Library and Resources
One service that we are happy to provide is our Wyoming Main Street / Wyoming Rural Development Council Resource Library. Our areas of interest include historic preservation, economic revitalization and community development, but we have many other topics as well.
Please see the list of available titles below. If you are interested in borrowing a resource, you will need to print this form, fill it out and return it to our office via standard mail or fax. Filling out this short agreement form gives you access to a wealth of resources and knowledge.
Appraising Historic Properties by Judith Reynolds (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Building Codes and Historic Buildings by Melvyn Green, P.E., and Anne Watson (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
The Buildings of Main Street: A Guide to American Commercial Architecture, updated edition by Richard Longstreth (book).
Buyer’s Guide to Older and Historic Houses by Richard Wagner (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
The Community Design Assessment: A Citizens’ Planning Tool by Kennedy Smith and Leslie Tucker (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Community Initiated Development: Coming to the Table with Credibility (National Main Street Center booklet).
Community Initiated Development: A Manual for Nonprofit Real Estate Development in Traditional Commercial Districts (National Main Street Center book).
Coping with Contamination: A Primer for Preservationists (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Curtain Up: New Life for Historic Theaters (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Design and Development: Infill Housing Compatible with Historic Neighborhoods by Ellen Beasley (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Design Review by Mark L. Hinshaw (book).
Design Review in Historic Districts by Rachel S. Cox (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Drawing and Designing with Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide by Mike W. Lin (book).
The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader’s Guide by Donovan D. Rypkema (book).
The Economics of Rehabilitation by Donovan D. Rypkema (booklet).
Effective Communications for Preservation Nonprofit Organizations by Richard McPherson, Debra Ashmore and Timothy Oleary (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Federal Historic Preservation Laws published by National Center for Cultural Resources, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior (book).
Forum Journal: Challenges and Opportunities in Heritage Education by National Trust Forum. Fall 2004, Volume 19, No.1 (periodical).
Forum Journal: Building Trades in the 21st Century by National Trust Forum. Summer 2005, Volume 19, No.4 (periodical).
Gardens and Landscapes of the National Trust for Historic Preservation by Susan Reyburn (book).
A Guide to Tax-Advantaged Rehabilitation by Jayne F. Boyle, Stuart Ginsburg and Sally G. Oldham (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Guiding Design on Main Street: The Professional’s Manual for Managing Design (National Main Street Center book).
Heritage Education: An Introduction for Teachers, Group Leaders and Program Planners by Kerri Rubman (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Historic Building Facades: The Manual for Maintenance and Rehabilitation by New York Landmarks Conservancy. Editor William G. Foulks (book).
Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice by Norman Tyler (book).
How to Organize a Preservation Development Charrette by Jennifer Goodman (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
How Walmart Is Destroying America And The World: And What You Can Do About It by Bill Quinn (book).
Investing in Volunteers: A Guide to Effective Volunteer Management by Esther Hall (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
A Layperson’s Guide to Historic Preservation Law: A Survey of Federal, State and Local Laws Governing Historic Resource Protection by Julia H. Miller (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Locating Telecommunications Towers in Historic Buildings by Nancy E. Boone, Ann Cousins, Holly Ernst Groschner, Thomas F. Keefe, Sheldon Moss and Anne Stillman (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Main Street Building Improvement File (National Main Street Center file).
Main Streets of Tomorrow: Growing and Financing Rural Entrepreneurs by the Center for the Study of Rural America (book).
Maintaining Community Character: How to Establish a Local Historic District by Pratt Cassity (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Making Good Design Happen Training Presentation (National Main Street Center booklet and Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation).
Main Street Guidelines: Awnings and Canopies on Main Street (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Main Street Guidelines: Public Improvements on Main Street (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Main Street Guidelines: Signs for Main Street (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Maintenance Tech Note: Determining Historic Paint Colors (National Main Street Center booklet).
Maintenance Tech Note: Preparing Exterior Wood Surfaces for Repainting (National Main Street Center booklet).
Maintenance Tech Note: Sources of Information (National Main Street Center booklet).
Maintenance Tech Note: Wood Storefront Details (National Main Street Center booklet).
Maintenance Tips: Floors – Part I (National Main Street Center booklet).
Maintenance Tips: Floors – Part II (National Main Street Center booklet).
Maintenance Tips: Insulation – Part I (National Main Street Center booklet).
National Main Street Center Main Street Success Stories: How Community Leaders Have Used the Main Street Approach to Turn Their Downtowns Around by Suzanne G. Dane (book).
New Life for White Elephants: Adapting Historic Buildings for New Uses (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Niche Strategies for Downtown Revitalization: A Hands-On Guide to Developing, Strengthening and Marketing Niche Strategies by N. David Milder (book).
Paint in America: The Colors of Historic Buildings by Roger W. Moss (book).
The Parking Handbook for Small Communities by John D. Edwards (book).
Planning a Successful Preservation Conference by Greta Terrell Covington (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Preserving Revolving Funds (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Procedural Due Process in Plain English: A Guide for Preservation Commissions by Bradford J. White and Paul W. Edmondson (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Quest for Funds Revisited: A Fund-Raising Starter Kit (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Rebuilding Community: A Best Practices Toolkit for Historic Preservation and Redevelopment (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Respectful Rehabilitation Walls & Molding: How to Care for Old and Historic Wood and Plaster by Natalie Shivers (book).
Reviewing New Construction Projects in Historic Areas (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Revitalizing Downtown: The Professional’s Guide to the Main Street Approach by the National Main Street Center (book).
Risk Management and Liability Insurance for Nonprofit Preservation Organizations by Charles Tremper and Pam Rypkemp (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings by National Park Service, Heritage Preservation Services (book).
Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide – Local Government Commission by Steve Tracy (book).
Step-by-Step Market Analysis: A Workbook for Commercial District Business Development by National Main Street Center (booklet).
Storefronts That Sell Training Presentation (National Main Street Center booklet and Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation).
Successful Fund-Raising Activities for Preservation Organizations by National Trust for Historic Preservation (booklet).
Takings Law in Plain English by Christopher J. Duerksen and Richard J. Roddewig (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
Teaching with Historic Places: A Curriculum Framework by Charles S. White, Ph.D and Kathleen A. Hunter.
Using Professional Consultants in Preservation by Ellen Beasley (National Trust for Historic Preservation booklet).
What Style is It: A Guide to American Architecture by John C. Poppeliers and S. Allen Chambers, Jr. (book).