Seed Exchange

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Seed Exchange

Main Library @ the Reference Desk

Our 2019 GARDEN TALK series with the Williamson County Master
Gardeners Speakers Bureau starts on FEBRUARY 11! Click here for
descriptions of our great NEW programs and to register.

SEED EXCHANGE REOPENS MARCH 13, 2019!

We're very grateful to the Williamson County Master Gardeners Association, Harpeth True Value Homecenter, and individual gardeners for giving us seeds. Your donations will get our 2019 Seed Exchange off to a good start.

We're still accepting donations, so if you have any extra seeds, please consider donating them to us for our 2019 Seed Exchange! Just follow these GUIDELINES, and drop them off at the Reference Desk on the second floor.

Beginning March 13, Library members will be able to "check out" packets of seeds at the Main Library in Franklin. It's a fun way to try new seeds . . . and it's FREE! Just pick out your seeds, plant them, harvest seeds in the fall, and then bring a few back to the Library for the next growing season.

Here’s How:

The Library’s seed collection will be kept at the Reference Desk on the second floor.
Hours for the Seed Exchange are Monday -Thursday 9:00am - 7:30pm, Friday & Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm, and Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
A library card will be required to borrow seeds. Click to apply for a library card.
Patrons must be at least 18 years of age to check out seeds.
Each patron can take up to 10 packets of seeds, limited to 1 packet of each type of seed.
Pick out your seed packets.
“Check out” your seeds at the Reference Desk.
Patrons who borrow seeds are encouraged but not required to bring back seeds the following season.
The Library makes no guarantees about the success of any of the seeds in our collection.
The seeds are for planting only. DO NOT EAT.
The Library is not responsible for seed usage.

image of a flower with seeds Each seed packet will include very basic information about the plant and planting instructions. For more details about each plant, patrons are encouraged to use some of the Library’s great gardening resources. A Reference librarian will be happy to help you locate just the right gardening book.

You can also find tons of helpful information about your plants at the following websites: