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Join us for an afternoon of books, art and plants at our second “Rooted in Reading” celebration. We’ll have fun activities from Museo de las Americas, Environmental Learning for Kids and Art Garage

With leaves falling outside, temperatures getting lower and Halloween creeping closer, it’s the perfect time to curl up inside with a good mystery, thriller or horror novel. If the book is plant

Write a poem! Learn to draw! Meet an author! Rooted in Reading is a celebration of books, art and plants. Join the Helen Fowler Library for this interactive event focusing on the joy of children’s

Local legends abound surrounding the history of Cheesman Park as an unkept and crumbling cemetery that was later transformed into the recreational area it is today. Before its green fields were dotted

Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions made by Hispanic Americans to our country’s art, science, culture and history. This year’s theme is Pioneers of

Each year the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL), determines outstanding books worthy of the Annual Literature Award. The goals of the award are to: Recognize a work that makes a

Queer /kwir/ differing in some way from what is usual or normal of, relating to, or being a person whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual and/or whose gender identity is not cisgender Those who

Adorning the body with paints and dyes, both temporary and permanent, has been a wide practice around the globe and across centuries. The purpose for these decorations has ranged from culturally

John Parkinson, "Theatrum Botanicum" (London, 1640). Helen Fowler Library Rare Book Collection, Denver Botanic Gardens. Herbals are essentially early modern products in which plants and their

The Gardens’ mission is to connect people with plants. The actions we take in pursuit of that mission are guided by our core values, one of which remains especially relevant today: diversity. We have