Are you looking for ideas to "grow" a seed library and improve access to food for your community? Presenters from small and rural locations in South Carolina will share their experiences with seed libraries (inside branches, at outreach events, and on board a bookmobile) and community refrigerators, and highlight the value of partnerships. You’ll gain knowledge on how to start a seed library from the ground up, how to collaborate with community organizations not generally considered as library partners, and learn better practices for making your library an access point for those experiencing food insecurity.

Presented by:

• Rebecca Antill, Independent Consultant, formerly Youth Services Consultant, Library Development, South Carolina State Library
• Devon Andrews, Community Engagement Associate Director, Charleston County Public Library (SC)
• Maddie Hibbs, Children’s Librarian, Fairfield County Library (SC)
• Heath Ward, Library Director, Saluda County Library System (SC)
• Jimmy Wooten, Community Engagement Manager, Greenville County Library System (SC)

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Related Resources and Links

• Strengthening Communities: Food Access at Your Library, 2021 webinar
  
• Health Literacy Begins at Your Library, 2019 webinar
• Lunch at the Library: Nourishing Bodies and Minds, 2018 webinar
• Beyond Food for Fines: Libraries, Food Banks and Feeding America, 2017 webinar
• Growing Library Garden Programs
• Seed and Plant Swap Grows During COVID
• Hunger and Libraries: Snacks, Backpacks and More
• Telling the Story of Food: Why Food Literacy Matters to Your Library, by Rebecca Antill
• Seed Libraries website, including resources and an online community of seed librarians
• Association of American Seed Control Officials, referenced in Seed Libraries and State Laws, American Libraries, 2014
• SC Read Eat Grow
• SC Plants the Seed
• Charleston County Public Library's 'Free and Fresh' program expands access to fresh ingredients
• Seed Library of Saluda County Library
• Find your local Extension Agency to learn about what grows well in your area, e.g. Clemson Extension
• Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap resources
  
• State SNAP-Ed Programs and SNAP-Ed Connection Resources
• Greenville County Library System Seed Library and their Gardening & Sustainability YouTube channel
• Also shared in chat
• SC Charlie Carts
• Let's Move in Libraries