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Herbarium Activities for Kids

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What can you see? The Steere Herbarium’s 7.8 million specimens contain a world of patterns and shapes for kids to explore at home.

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Inside our Collections, Videos

Inside our Collections, Videos

Inside our Collections

The Biodiversity Heritage Library

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One of the most important things that librarians do is build collections. In these collections, knowledge is preserved for generations. Through these collections, information is ...

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Spring Walk Through the Cherries

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While the Garden remains closed, the pink and white flowers of these treasured trees are still putting on a show all across grounds for the ...

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Inside our Collections

Inside our Collections, Videos

Inside our Collections

Inside our Collections

#ColorOurCollections from Home

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Straight from the shelves of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, #ColorOurCollections is a creative collaboration between libraries, archives, and museums to help share their rare, ...

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