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

2010 Annual Meeting in Seattle        [NEW: Early bird registration closes March 31st] Newsletter Issue No. 115 online        [Restricted Access to Members Only] 2009 Online Membership Directory        [Restricted Access to Members Only] Elected Board of Directors for CBHL        [For 2009-2010] 2009 Revised Description for CBHL Archives        [PDF] License to publish form        [For authors of Newsletter's articles] New options on CBHL Members-Only section        [Blog, Meeting photos, Links - With password only] CBHL Membership Brochure        [Recommend it to friends & colleagues] Search engine for e-list archives        [For Members Only] Survey of Non-book Collections in CBHL Member Libraries         by the Preservation and Access Committee (PAC)        [Posted February 7, 2007; For Members Only] Affiliate membership in EBHL

Are you being served?
The art and science of providing service in a plant library

Theme for the 2010 Annual Meeting
Hosted by the Elisabeth C. Miller Library
at the University of Washington Botanic Garden,
May 18 - 22 2010, Seattle

[ To learn more about the 2010 Annual Meeting]  

The CBHL Annual Literature Award

What's new

Members
Nomination for the 2010 Annual Award is now closed
      [DEADLINE was January 22, 2010]

Publishers
Submitting titles for the 2010 Annual Award is now closed
       [DEADLINE was December 15, 2009]

2009 Winners
See the 2009 Annual Award Winners
      [ONLINE]

Encourage our commercial members

Newsletter Archives Online
      [Including Issue No. 1]