THOMASTON — The Thomaston Public Library has received a large donation of books from Thomaston's Tilbury House Publishers.

"Tilbury House offered us our very own selection of titles," said Head Librarian Ann Harris in a news release.

To make their selections, library staff first determined which Tilbury titles they already owned.  They found almost 50 in the library's collection. "We then turned to the pleasurable task of choosing additional books. Jon and Mariellen Eaton presented us with even more than we asked for – for both adults and kids. We are thrilled and very, very grateful," Harris said.

Under new owners Tris Coburn and Jon Eaton, 40-year-old Tilbury House Publishers moved from Gardiner to Thomaston in November 2013. After settling into new offices over the Highlands Café, the staff got to work with the help of frequent coffee runs downstairs, publishing 24 new books in 2014, including 12 picture books for children and 12 New England regional and general nonfiction books for adult readers.

Tilbury House plans to publish another 22 books in 2015, including 17 books for children and young readers, and the Tilbury House staff thought that donating books for a "Tilbury Corner" in the library would be the perfect way to introduce the publishing house to its new host community, according to the news release.

Tilbury Corner is located just inside the main room of the library and all the books are available for checkout.