Library

• Arnold Arboretum
  Horticultural Library Guide
• Library Holdings
• Archival Collections
• Photographic Collections
  • Overview
  • The Arboretum Through Time: Historical Landscape Images
  • Botanical and Cultural Images of Eastern Asia
  • Cienfuegos Botanical Garden, Cuba
  • South Central China and Tibet: Hotspot of Diversity
• Access
• Imaging Services

See Also

• Search Collections
  • HOLLIS
  • HOLLIS Classic
  • OASIS
  • VIA
  • Correspondence Database
  • Plant Information Online

Access

Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library
125 Arborway
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3500

Phone 617.522.1086
FAX 617.524.1418 - ATTN Library
(for Visitor Center, click here)

E-mail hortlib@arnarb.harvard.edu

The library is located in the Hunnewell Building and is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. The Library is closed on Sundays and holidays. Stacks are closed and the collection does not circulate. Click here for directions.

In order to best prepare for your visit, please click here to view our Use of the Library and Archives guidelines.

Use of the Library and Archives

The Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library carefully regulates the use of materials in its collections. Policies governing access, photoduplication, and publication of these materials are established by the Library with the advice of the Harvard Office of General Counsel. This policy balances the needs of patrons, the rights of the copyright holder, and the Library's rights and responsibilities towards its collections.

Please refer to our Imaging Services page if you wish to excerpt archival materials and / or images in a publication, performance, or broadcast.

Research and Instruction

Our library staff is pleased to assist you with reference consultations, introductions to library and archival materials, and interlibrary loan requests (for onsite use only).

We give Bibliographic Instruction sessions at least once each school semester for Landscape Institute students. These sessions, which are open to the public, provide a brief overview of library and electronic resources such as HOLLIS, HOLLIS Classic, VIA, OASIS, and other useful databases. Session dates and times will be posted on our "What's New" section two weeks in advance. Sessions are free, but registration is required. Please e-mail us at hortlib@arnarb.harvard.edu.

We can also accommodate group visits when a research topic is submitted in advance via e-mail to hortlib@arnarb.harvard.edu.

Specific reference questions can be submitted via e-mail to hortlib@arnarb.harvard.edu. You may also phone us at 617.522.1086.