“Plant a Seed, Read” is rooted in the concept of farm-to-table. A farm grows food that nourishes our bodies; a library grows ideas that nourish our minds. Both food and stories connect us to our family, culture, economy, and ecology.

If you eat, you have a connection to farming every day. Iowa has long been an epicenter of agricultural productivity and innovation. Join us as author Darcy Dougherty Maulsby from Lake City brings these stories to life with her “Farm-to-Fork Adventures in Iowa Agriculture” program and book signing at the Onawa Public Library.

This free program will help kick off the 2026 "Plant a Seed & Read" summer reading program, and you can literally plant your own flower seed to take home. After the program join us for more kid friendly, family fun in the library yard!

All ages are welcome to help us kick off our summer programs!

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