Eleanor Squire Library at Cleveland Botanical Garden

Celebrating the Midwest Cactus and Succulent Society Show in style 😎

Thanks to Havel's Flowers & Greenhouses LLC for the new succulent display!

Open for Orchid Mania! Do you know the answers to our orchid quiz?

Thinking about rebranding as an art studio... 🖍

Nothing like cozying up with a good book after a busy day at A Garden Holiday 🎄

Happy November!

(Featured page from “The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady,” see comments for the lovely book cover)

Today's the Bootanical Bash! Did you know some of our books date back hundreds of years? Not saying they're haunted...
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Happy Fall! 🍂 In 1956, the Botanical Garden celebrated the season with a Fall garden show.

Archiving tip: Proper historic preservation requires photographing all transparencies against the most fun backgrounds possible.

(Transparencies are of Wade Lagoon, the home of the "old boathouse" where the Cleveland Garden Center spent its first few decades.)

Today our Librarian Gary Esmonde and the Holden Arboretum Librarian Catherine Wells presented to public librarians on ways that our libraries can serve their patrons. Highlights include lending through public libraries (Arboretum) and helping with botanical reference questions (both). Thanks to Northeast Ohio Regional Library System (NEO-RLS) for hosting.

Do you have ideas for how the Squire Library could better serve the Cleveland community? Let us know in the comments!

Exciting news! The Library staff and volunteers have started the process of organizing the Botanical Garden's archives. Among the treasures unearthed so far is this photo of Eleanor Squire herself (upper left) from a Cleveland News article about the French Street Fair.

Stay tuned for more fun updates from the Cleveland Botanical Garden's long history as a institution.

In honor of Father’s Day and the final day of the Cleveland Rose Society Show, here’s a story about Charles Dickens (father of ten!), from “The Rose: An Encyclopedia of North American Roses, Rosarians, and Rose Lore” by Sean McCann. This is one of many books on roses available in our collection.