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Melrose Seed Library

 Melrose Seed Library is OPEN for the 2025 Growing Season!

Hosted by the Melrose Public Library

Sponsored & Organized by the Melrose Community Garden

Seeds generously donated by High Mowing Organic Seeds and Eden Brothers Seeds

Where

  • The Seed Library is located on the main floor of the library.

When

  • Open hours of the library; seeds will be available until they run out.

Limits for the Season

  • 12 baggies of seeds per patron. If a baggie of seeds does not germinate, feel free to return and take another baggie.

Green Baggies

  • Extra special seeds grown by the Melrose Community Gardens dedicated seed saving beds, library patrons and MCG members! All have been tested for germination rate and information is noted on insert.

Returns

  • The Seed Library also has a return box for harvested seeds and saved baggies. Harvest and dry your seeds; put them into an envelope or bag* labeled with the plant name, year of harvest, and any additional helpful information! *Envelopes and bags are available at the Seed Catalog!

Special thanks to those who helped pack seeds!

Library patrons, friends and neighbors!

Melrose Community Gardeners

Facebook Garden & Melrose Groups

Mass Center for the Book 2025 Reading Challenge

How it Works:

  1. Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge. If you are stuck, please ask a library staff member for some ideas!
  2. Each month, after you read, fill out a short form to tell us about the book.
  3. That’s it!
    • Mass Center for the Book will host a year-end party to celebrate participants committed to the challenge.
    • There will be monthly drawings for free books.
    • If you read a book in each of the 12 months, you will be entered in a drawing to win a tote filled with books and other bookish goodies.

January: A book published or about the year you were born


February: A book with the name of a city in the title

March: A book about someone with a marginalized identity

April: A book about books, bookstores, or libraries


May: A book with a first sentence of eight words or less


June: A book that spans multiple generations

July: A book you were drawn to by its cover


August: A book with a protagonist who is a teenager or senior citizen


September: A book told in non-chronological order


October: A book published by a Massachusetts press


November: A cookbook or book about food


December: Another book by an author you’ve already read   

Melrose Public Library Mission Statement

Mission

Melrose Public Library’s staff, building and collections provide a portal for all to explore, imagine and engage. The library is where literacy, local history and community connect!

 

Vision

Melrose Public Library– where people of all ages, experiences, abilities and beliefs can belong.  As a 21st century community institution with roots in the late 19th century, the library is grounded in the present and has its sights set on the future.  Carefully curated resources provide wide access to books, media, and technology.  Skilled and welcoming staff design innovative programming to foster individual growth and enhance community engagement.  The Melrose Public Library offers places to meet, study, read, engage in civic discourse and share all our stories.

 

 

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