** We have reached our maximum number of registrants (20) for this tour. Should you decide to register after June 25, your name will be placed on a waiting list.
What: Tour of the Toronto Botanical Garden with Head Librarian Zachary Osborne
When: Thursday, July 12, 6:30-8pm, FREE tour (Maximum 20 people)
Location: 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1P2
The Toronto Botanical Garden’s Weston Family Library is the largest private horticultural library in Canada, with collections in the areas of gardening, landscape architecture and design, botany, floral design, garden history, and more.
The collection in began in 1961 from a few shelves of books donated by the Garden Club of Toronto, and now includes more than 10,000 items from periodicals, reference, children’s materials, DVDs, to historical collections. As a resource centre within a non-profit organization, there are many unique aspects that set the Weston Family Library apart from other special libraries, such as its staffing, budget, source of acquisitions, and more.
To learn more about the Toronto Botanical Garden, visit http://torontobotanicalgarden.ca
Enjoy the TBG’s weekly organic farmers market from 3-7pm!
