A great book to read is "A Simple Path" by the Dalai Lama. Gives a very broad and concise overview of the generalities of Buddhism, and it has lots of pretty pictures too.
The Tibetan Book of Living And Dying is a good one too (quite a bit longer and heftier read, but highly enjoyable).
sashime: Easier said than done. In a city of nearly one million people, I have found exactly one (1) Buddhist temple. There are meditation groups and so forth, but temples can be scarce to non-existent.