A nature library of books and seeds opened in Palermo

An outdoor library of nature books and seeds has opened at Terra Franca in Palermo's Cruillas neighborhood. Giornale del Mediterraneo reported on October 8, 2026, that the Biblioteca della Natura is at via Trabucco 198/F. It is a mobile shelf of illustrated books on nature and permaculture, open to children, young people, staff, and volunteers. Readers can sit with a book on site or borrow one.

The shelf is the result of a 12-month project called Care Collective, which started on September 1, 2025. It is led by booq, a neighborhood library workshop, with HRYO, and funded by the European Cultural Foundation through The Europe Challenge 2025/26, project code Challenge-2512. The land had been confiscated, then cleaned and returned to shared public use under HRYO. Opening hours will be posted by HRYO and Terra Franca. At the opening, people read the picture book "Ce la puoi fare" and made seed bombs of soil, clay, and pollinator-plant seeds at booq, to scatter in booq's garden. The library joins the municipal network.