The Rare Book Gallery features changing exhibitions of the Rare Book Collection’s holdings. Displays often highlight the works collected by Mildred Bliss, who, with advice from Beatrix Farrand, acquired rare books, manuscripts, and drawings in the field of landscape architecture, garden design, and garden history.
Located beyond the gallery, the Rare Book Reading Room, was designed by Frederic Rhinelander King. Inspired by French eighteenth-century styles, it was completed in 1963. This room serves as a library reading room, as it did during Mrs. Bliss’s era.
The Rare Book Reading Room is open to visitors on Saturdays and Sundays. All other times are by appointment for readers only.