Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library (Jamaica Plain)
http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/library/library.html
Library hours
| Phone Numbers: |
| General | (617) 522-1086 |
| Fax | (617) 524-1418 |
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| Address: | 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 |
| Access Information: | Access Information: The library is open to the Harvard community, students, scholars, Arboretum members, and the general public. |
| Circulation Policy: | Portions of the collection circulate to Harvard faculty, staff and students. |
| Holdings Description: | The Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library is a specialized research collection devoted to the study of woody plants. In addition to horticulture, major collections held by the Arnold Arboretum Library in Jamaica Plain (JP) include North Temperate zone floras, dendrology, plant taxonomy, forestry, landscape design, garden history, cultural landscape studies, and plant pathology. The collections contain more than 40,000 volumes, 30,000 photographs, and an archive that documents the Arboretum's history and is a repository for other 19th, 20th, and 21st century horticultural and botanical collections.
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| Services: | Internal ILL Policy:
HARVARD: Arnold Arboretum (JP) circulates a portion of its collection, please consult the HOLLIS record. Photocopies are provided free of charge. ALA forms, E-Mail, and FAX requests are accepted.
External ILL Policy:
NON-HARVARD: Arnold Arboretum (JP) provides photocopies. The charge is {dollar} 15 plus {dollar}.10 per page over 20 pages.
Equipment and facilities available:
Microfiche reader
Microfilm reader
Photocopier (Cash operated)
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| Resources for Persons with Disabilities: | Library reading room is wheelchair accessible; items may be paged by the staff and brought to users in the reading room. |
| Directions: | The Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library is located on the Arnold Arboretum grounds in the Hunnewell Building. Detailed directions may be found here: http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/visitors/directions.html |
| Link to map: | View Map |
| Faculty (School) Affiliation: | Affiliated Institutions; Botany Libraries |
| Regular Term Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| closed | 10am - 3:45pm | 10am - 3:45pm | 10am - 3:45pm | 10am - 3:45pm | 10am - 3:45pm | closed |
| The library is open on Saturday the same hours as the Hunnewell building. |
| Exceptions to Regular Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Early closing (May 25, 2012) | | | | | | 10am - 2:30pm | |
| Memorial Day (May 28, 2012) | | closed | | | | | |
| Independence Day (Jul 4, 2012) | | | | closed | | | |
| Closed (Jul 13, 2012) | | | | | | closed | |
| Labor Day (Sep 3, 2012) | | closed | | | | | |
| Veteran's Day (Nov 12, 2012) | | closed | | | | | |
| Thanksgiving (Nov 22 - Nov 23, 2012) | | | | | closed | closed | |
| Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (Dec 24 - Dec 25, 2012) | | 10am - 12 noon | closed | | | | |
| Winter Recess (Dec 26 - Dec 29, 2012) | | | | closed | closed | closed | closed |
| Winter Recess (Dec 31, 2012) | | closed | | | | | |
| New Years Day (Jan 1, 2013) | | | closed | | | | |
| Martin Luther King Day (Jan 21, 2013) | | closed | | | | | |
| President's Day (Feb 18, 2013) | | closed | | | | | |
| Memorial Day (May 27, 2013) | | closed | | | | | |
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