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, CD-ROMs, 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 to 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 Library Cooperative. Stop by today and dig into a book - your knowledge is sure to grow!

Click here to search the catalog or reserve a book.

Got a gardening question?  Email us at thelibrary@bbgardens.org.

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday | 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Contact Us:
205.414.3920 | phone
205.414.3922 | fax

Birmingham Botanical Gardens Library offers:

• Large selection of new gardening and horticulture books
• Great children's section. Click here for the Kid's Catalog!
• Over 65 different circulating gardening and horticulture magazines
• A large collection of DVDs and CD-ROMs
• Free internet access
• Used books & magazines for sale
• Magic School Bus DVDs
• Eyewitness books and DVDs
• Resource material for Hands-on Activities Science Program (HASP) modules on Living Things, Organisms, Plant Growth & Development, Butterflies, Ecosystems and Earthworms
• Multiple copies of Peterson's First Guides: Forests, Trees, Urban Wildlife, Butterflies & Moths and Caterpillars
• The entire Discovering Alabama Video and DVD series
• Teacher Resource Area with lesson plan materials
• Friendly staff and volunteers to help you with all of your gardening questions

Log on to our catalog to reserve your favorite gardening book: 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.