La Pine Library: Seed Library
Posted By: Tina Walker Davis
Date Posted: 7/29/2026
Share, donate, and enjoy seeds! This community seed library will help gardeners get started, share resources, grow local seeds, explore new seeds and encourage sustainability in the high desert. Seeds may be from local, regional and similarly USDA zoned seed companies, and from local farmers and gardeners.
Where: La Pine Library
When: Tuesdays in August, 10:00 a.m.-noon, and 4-6:00 p.m.
Seeds are free to take from the seed library. Resources may be limited at the beginning, but we hope to have an abundant supply for the next planting season.
Community members are encouraged to donate seeds from their gardens. Bring your seeds to to the library during Seed Library hours. Please have the following information about your seeds available:
- The year the seeds were gathered
- Common name of the plant
- Optional: days to germination, scientific name of the plant, planting depth, plant spacing, days to maturity, sunlight needs of the plant, frost hardiness, culturally important information
We cannot accept the following types of donated seeds from home gardeners: cucurbits (squash, melon, etc.), corn, GMO patented, or those classified as noxious weeds. And please remember that F1 hybrids will not breed true, please don't bring seeds collected from F1 hybrid plants.
Seeds will be repackaged into standardized envelopes for ease of storing and sharing, and labeled. Community members will be encouraged to do this step when they bring in their seeds, but staff can help.
Staff will be available for some of the Seed Library's open hours. If you have specific questions or need more information, be sure to contact us: erinh@deschuteslibrary.org