What Are Seed Libraries and How Do They Work? The invention of the seed library was a community-driven response to challenges around food, poverty, health and wellness, and sustainability. Seed ...

The Lorain Public Library System will once again offer free seed libraries at all six of its branches beginning this weekend, ...

Nowadays, you can check out a whole lot more than books from your local library. Many branches sponsor seed libraries that "lend out" vegetable and flower seeds you can grow in your garden. Here's ...

If  you come to the Rock Island Public Library, you're probably looking for books, but inside an old card catalogue are ...

SILVER CREEK, NY — Anderson-Lee Library is home to a community seed library, where all seeds are donated. The seed library opened in December and is a labor of love from the Silver Creek and Hanover ...

Marion Public Library is launching a seed library for county residents. The initiative aims to promote gardening and sustainability by offering free seeds to individuals interested in growing their ...

Almost a year ago, Chesapeake Public Library began stocking something very different from books. The Seed Library at the city’s Major Hillard branch — a collection housed in card catalogue drawers — ...

Kindergarteners through second graders got a jump on spring at the Syosset Public Library’s mini greenhouse program. (Photos courtesy of Syosset Public Library) Thinking about planting a vegetable or ...

To help maintain the diversity of native plants in the region and stem their risk of extinction, a La Jolla resident has cultivated a new native seed library. Mary Mitchell, a member and former ...

Durango-based program needs place to share its more than 70 varieties The Southwest Seed Library, Durango’s only community seed-storing program, is currently looking for a home for its more than 70 ...

Editor's note: The Berkshire Athenaeum, in Pittsfield, hosts the Berkshire Seed Library, which provides seeds for the community to plant, grow and harvest. You can "check out" and take home up to 10 ...