A good book to ghet you started, that i read in two days is, "So that others may live"
written by hank whittmoore and caroline hebbard about caroline hebbard, a fantastic book.
another great book is "ready" written by susan bulanda.
if you are interested, go to NASAR or NASDN websights and look for bulletin boards or email lists and try to find a group near you that you may visit and see how they work.