Parlin Library announces public Seed Library

Lettuce and tomatoes and basil, oh my!

Special to The Advocate

The Everett Public Libraries are excited to announce the seasonal opening of the Seed Library at the Parlin and Shute Memorial Libraries! Now an annual tradition, the Seed Library is open to the public to peruse our collection of nearly 30 varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers for check out. This year, the Library Gardening Committee has made over 1,000 packets of seeds available for free to anyone who is interested in planting them!

“Being on the Garden Committee has allowed me to fulfill the ever growing need to participate more in urban gardening and fight back on consumerism wherever we can,” expresses Maddison, a Library Aide at the Parlin Memorial Library. “Having seeds at the local library is another way we can build a greener space and find others who also enjoy a porch garden.”

The libraries kindly ask that patrons limit their seed checkouts to five seed packets per family to get their gardens started this year. If you are interested in gardening, or think you might like to try it out, the libraries encourage you to sign up for one of the many gardening workshops available at our Gardening Series hosted by the Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens.

The series begins on Saturday, April 25, with a Container Gardening Workshop in the Parlin Memorial Library Meeting Room beginning at 11:30 a.m. Register for any of the workshops using the library calendar online, calling 617-394-2300 or asking a librarian to sign you up!