Important Message
Your safety is our top priority: the Garden–including the Library–is closed to the general public (including members) through Thursday, April 30 at the earliest. Don’t worry about due dates; you can return borrowed items when we reopen. We’re all in this together and that will see us through. Wishing you peace and health.
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Library hours:
Open 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday
Contact us:
804-262-9887 x240
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About the Lora Robins Library
The Lora Robins Library is Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s resource for horticulture, botany, botanical art and landscape design and maintenance. Visit us or search our catalog to unearth thousands of horticultural and botanical resources.
Our Young Readers’ Collection includes hundreds of children’s books, puzzles and games that foster learning about science, particularly the natural world.
Library Collections
Our collection of more than 7,000 titles includes books on gardening, horticulture, botany, agriculture, landscaping and sustainable practices, Virginia native plants and much more.
Library Programs
Check out storytime, seed swaps, reading parties, the Nature Study Reading Society, and more programs and events at the Library.
Library Resources
Discover how the Library can assist you with horticultural questions and research.