We have three locations serving Seattle and King County and are currently seeking partners and locations in other areas. (Scroll down for seed library links elsewhere!)
Northwest Seattle:
Phinney Neighborhood Center Tool Lending Library
6532 Phinney Ave N (Brick Building, lower level)
Seattle, WA 98103
Hours:
Fridays, 3 – 5pm
Saturdays, 9am – 1pm
This location is generously hosted by Phinney Neighborhood Association.
Northeast Seattle:
Northeast Seattle Tool Library
10228 Fischer Pl NE
Seattle, WA 98125
Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5 – 8pm
Saturdays, 9am – noon
Sundays, 2 – 5pm
This location is generously hosted by the Northeast Seattle Tool Library.
East King County:
Snoqualmie Valley
4621 Tolt Ave (above Carnation City Hall)
Carnation, WA 98014
Hours:
By appointment only, contact [email protected] to schedule.
This location is generously hosted by Sno-Valley Tilth.
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Other Seed Libraries in Washington:
- Everett Public Library’s Un-Bee-Leaf-Able Seed Library
- Lopez Community Land Trust
- Orcas Island Seed Library
Note: Please send us your library information to be included on this list!
Other Seed Libraries in the USA and Beyond:
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Alabama
Alaska
- Dillingham Public Library Seed Library
- Growing Ester’s Biodiversity (John Trigg Ester Library)
Arizona
- Rio Salado Seedshed Library
- Native Seeds/SEARCH (Tucson)
- Pima County Public Library
- Valley Permaculture Alliance Seed Library (Phoenix)
Arkansas
California
- Alameda Free Library (Green Minds, Green Thumbs)
- Seeds for Life
- Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL)
- SPROUT Seed Library (Bolinas)
- Chico Seed Library
- The Seed Library at the Round Valley Public Library
- Domes Seed Lending Library
- East Palo Alto Seed Library (in collaboration with Collective Roots)
- Hayward Public Library
- Seeds for Life Bank (Humboldt)
- Hall Middle School Seed Lending Library (Larkspur)
- Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA)
- Proyecto Jardin (Boyle Heights)
- Mariposa County Library
- MVPL Seed Library (Mountain View)
- Oakland African American Library
- Seedfolks Seed Library (Oakland)
- Cesar Chavez Public Library (Oakland)
- Mother Lode Seed Library (Placerville)
- Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library
- Colonial Heights Seed Library, Sacramento Public Library (Sacramento)
- El Cajon Branch Library (San Diego)
- Santa Barbara Seed Library
- UCSC Demeter Seed Saving Project
- Museum of Art and History run by Reskilling Expo (Santa Cruz)
- Live Oak Public Library
- San Francisco Public Library, Portrero Hill Branch
- Santa Clara Seed Library, Santa Clara Public Library, Saratoga Branch
- West County Community Seed Exchange (Sonoma County)
- Springstowne Seed Lending Library (Vallejo)
- Camarillo Public Library
- Basalt Seed Library
- Grass Roots Seed Library (Granby)
- The Farmette (Lyons)
- Mancos Public Library
- Manitou Springs Seed Library
- Westcliffe Public Library
Connecticut
Florida
- Grow Gainsville
- Central Florida Seed Library
- Florida School of Holistic Living Seed Library (Orlando)
- Seed for Thought Seed Library (Sanford)
Idaho
- Eagle Public Library Seed Library (Eagle)
- Sandpoint Seed Library (Sandpoint)
- Common Wealth Seed Library (Boise)
Iowa
- Decorah Public Library Seed Lending Library
- Ely Seed Library
- Barlow Seed Lending Library (Iowa Falls)
- Minburn Seed Lending Library
Illinois
- Chicago Seed Library
- Hull House (Chicago)
- GEEE (Chicago)
- Holly House Garden Seed Library (Dekalb)
- Du Quoin Seed Library (Southern Illinois)
Indiana
Kansas
- Delano Witchita Seed Library
- Jay Johnson Public Library (Quinter)
Kentucky
- OCPL Seed Library (LaGrange)
Louisiana
- Randle Brown Memorial Seed Lending Library (Keithville)
Massachusetts
- Concord Seed Lending Library
- Emily Williston Memorial Library’s Seed Library (Easthampton)
- Groton Public Library’s Seed Lending Library
- Hardwick Grows Seed Lending Library
- Springfield City Library (Pine Point Branch)
Michigan
- Caro’s Seed Lending Library
- Hopkins District Seed Library
- Wheeler Public Library Seed Library
- Alger County Seed Library
- Virge and Imme’s Seed Savers’ Project (Pickford)
- Michigan Land Use Institute (Traverse City)
Minnesota
- Eden Valley Area Seed Library
- Red River Seed Library (Moorhead)
- Free Seeds Library (St. Paul)
- St. Paul Seed Library (Sun Ray Branch)
- Anishinaabe Seed Library (White Earth Indian Reservation)
Missouri
- Hermann Library Seed Library
- Local Harvest Seed Library (St. Louis)
Montana
- Five Valleys Seed Library -(Missoula)
Nebraska
- Ommon Soil Seed Library (Omaha)
- South Sioux City Seed Library
New Jersey
- Catherine Dickson Hofman Seed Library (Blairstown)
New Hampshire
New Mexico
- Seed Broadcast Mobile Seed Library (Anton Chico)
- Maclovia Garden
- Mora Grows Seed Lending Library
- Portal-Rodeo Seed Library
- Taos Seed Exchange
New York
- Broome County Public Library Seed Lending Library
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
- Hudson Valley Seed Library
- Urban Seed Library (New York City)
- Pine Plains Seed Library
- Somers Seed Lending Library
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
- Coquille Valley Seed Library
- Green Lents Seed Library (Portland)
- Portland Seed Library
- Tillamook County Seed Lending Library
- Evans Valley Community Seed Library
Pennsylvania
- Coudersport Public Seed Library
- Jenkintown’s Library Community Seed Program
- Philahdelphia Seed Exchange
- Pittsburgh Seed and Story Library
Rhode Island
- David St. Germain Seed Library (Providence)
Vermont
- Huntington Seed Library
- Montpelier High School
- Rutland Free Library
- Warren Seed Library
- Windsor Seed Library
Virginia
- Washington County Seed Savers Library
- Chesterfield Heirloom Seed Exchange
- Shenandoah Seed Library at Rockbridge Regional Library
- Goochland Library Community Seed Lending Library at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Richmond)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Green Lake Seed Library
- Hayward Weiss Seed Library
- The Seed Library at La Crosse Public Library
CANADA
Alberta
- Populuxe Seed Bank (Edmonton)
- Seed Swap Library (Pincher Creek)
British Columbia
- Richmond Food Security Society
- Seed Library at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Vancouver)
- Kerrisdale Seed Library
- Kits Village Seed Library
Nova Scotia
- Pictou-Antigonish Seed Library
- Home Heirlooms Seed Library (West Hants County)
Ontario
- Grimsby Grows Seed Lending Library
- Halliburton Seed Library
- Markham Grows Seed Lending Library
- Orillia Seed Library
- Lanark County Grows at Perth and District Union Library
- Seed Library (at Picton)
- Toronto Seed Library
- Vaughan Seed Library
MEXICO
- Sonora
ASIA
India
- Annapurna (means “who gives us food”) Seed Bank (Assam)
OCEANIA
Australia
- Inner West Seed Savers (Sydney)
EUROPE
Belgium
England
- Hackney Living Library
- Women’s Environmental Network (London)
- London Seed Library (London)
- Heritage Seed Library (Dedicated to preserving rare heirlooms)
France
- Strasbourg
Germany
- Berlin Seed Library
- 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
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