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The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
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The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens is the largest public horticultural library in the Southeast and is open to the public. Simply present your Jefferson County Library Card to check out one of over 6,000 books, DVDs, CDs, videos, and magazines from our circulating collection. Our collection is focused on gardening, horticulture, botanical and environmental topics; regardless of your gardening experience, we have something for you. We also have a great children's area with numerous items to stimulate young, developing minds. For professional educators, a section specifically dedicated to materials that help you build strong lesson plans and creative projects can be found. As a full-service public library, we can access all of the vast resources of the entire Jefferson County Public Library System. Stop by today and dig into a book - your knowledge is sure to grow!
Monday - Friday | 9 - 4 p.m.
Saturday | 10 - 4 p.m.
Sunday | 2 - 5 p.m.
The Library Offers:
Contact Us
205.414.3922 | fax 205.414.3920 | phone
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When: January 10
Title: The Language of Flowers
Author: Vanessa Diffenbaugh
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When: February 7
Title: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our
Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Author: Richard Louv
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When: March 6
Title: Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the
Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly
Author: Sue Halpern
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When: April 3
Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Author: William Shakespeare
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When: May 1
Title: Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Author: Janisse Ray
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When: June 5
Title: The Secret Garden
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
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When: July 10
Title: Silence of the Songbirds
Author: Bridget Stutchbury
New to the Shelves
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Success with Water-Saving Gardens
by Graham Clarke
The Modern Kitchen Garden
by Janelle McCulloch
Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs
The Birding Life
by Larry Sheehan
Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World
by Fred Dortort
Art of Creative Pruning
by Jake Hobson
Reclaiming Our Food
by Tanya Cobb
Concrete Garden Projects
by Malin Nilsson
Urban Soils
by Phillip Craul
Heirloom Life Gardener: the Baker Creek Way
by Jere Gettle
Don't see a book in the library that you think we should have? We accept suggestions and donations. You can also choose to memorialize or honor a relative, friend, or professional colleague and help grow The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens at the same time.
