08.22.2009 6:44 am
City library collected 13,000 pounds of food
Post-Dispatch Book Editor
The St. Louis Public Library collected more than 13,000 pounds of food for the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
Cans were collected in the “Food for Fines” program, which ran through the month of July. Patrons with library fines were able to pay down fines by donating canned or packaged food.
According to a library press release:
Overall, Library patrons turned in a staggering 13,310 pounds of food—an increase of more than two tons over last year’s impressive total. According to the St. Louis Area Foodbank, the food will provide 10,648 meals for those in need throughout our area—meals that are especially beneficial in today’s difficult economic environment.
