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  • Tuesday, October 18, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (Corrected Time) – Genius of Place

    The True North Author Series, a joint presentation of the Library of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and North Hill, opens Tuesday, October 18 at 10 am  with Justin Martin, the author of Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted, a biography of the pioneering landscape architect of Central Park and 50 other green spaces around the United States. There will be no charge to attend the event, which will be held in the Hunnewell Carriage House at Elm Bank.  Martin, a former staff writer at Fortune magazine, is the author of two previous biographies, Greenspan: The Man Behind Money and Nader: Crusader, Spoiler, Icon. Martin’s bestselling Greenspan biography was chosen as a notable book by the New York Times Book Review.  To enroll and for more information, please contact North Hill Courses & Events at 781-433-6400.

  • Saturday, September 26, 10:30 a.m. – An Introduction to the Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library

    The library staff strives to help students and researchers become increasingly independent users of information resources by providing instruction on library research methods that enable them to refine their inquiries, understand the range of tools available, and select the appropriate resources. Join the library staff on Saturday, September 26 at 10:30 a.m. for an information session describing the scope of the collection, including its visual resources and extensive archives. Special emphasis will be given to online reference tools such as electronic journals.  Location: Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library,125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.  Seating is limited, please rsvp to hortlib@arnarb.harvard.edu.  For directions, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.