OPL’s Culturally Relevant Gardening project is a free urban seed project committed to increasing the capacity of our community to feed itself wholesome food. OPL seed libraries foster community resilience, self-reliance, and a culture of sharing.
Visit our expanded seed libraries, explore our gardening resources and zines, and attend one of our many gardening events.
Anyone is welcome to come in and check out seeds - no library card required.
We ask that you let some plants go to seed after planting them and return some of these next generation seeds for others to borrow.
This project is supported by the Friends of the Oakland Public Library.
Gardening Events
Click below to download your free Seed Library brochure!
Seed Saving Library
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Chinese
English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Gardening Tips
Zine Library
Maribel Garcia
The Decolonized Kitchen
Carmen Cortez
Clinical herbalist & permaculturalist
Starting Your Own Garden
Starting Your Own Garden
Gardening Playlist
Gardening Playlist
Gardening Videos
Edible Herbs and Weeds
Huerta de Dolores Chavez Library Garden Tour with Pete
Edible Herbs and Weeds
Huerta de Dolores Chavez Library Garden Tour with Pete
Need a tool? 🛠️
Our free Tool Lending Library has it. (plus workshops, books, DVDs & more!)
Reading Lists by Staff
Indigenous Gardening
African and African American Gardening
Latinx Gardening
New at the Library
Kids' Gardening Books
This project is supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.