James Powers, a Wallingford native and Durham resident (shown at left), will discuss his new book, Saving the Farm: A Journey through Time, Place, and Redemption at Wallingford Public Library on June 10th.

Powers, a history teacher at Guilford High School, says his maiden effort as an author details how a farm in that Shoreline community was preserved in the face of development. It also the story of 10 generations of the Dudley family in Guilford, he said.

 “Above all,” Powers said, “Saving the Farm speaks to the need for our communities to renew their sense of place and work to preserve our disappearing historic and cultural resources that make us who we are."

The June 10th program begins at 7 p.m.