Stop by the Norwell Public Library to browse the seed collection and sign out free seed packets for your garden. We have a variety of herb, vegetable, flower, organic and non-organic, heirloom, and hybrid options. Signing out seeds is simple—just choose the seeds you'd like from the cabinet, then sign them out in the Sign-Out Binder!

If you know how to save seeds, we ask that you save some of the seeds from the most hearty plants that grew, then "return" them to the Norwell Seed Lending Library for others to "borrow" next season!

The Seed Lending Library also provides educational programs and lectures to provide information on various gardening topics, including organic gardening, how to save seeds, successful gardening tips, and trips to gardens.

• How to Save Seeds from the Seed Savers Exchange

• Seed Saving: Where to Start from the Seed Savers Exchange

• Saving Flower Seeds From the Garden: How to Save Seeds for Replanting and Sharing by Robin Sweetser

• How to Save Vegetable Seeds from Farmer’s Almanac

• Native Plants from Grow Native Massachusetts

• Seed Saving Fact-Sheet from UMass Center for Agriculture, Food, and The Environment

• Food Gardening in Massachusetts 2020 from UMass Center for Agriculture, Food, and The Environment

The Norwell Public Library also offers many gardening and seed books and e-books. Search the catalog today.