THE WALDEN WOODS PROJECT

Research and library:the walden woods project library is owned and managed by the walden woods project and is located at the wwp's campus in lincoln, massachusetts. The library houses the most comprehensive research collection by and about henry david thoreau, as well as other transcendentalists, including ralph waldo emerson and margaret fuller, and is the repository for the collections of the thoreau society, the ralph waldo emerson society, and the margaret fuller society. In 2023 the walden woods project revised its loan agreement with the thoreau society to become the permanent repository for its collections. Staffed by a full-time curator, the library is the premiere resource on a global basis for research and scholarship on thoreau and his contemporaries. The library worked with six volunteers this year who have an interest in the history and literature of thoreau's time.every year brings new people with varying interests to the walden woods project library, whether in-person or virtually. Translators from around the world have worked with the curator to provide accurate and representative translations. Our virtual classroom sessions bring our curator into schools around the world, reaching hundreds of students in 2024. We continue to publish many works electronically to ensure that our resources reach the largest number of scholars and students. Staffed by a full-time curator, the library is the premiere resource on a global basis for research and scholarship on thoreau and his contemporaries.