Seed Library: What is a Seed Library?

Seed Libraries are community-driven projects/ services where people can exchange seeds (typically heirlooms or seeds harvested from their own farms/ gardens) with others for free. It is stored normally at room temp since there's a higher turn-around rate and anyone can donate or take from the Seed Library. Most Seed Libraries ask that if you do take seeds to plant, to also replenish the seeds after your harvest. 

The Seed Library Project focuses on research on seed saving and seed sovereignty. As well as marketing and making the seed library accessible to the campus community so students feel inclined to interact with and utilize it. 

The Seed Library is located on the main floor of the library, right next to the fireplace!

Today, the terms "Seed Bank" and "Seed Library" are used interchangeably. However, one of the major differences between them is that a Seed Bank is typically used to save seeds in an event where a crop's species is endangered when hit by a blight (or other factors). Seeds saved in a Seed Bank may be a last resort to save the crop. Seed Banks are also typically in a temperature-controlled environment, while Seed Libraries typically aren't.