Seeds Libraries Movement

There are now about 230 seed lending libraries open! (See list below.) If you have opened a seed library or are in process, please take a moment to fill in our 2-3 minute survey. This will really save us! We're tracking all of this and it takes many, many hours to document. A couple of minutes from you would really help us. Thanks!

 Please "Like" Seed Libraries on Facebook and join us at our social network site, SeedLibraries.org. Lots of additional resources are at SeedLibraries.weebly.com. There is also a University Seed Libraries Association on Facebook and Seed Library Locator map. There are downloadable plans and instructions for a portable Share Seeds station from Eating in Public, a group based in Hawaii.

Sister Seed Lending Libraries

California
Alameda Free Library (Green Minds, Green Thumbs) - The City of Alameda 
Seeds for Life - Arcata
Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) - Berkeley     
SPROUT Seed Library - Bolinas
Camarillo Public Library - Camarillo
Chico Seed Library - Chico
The Seed Library at the Round Valley Public Library - Covelo
Domes Seed Lending Library- UC Davis Seed Savers Alliance
East Palo Alto Seed Library- East Palo Alto, in collaboration with Collective Roots
Folsom Lake College Seed Library - Folsom
Hayward Public Library - Hayward
Healdsburg Seed Library - Healdsburg
Seeds for Life Bank, A Living Seed Bank - Humboldt
Hall Middle School Seed Lending Library - Larkspur
SEEDS Library of Laguna Beach - Laguna Beach
Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) - Los Angeles
Proyecto Jardin - Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
Mariposa County Library - Mariposa
SeedSmart Library - Mill Valley
Monterey Seed Library - Monterey
MVPL Seed Library - Mountain View
African American Library - Oakland
Seedfolks Seed Library- Oakland
Cesar Chavez Public Library - Oakland
Mother Lode Seed Library - Placerville
Colonial Heights Seed Library, Sacramento Public Library - Sacramento
El Cajon Branch Library - San Diego
Santa Barbara Seed Library - Santa Barbara
Santa Clara Seed Share - Santa Clara
UCSC Demeter Seed Saving Project - Santa Cruz
Museum of Art and History run by Reskilling Expo- Santa Cruz
Live Oak Public Library - Santa Cruz
Hayes Valley Farm - San Francisco - Farm being closed for housing development; will be moving to West Edition Public Library shortly
JCCSF Rooftop Garden Seed Library - San Francisco
Pocket Seed Lending Library - San Francisco
San Francisco Public Library, Portrero Hill Branch- San Francisco
Santa Clara Seed Library, Santa Clara Public Library, Saratoga Branch - Saratoga
West County Community Seed Exchange - Sonoma County
Stockton Blooms Seed Lending Library - Cesar Chavez Central Library - Stockton
Yokayo Seed Project - Ukiah
Springstowne Seed Lending Library - Vallejo, a branch of the Solano County Library
Yorba Linda Seed Lending Library - Yorba Linda
In process:
Alameda County opening multiple sites, including Fremont - list of libraries to be published when they open
Healdsburg - part of Healdsburg Transition Town
Ecology Center - San Juan Capistrano 
Mt. Shasta Ecology Center
Big Pine Paiute Tribe - Big Pine

Alabama
Auburn
Magnolia Springs Seed Lending Library - Magnolia Springs

Alaska
Dillingham Public Library Seed Library - Dillingham
Growing Ester's Biodiversity (John Trigg Ester Library) - Ester


Arizona
Benson Library - Benson
Rio Salado Seedshed Library - serving the Rio Salado and Gila River Watershed - Mesa
Native Seeds/SEARCH - Tuscon
Pima County Public Library - Tuscon, 9 branches!
Valley Permaculture Alliance Seed Library - Phoenix

Arkansas
Faulkner County Seed Library - Conway
Van Buren Public Library - Crawford

Colorado
Basalt Seed Library - Basalt
Summit Seed Library - Frisco
Southwest Seed Library - Durango
Grass Roots Seed Library - Granby
The Farmette - Lyons
Mancos Public Library - Mancos
Manitou Springs Seed Library - Manitou Springs
Westcliffe Public Library - Westcliffe

Connecticut
Bethlehem Seed Library and Seed Exchange - Bethlehem
Fairfield Woods Branch Public Library - Fairfield
Mansfield Seed Library

Florida
Morning Star Community Seed Lending Library - Dade City
Seed Library at Dunedin Public Library - Dunedin
Fort White Seed Lending Library - Fort White
Grow Gainsville  - Gainsville
STEM (Seed Trade Exchange Martin County) - Martin County, Stuart
Central Florida Seed Library - Orlando area
Florida School of Holistic Living Seed Library - Orlando
Safety Harbor Seed Library - Safety Harbor
In Process:
George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Georgia
Perry Library - Houston County
Savannah

Hawaii
Share Seeds - portable seed libraries

Idaho
Eagle Public Library Seed Library - Eagle
Wood River Seed Library - Hailey
Sandpoint Seed Library - Sandpoint
Common Wealth Seed Library - Boise
Free Heirloom Seed Library - Lewiston & Quad City Area

Iowa
Cedar Falls Seed Library - Cedar Falls
Decorah Public Library Seed Lending Library - Decorah, in collaboration with Seed Savers Exchange
Fairfield Public Library - Fairfield
Ely Seed Library - Ely
Barlow Seed Lending Library - Iowa Falls
Minburn Seed Lending Library - Minburn

Illinois
Chicago Seed Library - Chicago
Hull House - Chicago 
GEEE - Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago
Holly House Garden Seed Library - Dekalb Area
Du Quoin Seed Library - southern Illinois

Indiana
Mitchell Community Public Library Seed Lending Library - Mitchell
New Castle Seed Library - New Castle

Kansas
Delano Witchita Seed Library
Jay Johnson Public Library - Quinter

Kentucky
OCPL Seed Library - LaGrange
Owensboro

Louisiana
Randle Brown Memorial Seed Lending Library - Keithville

Maine
Norridgewock Seed Library - Norridgewock

Massachusetts
Hampshire College Seed Library - Amherst
Cape Cod Food Hub Seed Lending Library - Barnstable
Concord Seed Lending Library - Concord
Groton Public Library's Seed Lending Library - Groton
Hardwick Grows Seed Lending Library - Hardwick
Harwich
Seed Library Littleton - Littleton
Norwell Seed Lending Library - Norwell
Springfield City Library - Pine Point Branch
Townsend Seed Lending Library - Townsend

Michigan
Caro's Seed Lending Library - Caro Area District Library - Caro
Hopkins District Seed Library - Hopkins
Manchester Seed Library - Manchester
Wheeler Public Library Seed Library - Martin
Alger County Seed Library - Munising
Virge and Imme's Seed Savers' Project - Pickford
Michigan Land Use Institute (seed saving initiative)  - Traverse City

Minnesota
Duluth Public Seed Lending Library - Duluth
Eden Valley Area Seed Library - Eden Valley
Red River Seed Library - Moorhead
Free Seeds Library - St. Paul
St. Paul Seed Library (Sun Ray Branch) - St. Paul
St Paul's Westside Riverview Library Seed library - St. Paul
Anishinaabe Seed Library - White Earth Indian Reservation

Mississippi
LCOPL Seed Lending Library - Lafayette County
Munising Public Library - Munising

Missouri
The Seed Library - Cass County - 3 branches
Hermann Library Seed Library - Hermann
Kansas City
Local Harvest Seed Library - St. Louis

Montana
Five Valleys Seed Library - Missoula

Nebraska
Beatrice Public Library Seed Collection - Beatrice
Common Soil Seed Library - Omaha
South Sioux City Seed Library - South Sioux City

New Jersey
Catherine Dickson Hofman Seed Library - Blairstown
Washington Township Public Library Seed Library - Long Valley
The Library Seed Bank - Pitman

Nevada
Clark County Seed Library - Las Vegas


New Hampshire
Hooksett Seed Lending Library - Hooksett
Langdon Library Seed Library - Langdon

New Mexico
Juan Tabo Seed Library - Albuquerque/Bernalillo County
Seed Broadcast Mobile Seed Library - Anton Chico
Maclovia Garden
Mora Grows Seed Lending Library - Mora
Portal-Rodeo Seed Library
Sandoval County Seed Library - Rio Rancho
Taos Seed Exchange - Taos

New York
Broome County Public Library Seed Lending Library - Binghampton
Canastota Seed Exchange - Canastota
Kirkland Town Library - Clinton
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County - Ithaca
Urban Seed Library - New York City
Pine Plains Seed Library - Pine Plains
Somers Seed Lending Library - Somers
Tully Free Library Seed Library - Tully

North Carolina
NHCPL Seed Lending Library - New Hanover
Sylva Sprouts Seed Lending Library - Sylva
Seed Library of Waynesville - Waynesville

Ohio
Cincinnati Area Seed Library - Cincinnati
The Seed Library at the Cleveland Public Library - Cleveland - 4 branches
Coventry Village Seed Library - Cleveland Heights
Licking County Library Seed, Sprout and Share Library - Newark (mobile and in library)
Newton Falls
Antonucci Horticulture Library Seed Library - Youngstown

Oregon
Coquille Valley Seed Library - Coquille
Green Lents Seed Library - Portland
Portland Seed Library - Portland
Tillamook County Seed Lending Library - Tillamook County - at branch libraries, food pantries, Food Roots Office &  OSU Extension Office
Evans Valley Community Seed Library - Wimer

Pennsylvania
McBride Memorial Library - Berwick
Simspon Seed Library - Carlisle
Coudersport Public Seed Library - Coudersport
Jenkintown's Library Community Seed Program - Jenkintown
Mechanicsburg
Philadelphia Seed Exchange - Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Seed and Story Library - Pittsburgh - 2 branches
Marywood University Seed Library - Scranton
West Pittston Library Seed Library - West Pittston


Rhode Island
CO-Greene Seed Lending Library - Greene
David St. Germain Seed Library - Providence

South Carolina
South Cheatham County Public Library Seed Library - Kingston Springs

Texas
Sustainable Food Center - Austin
Franklin County's Seed Sharing Library - Mt. Vernon

Vermont
Huntington Seed Library - Huntington
Montpelier High School - Montpelier
Rutland Free Library - Rutland
Warren Seed Library - Warren
Windsor Seed Library - Windsor

Virginia
Washington County Seed Savers Library - Abingdon
Chesterfield Heirloom Seed Exchange - Chesterfield
Shenandoah Seed Library, Rockbridge Regional Library - Lexington
Goochland Library Community Seed Lending Library, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College - Richmond


Washington
Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Public Library - Bainbridge Island
Lopez Community Land Trust - Lopez Island
Olympia Seed Exchange - Olympia
Orcas Island Seed Library - Orcas Island
King County Seed Library - Seattle Area

West Virginia
Heirloom Seed Lending Library - Summers County Library - Hinton
Southern Area Library Seed Library - Lost Creek

Wisconsin
Dane County Public Libraries - 5 branches
Green Lake Seed Library - Green Lake
Hayward Weiss Seed Library - Hayward
Wonewoc Public Library's Seed Lending Library - Juneau County
The Seed Library - La Crosse Public Library, La Crosse
Walworth County Seed Library - Lake Geneva
TB Scott Heirloom Seed Lending Library - Merrill
Seven Hills Seed Library - Port Washington
Washburn's Community Seed Bank - Washburn

Canada
Alberta
Populuxe Seed Bank - Edmonton
Seed Swap Library - Pincher Creek

British Columbia
Castlegar Seed Library - Castlegar
Richmond Food Security Society - Richmond
East Van Seed Library - East Vancouver
Seed Library at Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Vancouver
Kerrisdale Seed Library - Vancouver
Kits Village Seed Library - Vancouver
Victoria Seed Library - Greater Victoria Area - 2 branches

New Brunswick
Fredericton

Nova Scotia
Pictou-Antigonish Seed Library - Pictou-Anguish
Home Heirlooms Seed Library - West Hants CountySeeding Ideas Seed Lending Library - MacRae Library, Dalhousie University, Truro


Ontario
Community Seed Library - Collingwood
Grimsby Grows Seed Lending Library - Grimsby
Haliburton County Seed Library  - Haliburton
Kawartha Lakes Seed Lending Library - 3 branches - Kawartha Lakes
Markham Grows Seed Lending Library - Markham
Orillia Seed Library - Orillia
Lanark County Grows, Perth and District Union Library - Perth
Seed Library (at Picton) - Prince Edward County
New College Seed Library - Toronto
Toronto Seed Library - Toronto
Vaughan Seed Library - Vaughan

Mexico
Sonora

Africa
University of Namibia - Windhoek, Namibia


Asia
India
Annapurna (means "who gives us food") Seed Bank - Assam

Japan
Shanti Kuthi - Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture


Oceania
Australia
Port Macquarie Seed Lending Library - Port Macquarie
Inner West Seed Savers - Sydney



Europe
Belgium
Mouscron - located in a private residence

England
Hackney Living Library - Hackney
Women's Environmental Network - Tower Hamlet,  London
London Seed Library - London

France
Strasbourg

Germany
Berlin Seed Library - Berlin

Slovenia
Seed Guardians Seed Library - Ptuj, Maribor

Spain
Semilla Besada Seed Library - Granada
Grupos de Consumo Agroecologico - Madrid


South America
Brasil
Rio de Janeiro - focus is a tree seed lending library

If you create a seed lending library, please let us know at richmondgrows@gmail.com. We'd be happy to welcome you into the family.

Seed Library - Co-operatives and groups
Hudson Valley Seed Library - Hudson Valley, NY
Heritage Seed Library - United Kingdom, dedicated to preserving rare heirlooms

Other Seed Organizations
Kohala Center - Hawa'ii - a public seed initiative
Organic Seed Alliance - lots of great, free downloads on seed saving
Seed Ambassadors Project - resources on seed saving
Native Seed/SEARCH - dedicated to preserving native seeds of the Southwest
Navdanya - an organization founded by Vandana Shiva that has promoted seed sovereignty and helped open over 111 living seed banks in India