medal for the Outstanding Book of Nature Writing for his book “Bay Country” and is an environmental reporter with the Baltimore Sun.

The Carter Library is located at the DNR Headquarters, 580 Taylor Avenue, B-3, Annapolis. The event is free and open to the public.

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March 30, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov