Roaring Spring Seed Library Encourages Self-Sufficiency For Residents
July 27, 2023

Roaring Spring Seed Librarian Alane Timmerman demonstrates the way seeds are organized in old card catalog drawers.
So far this season, Roaring Spring Community Library has distributed more than 6,000 packets of seeds to amateur and experienced gardeners throughout Blair, Bedford and Huntingdon counties through its seed library program. Old card catalog drawers house thousands of packs of seeds ranging from herbs to vegetables to flowers, carefully selected and packaged to be delivered through the Library's already existing interlibrary loan program.
The seed library started during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this is its second season in operation. Seed Librarian and PSU Master Gardener Alane Timmerman s...
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