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Judith Ann Reed in memoriam

It is with the saddest heart that CBHL has heard of the loss of one of its dearest members, Judy Reed, age 86, who passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

Her husband John Reed has written a loving tribute in the 2023 March issue of the CBHL Newsletter.

The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries extends its deepest sympathies to John, their family and loved ones. 

Judy received the CBHL Charles Robert Long Award of Extraordinary Merit in 2021. Read press release

We are inviting CBHL members and friends who would like to share a souvenir or an anecdote as well as leaving We are inviting all members to share memories and anecdotes about Judy or forward a sympathy message to be addressed to John and their family on the following post on CBHL website (password protected, password sent by email):

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2023 Annual Meeting

Save the dates!

The next CBHL Annual Meeting will be hosted by Fort Worth Botanical Garden May 1-5, 2023.
More info available

Susan Eubank, awardee of the Long Award

Susan Eubank, Arboretum Librarian, Emeritus at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, was presented with the Charles Robert Long Award of Extraordinary Merit on May 27, 2022 by the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL). This presentation was made during CBHL’s 54th Annual Meeting hosted by the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Read Press Release

All Charles Robert Long Awardees

2022-2023 CBHL Board of Directors

Larissa Glasser, Library Assistant at the Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library, has been elected vice-president for 2022-2023,

For all board members’ contact information, visit CBHL Board of Directors

Winners announced for the 2022 Annual Literature Award

The CBHL 2022 Annual Literature Award for a work that makes a significant contribution to the literature of botany or horticulture goes to:

Yungcautnguuq Nunam Qainga Tamarmi = All Land’s Surface is Medicine: Edible and Medicinal Plants of Southwest Alaska
by Ann Fienup-Riordan, Alice Rearden, Marie Meade, and Kevin Jernigan. University of Alaska Press, 2020.

All winners were announced on a virtual meeting on May 27, 2022.

View all winners & nominees

Annual Literature Nominees

The nominees for the 2022 CBHL Annual Literature Award are now available:

2022 Annual Meeting Info

May 24-28, 2022

Hosted by:
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado, USA

Please visit the Annual Meeting section of the CBHL LibGuides for the program and registration form.

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Nominations for Annual Literature Award due by December 17

Please nominate!! The deadline is fast approaching.

Annual Literature Award – Nomination Form

If you are running out of time, please contact Brian Thompson [email protected]

CBHL Literature Award Committee