With the turning of the season to autumn, your public libraries are busy with many activities. From handing out new back-to-school library cards, to preparing and offering fun and interactive
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
In the summer of 2021, public libraries everywhere, from Idaho and Oklahoma to Tennessee and Arizona, will offer free meals to families with children in their local communities.
I’ve been researching how public libraries address food insecurity – what happens when households can’t acquire adequate food because they can’t afford it or can’t access it for other reasons. Across the board, these efforts emerge from community partnerships with organizations that include school districts and food banks.
As Kristin Warzocha, president of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, explained in 2016, “We have the food, and they have the patrons who need it.”