The Council on Botanical
and Horticultural Libraries, Inc. (CBHL)
is the leading professional organization in the field of botanical and horticultural information services.

The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, Inc. (CBHL) believes in the critical importance of collecting, preserving, and making accessible the accumulated knowledge about plants for present and future generations.

Therefore, CBHL provides an organizational framework and an active forum for institutions and individuals concerned with fostering the advancement of botanical and horticultural information and information services.

Announcements for members

2008 Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan        [Preliminary schedule available] Founders' Fund Travel Fellowship to attend Annual Meeting       [Deadline for is March 20th, 2008 - For Members Only] Newsletter Issue No. 108 online       [Restricted Access to Members Only] Search engine for e-list archives       [For Members Only] 2007 Annual Meeting in Cincinnati        [Evaluation Survey Results - For Members Only] 2007 Annual Meeting in Cincinnati        [Pictures and more pictures] Survey of Non-book Collections in CBHL Member Libraries         by the Preservation and Access Committee (PAC)       [Posted February 7, 2007; For Members Only] 2006 CBHL Charles Robert Long Award of Extraordinary Merit to Barbara Pitschel       [Read Press Release] Affiliate membership in EBHL

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The CBHL Annual Literature Award

What's new

2008 Nominees
See the nominees for next Annual Award
      [Winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting]



2007 Winners
See the 2007 Annual Award Winners

Encourage our commercial members

New links included in the Resources section

Newsletter Archives Online
      [Including Issue No. 1]