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Seed Library Support - East 38th Street
Pack Seeds For Our 2025 Seed Library
2025-02-21 14:00:00
2025-02-21 17:00:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Seed Library Support - East 38th Street
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.
East 38th Street Branch -
Friday, February 21
2:00pm - 5:00pm
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2025-02-21 14:00:00
2025-02-21 17:00:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Seed Library Support - East 38th Street
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.
East 38th Street Branch -
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 East 38th Street (5420 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46218). Get directions to East 38th Street.
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 |
East 38th Street Branch
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About the branch
The first library to serve the neighborhood opened in 1957 as the Emerson Branch. This frame house near East 38th Street and North Emerson Avenue soon became too small to meet the neighborhood's needs, leading to the construction of a 7,500-square-foot branch at the same location in 1962. The Emerson Branch closed its doors in 2003 when the current 16,000-square-foot library opened as the East Thirty-Eighth Street Branch.