Seed Library

Available March 1 to Late Summer, while supplies last.

About the Seed Library

The Seed Library launched in 2021 with financial assistance from an American Library Association Libraries Transforming Communities grant.

The goal of this project is to make home-gardening accessible to gardeners of any level through library resources and programming and to preserve varieties of heirloom and native plants. By saving seeds as a community, we create local stocks that are acclimated to our climate, with the possibility of reducing food insecurity.

Each year, the Seed Library’s offerings are meant to expand in variety and quantity.

How It Works

1. The library accepts seed donations–commercially packaged or home-harvested.
2. Visitors “check-out” seeds to plant at home.
3. Gardeners are welcome to attend our garden-related programming and to use our gardening books and resources.
4. All gardeners are encouraged to donate a portion of their end-of-season harvested seeds back to the Seed Library for use by all next season.

Available seeds will vary year to year. We welcome your seed suggestions at the desk, via a message on social media, or by email–dpl@delavanlibrary.org.

Donation Guidelines

Donations to the seed library ensure this program continues into the future. We’re interested in all seed types, especially heirloom and open-pollinated.

• No pesticide use please.
• If home-harvested seed, please provide us with the following information: variety, harvest year, location, and growing notes.

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