A Seed Library is a collection of flower and vegetable seeds that you can “check out” for free. Some Seed Libraries include seeds that have been saved by library patrons, or seeds donated from nurseries. We might have those sources one day at Mt. Pleasant Library, but for now we have seeds purchased from quality regional seed producers in Maine and Accord, NY.
The purpose of a Seed Library is to encourage sustainable gardening and biodiversity by providing free access to seeds. These initiatives empower community members to grow their own food; learn seed-saving skills; preserve local, rare, or heirloom plant varieties; and reduce reliance on commercial seed companies. This helps combat seed monocultures that threaten the world's food supply.
- Go to the Gardening Special Collection at the Main Library and browse our Seed Library binder which includes details about each type of seed we offer.
- Help yourself to up to 5 seed packets per visit.
- Fill out a short form listing which seeds you took and if there are any seeds you want to request so that we can keep our Seed Library well stocked.
- Go and plant a garden!
- Vegetables, such as Amish Paste Organic Tomato, Marketmore and 76 Organic Cucumber
- Herbs, such as Genovese Basil
- Flowers, such as Purple Stem Asters, which are a great source of nectar for bumblebees and other pollinators in the Hudson Valley, and Spotted Joe Pye Weed, which is a native, locally sourced perennial that supports butterfly populations
- Check out our Seed Library binder for the full list of seeds we offer!
