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HPL brings back popular seed library program

Shelves display different seed varieties and books on growing as part of the HPL’s seed library program. PHOTO/HOPKINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Started last year and funded in part by the Hopkinton Garden Club, the seed library at the Hopkinton Public Library has become a popular program.

“Last year we had over 1,400 packets taken, and we’re well on the way to a similar amount this year,” said Allison Keaney, HPL’s circulation and technical services supervisor.

“People have been really excited about it,” she added.

The seed library allows residents to take up to five packets of seeds per household to grow at home. This year, the HPL is offering 26 varieties of seeds, which include everything from snapdragons and sunflowers to lettuce and bell peppers. The goal is to offer plants that can be grown easily in containers.

“Not everyone has a large yard [where] they can plant vegetables,” Keaney explained.

Keaney, who acts as HPL’s de facto “seed librarian,” says these type of programs are becoming increasingly popular at libraries around the country. She helped start one at her previous library before she came to Hopkinton.

The seeds are available on a first-come, first-served basis and will remain until supply runs out. Keaney said the library ran out of seeds in early June last year. She also made sure to credit the Hopkinton Garden Club for its support of the program.

“We wouldn’t be able to offer this without their help,” Keaney said.

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Photo of the Day

Hopkinton Troop 1 Scout Rishit Lalchandani (wearing glasses) and helpers work on his Eagle Scout project to install fitness equipment along the Center Trail, near the middle school cross country course. Volunteers from the community are invited to stop by and assist with the remainder of the work today (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) and tomorrow (noon-5 p.m.).