Library Provides Free Meals to Disadvantaged Kids

Here\’s another great story about libraries doing something unique for the community from The Columbus, (OH) Dispatch. Through some special funding, the Athens County, OH libraries are able to provide kids with nutritious meals throughout the summer. The program is a sort of spin off of the federal school lunch program for disadvantaged children. \”When school\’s out and the children don\’t have those meals, where do they go? There really is a substantial need,\” said Cecilia Torok, who coordinates the federal education program. [more…]