Close to 50 people attended the Cranston premiere of “Open Sesame,” a documentary about the importance of seeds, at the William Hall Library on July 30.

The program was coordinated with William Hall’s new seed library, and was sponsored by Whole Foods Market and the Seed Savers Exchange. Bonnie Combs, the coordinator of the “Open Sesame” series at Whole Foods, explained her interest in the program.

“This documentary is very moving. It propelled me to go out and do something,” she said.

Included in the documentary were farmers, gardeners, artists, seed savers and activists, all whose lives center around seeds. The film was created by Sean Kaminsky.

Adrianne Gallo, branch library at William Hall, said the seed library began in late April.

“Two staff members, Loretta Cimini and Katy Dorchies, expressed an interest in beginning a seed library for the Edgewood community,” she said.

“The mission would be to receive donated seeds to distribute to anyone who could use them. Once the community growers harvested their fruits, vegetables and flowers, they would be encouraged to bring [seeds] back to the library for distribution next spring.”

The project started as something small and then blossomed. Organic seed sellers, High Mowing Seeds and Small State Seeds (Scratch Farm) were beyond generous in providing the library with a collection of fruit, vegetable and flower seeds to share. Members of the public took the seeds, and many families are now growing their own gardens.

With the help of Combs, William Hall was able to provide library users with a 90-minute program detailing how to save seeds properly.

“We’re hoping that the interest in seed saving continues and grows in Edgwood so we can keep the program going for years to come,” Gallo said.

For more information about seeds or the documentary, visit www.opensesamemovie.com.