We have two locations serving Seattle and King County and are currently seeking partners and locations in other areas. (Scroll down for seed library links elsewhere in Washington and beyond!)
Northwest Seattle:
Phinney Neighborhood Center Tool Lending Library
6532 Phinney Ave N (Brick Building, lower level)
Seattle, WA 98103
Hours:
Mondays, 3 – 5pm
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
At present, this location is concentrating on a spring Seed Swap, details TBA.
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Other Seed Libraries in Washington:
- Everett Public Library’s Un-Bee-Leaf-Able Seed Library
- King County Library System – Carnation Branch, Carnation, WA
- King County Library System – Woodmont Branch, Des Moines, WA
- 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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