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The seed library at Burton Barr Central Library.

Phoenix Public Library has a program that allows patrons to check out three seed packets at a time.

The Seed Library grew significantly in 2018, and is now in more than half of the city locations.

There are more than 150 types of seeds in the library catalog online including native tepary beans, wildflowers and luffa.

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