<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Bloom Where You are&nbsp;Planted]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s another idea for a new library service:</p>
<p><a title="Library Seed Bank" href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/02/170846948/how-to-save-a-public-library-make-it-a-seed-bank" target="_blank">How To Save a Public Library: Make it a Seed Bank</a>.</p>
<p>Maybe because we&#8217;re having cold and snow in the Midwest, this idea, with an eye toward spring and all the new life it brings, appeals to me.</p>
<p>Certainly could bring in new clientele, and what a positive, life-affirming feature.</p>
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