Seed Library Support - College Avenue
Pack Seeds For Our 2025 Seed Library
Thursday, January 09
10:00am - 12:00pm
Work with fellow volunteers to pack seeds for our 2025 Seed Library! Join in on some literal bean counting, use your finger to measure out teensy oregano bits, and use scoops of different sizes to measure out flower seeds.
To sign up for this event, visit the listing on our Better Impact volunteer site.
The process to sign up is easy! Complete a short application, choose your date, and then show up at the library! This event will take place at College Avenue (4180 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46205). Get directions to College Avenue.
A seed packing group looks a lot like an assembly line. Everyone will have a dedicated job and work for 2-3 hours on a selected seed project. Tasks include:
- Labeling coin-sized envelopes with identifying information about our seeds
- Using tools (scoops, cups, or even a fingertip) to fill packets with seed
- Sealing envelopes with small stickers to ensure the seeds are secure and ready for patrons
- Bundling seed packets with provided rubber bands
- Keeping an accurate count of the seed packets completed to support our system-wide inventory
What is Seed Library?
The Indianapolis Public Library Seed Library offers FREE seeds to patrons so they can grow plants that sustain them. We also offer workshops to help you learn the skills you need to grow a seed into a mature plant. Visit indypl.org/calendar to see our upcoming garden programs & events.
AGE GROUP: | Families | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Meeting | Gardening |
TAGS: | #volunteer | #SeedLibrary | #health | #gardening | #community |
College Avenue Branch
Established as the Broadway Branch in 1924, the library served the neighborhood from a frame house on E. 42nd Street until 1958 when a 6,500-square-foot facility opened on Broadway Street. This aging and overcrowded building was replaced in August 2000 with the current 16,000-square-foot structure on College Avenue that was renamed the College Avenue Branch.