A New Strategic Plan: Moving to the 21st Century

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The LuEsther T. Mertz Library The New York
Botanical Garden
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About the Garden

• Founded in 1891 by Nathaniel Lord
• Britton
• 250 Acre Landscape in the Bronx
• International Plant Science Research
• Center
• Provides Continuing, Childrens
• Community Education
• 3rd Largest Herbarium in World
• Most comprehensive Botanical
• Horticultural Library in World

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Everett Childrens Adventure Garden
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5 Annual Exhibitions Numerous Special Shows
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The LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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About the Library

• Founded in 1899 by Nathaniel Lord Britton
• A collection of over 500,000 volumes
• Strengths include systematic, floristic
  economic botany.
• Oldest object is Circa Instans, a manuscript
  which dates to 1190.
• 13,000 journal titles
• Website at http//library.nybg.org
• Hours Tue Thur 12 6 p.m. Fri Sat 12
  5 p.m.

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The Collections

• General Research Collection
• Rare Book Folio Collection
• Pre-1850 Collection
• Circulating
• Reference
• Archives
• Art Illustration Collection
• Seed Nursery Catalogs

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The Collections

• Lord Burnham
• Vertical File

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Information Services

• Reference Reader Services
• Ask a Librarian by email libref_at_nybg.org
• Plant Information
• Questions concerning outdoor indoor plant
  culture, maintenance, selection, identification
  historical significance
• Limited assistance with landscape design
  inquiries
• Monday Friday 930 AM 1230 PM. (718)
  817-8681
• More information _at_ http//nybg.org/hgc_online/
• Monthly gardening calendar
• Garden FAQ by season
• Fact sheets

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Use of Mertz Library

• Online Catalog http//opac.nybg.org/search
• Electronic Databases Reference Tools
• Library Cards available to Garden members
• Wi-fi service available in Library
• Photocopies 30 cents per page
• Participate in Interlibrary Loan through OCLC

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Well lose the Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Well gain Kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
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Sustainability for GardenersResponsible
Landscape Practices

• build and maintain healthy soils
• recycle yard waste into compost
• be water-wise
• downsize lawns
• use organically safe mulch and fertilizer
• avoid pesticides and other harmful chemicals.
• leave wild buffer lands for wildlife
  shelter
• choose the right plants for your site
• plant trees to provide shade in summer

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