Guides (See Troop Librarian)

Animal Tracks - Peterson Field Guide

Backpacking : Basic Essentials – Short and comprehensive

Canoeing : Basic Essentials – Short and comprehensive

Camping

Camping : Basic Essentials – Short and comprehensive

Everyday Wisdom – Trail tested tips – Backpacker Magazine

More Everyday Wisdom – Trail tested tips – Backpacker Magazine

Leave No Trace – A guide to wilderness etiquette – Backpacker Magazine

Making Camp – Camping Guide  – Backpacker Magazine

Cold Weather Camping : Okpik – clothing(extreme), equipment, first aid, shelters

Cooking

Backcountry Cooking – From pack to plate in 10 minutes

Cooking : Basic Essentials – Short and comprehensive

Camp Cookery for Small Groups – Recipes for groups of eight

Cooking in the Outdoors: Basic Essentials – Short and comprehensive

The One Pan Gourmet – Fresh food on the Trail

Guide to Safe Scouting – also available online

Field Book: Third Edition and New Fourth Edition: Boy Scouts of America - (Contains the following topics: Hiking, Gear, Know How, Stoves and Fires, Cooking, Safety, Survival, Back Backing, Canoeing, Whitewater, Winter Camping, Caving, Wilderness Rescue, Climbing, Fishing, Bicycling, Outdoor Photography, Trail Maintenance, Nature, Weather, Plants, Night Sky)

First Aid
Outdoor Emergency Medical Guide – Flip Chart (with Troop Trailer)

Rescue from the Backcountry – Rescue and transporting

Wilderness First Aid : Basic Essentials – Short and comprehensive

Wilderness First Aid – Patient assessment and treatment

Knots and How to Tie Them  (Guess what his one is about...)

Map and Compass: Basic Essentials – Short and comprehensive

National Audubon Field Guides (see Scoutmaster)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds
     (DUCK!! - What kind of bird was that?)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies
     (What kind of butterfly was drinking out of my cup?)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders
     (What kind of spiders are crawling around your tent?)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians
     (What kind of snake did I just catch?What kind of frog was that swimming in the tea?)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees
     (Birch bark makes the best tinder..)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers
     (Do you know what skunk cabbage is?  Can you guess what it smells like?)

Song Book, Boy Scout – guess what this is….

Star and Planets - Recognition Guide

Trees of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic States

Handbooks (See Troop Librarian)

Den Chief Handbook
Handbook for Boys - Reprint of 1st edition Boy Scout Handbook
The Boy Scout Handbook - 10th Edition - (Older edition of the scout handbook that contains additional information about outdoor skills.)
The Patrol Leaders Handbook
The Scoutmasters Handbook

 

Merit Badge Pamphlets

Troop 523 maintains a library of Merit Badge pamphlets that are available for loan.  Contact the Troop Librarian to determine whether he has the Merit Badge pamphlet you need.  If the pamphlet is not in the Library, you can ask the Librarian to obtain a copy for the Troop.  Take care of each Merit Badge pamphlet as you would any valuable reference book, returning it in good condition as soon as you are done with it.

We always welcome donations of used Merit Badge books.  If you purchased a book and, having completed the badge, have no further need of it; please donate your book to the Troop Library for other Scouts to use.

Program Resources

Boy Scout Troop Program Features, Vol. 1-3 - (Issued to Senior Patrol Leader additional copy in Troop Library) Each book features 12 months of program helps.

Boy Scout Troop Program Features  (See Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster) A companion Piece for the Scoutmaster Handbook.  Contains resources, forms and ideas.

Other Boy Scout Publications

Scouting magazine

Scouting is the national family magazine for the adult leaders and committee members of the Boy Scouts of America.

Boys' Life magazine

Boys' Life magazine helps make your Scouting program and your Scouts excel. Research shows that boys who subscribe to the magazine advance further, spend more time outdoors, and stay in Scouting longer than those who don't.

Passport to High Adventure (See Scoutmaster)

Designed to help older Scouts, with guidance from their adult leaders, to plan and safely carry out council and unit high-adventure treks

Climb on Safely

Climb On Safely is the Boy Scouts of America's recommended procedure for organizing BSA climbing/rappelling activities.

The Principles of Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace is an awareness of our impact on the environment that teaches us to respect the rights of other users of the outdoors as well as future generations.