Pay library fees with canned goods
The St. Louis Public Library is offering book scofflaws a way out: Pay with canned food.
Instead of hard cash, people with library fines for overdue books may pay down their fines with canned food, which will go the St. Louis Area Foodbank. The program will run from July 13-26. Each can is worth $1 off the fine and patrons can bring in up to 25 cans. (Take them to any library branch.)
Sounds like a good way to get rid of those old peas, of course, but a more generous soul may want to bring in high-nutrient food such as peanut butter, powdered milk or chili. (I don’t know about some of you, but when I was young I used to feel so guilty about library fines.) What a good way to pay it off - and pay it forward.
For more information, call 314-539-0342.
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I think that’s an excellent idea! My husband currently has a $1.10 fine because he has a tendancy to ‘lose’ library books under the bed and I would be happy to spend extra on canned goods to pay that fine….