Seed Library

Each "branch" in the library system was asked to develop an "Innovative" program that directly meets the need of the community where the library is located.  Before I started at my new job my future team decided to create a seed library for the Otis Orchards Library.  The area is somewhat rural with many people, even if they don't own a lot of land, will have gardens--both vegetable and flower.

I have put together a gardening program for the late winter--it consists of four programs, plus the kickoff, presented by Master Gardeners of Spokane County (I needed all this put together at least 8 weeks before the program...).

• Kickoff: Propagation from Seeds
• Inland NW Vegetable Gardening 
• Basics of Soil and Composting ”
• Growing Tomatoes from Seed to Harvest 
• Vegetable Gardening 101

Our kickoff date for the seed library is February 7, 2015.  We still have a TON to go before we're ready to launch.  We spent over two hours sorting the donated seed packets we received from seed companies across the country.  We had several volunteers--which were so valuable!!  We could not have finished up sorting without their help!!  

This is one of the four bins of "assorted seed packets" we received.

We even had two "young volunteers" who did an excellent job sorting!!

Still to do:
A 2nd, more specific sort and a count of seed packets
Making seed packets of "loose" seeds
A booklet/chart with kinds of seeds we have listed
Barcodes/way to check out the seed packets
Decide on how to store seed packets
Make a flyer about "what a seed library is", how to check out seeds, and how to "return" the seeds.