The Botany Library and Horticulture Branch Library provide research support for the departments and the large number of botanists world-wide who use the collections and resources.
The National Museum of Natural History Library consists of the Main Location and 15 specialized collections throughout the National Museum of Natural History building.
The Library collection reflects the important role that the Smithsonian Institution played in the development of anthropology as a formal discipline in the United States
A collection of more than 5,000 books and 185 serial titles on zoos and aquariums, animal behavior, veterinary medicine, genetics, nutrition, wildlife conservation, and more.
The Library supports research, publications, exhibits and public programming of the Institution, as well as those of other museums and research institutions in Central America and Panama
Provide information support services to the Department of Zoology and wide array of individuals including pre/post-doctoral students and fellows, and visiting scientists.