The River Vale Free Public Library is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS). This consortium of 77 public libraries delivers quality library service to the general public through sharing of books and other materials, purchasing, maintaining and sharing a computer system and providing common access to the cooperative's data bases. Your River Vale Library card enables you to access the collections of all members of the cooperative by using the BCCLS online catalog.
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Seed Library
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
-Cicero
What is the Seed Library?
The Seed Library offers free seeds and resources for planting, growing, harvesting, and seed saving.
Why have a Seed Library?
Our Seed Library is about...
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Empowering community members to grow their own food by offering free seeds.
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Reconnecting the community to the tradition of growing tasty, healthy food.
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Providing information, instruction and education about sustainable gardening.
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Keeping open pollinated seed varieties thriving and in use.
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Reconnecting our community to the outdoors and wildlife.
Requesting Seeds
Browse available seeds online or in the binder at the library. We are always adding new seeds as donations are received.
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Fill out the form to request seeds (one per variety, limit 15).
Returning Seeds
While you don't have to return the unused seeds that you've requested, we do ask for a donation of a similar, unopened commercial seed packet to help us maintain the seed library.
Suggested Reading
The following are some books about gardening available at the library.
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