Library receives donation for summer lunches

This year’s theme, “Tails and Tales,” combines the joy of reading and storytelling with an appreciation of nature and wildlife.  Studies show summer reading programs help to preserve reading skills and prevent the “summer slide.”  Our goal is to emphasize the importance of reading as an everyday life skill and as a source of information, enjoyment and culture while creating a community of readers.

However, with three of the five libraries in their communities with a higher than 94 percent free and reduced lunch rate, MCLS knows many young patrons suffer food insecurity, especially during the summer months when school is not in session. MCLS sees the summer reading program as a chance to feed not only their mind but their body and soul. Thanks to a very generous donation of $5,000 from the Madison County Business League & Foundation and the Madison County Community Trust, MCLS Youth librarians will be providing free sack lunches for youth 18 and under, available Monday - Friday each week in June and July. 

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