CBHL Annual Meeting: Call for Proposals

The Council of Botanical & Horticultural Libraries is virtually hosting our 57th Annual Meeting from May 6-8, 2025, focusing on the theme of “Where do we grow from here?” This theme is grounded in priorities we see as critical and fundamental to CBHL, our profession, and our institutions: discovery, diversity, advocacy, and sustainability. 

Presenter(s) are invited to submit a proposal for a 15-minute presentation on any aspect of these current and future changes, challenges, and opportunities. All sessions will be virtual, and sessions will be recorded and made available asynchronously.

Please submit proposals of 150-250 words, including your name and email contact information, to this Google Form by February 28, 2025. 

Any questions or concerns regarding presentations can be relayed to Allaina Wallace, CBHL Past President, at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your session submissions!

CBHL is on Instagram!

CBHL’s official account is now up and running, with our first post pushed on January 10 th . If you’re on the ‘gram, be sure to follow @plantlibraries!

This account aims to showcase the great work of CHBL and all our members.

The account is currently being managed by CBHL members Connor Graham, Céline Arseneault, Kristen Mastel, and Kristine Paulus. If you have ideas for future posts, please share them with the team!

Kristen Mattel, 2024-2025 CBHL President

Kristen Mattel, Head Librarian & Curator, Andersen Horticultural Library, University of Minnesota Libraries / Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, is 2024-2025 CBHL president.

Kristine Paulus, Collection Development Librarian, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York
Botanical Garden, has been voted as 2024-2025 CBHL vice-president.

See all 2024-2025 board directors and contact information.

Winners announced for the 2024 Annual Literature Award

The 2024 CBHL Annual Literature Award for a work that makes a significant contribution to the literature of botany or horticulture goes to:

Maria Sibylla Merian: Changing the nature of art and science
by Bert Van de Roemer, Florence Pieters, Hans Mulder, Kay Etheridge, and Marieke van Delft. W. W. Norton & Company, Lannoo, 2022. 304 p : illustrations (some color). ISBN 9789401485333

All winners were announced during the Annual Meeting in East Lansing Michigan, May 7, 2024.

View all winners & nominees and press release

Annual Literature Nominees

The nominees for the 2024 CBHL Annual Literature Award are now available: