Eye Thrive Visits Summer 2023
Eye Thrive will send its state-of-the-art Mobile Vision Clinic to five St. Louis County Library locations this summer to provide free eye exams and prescription glasses for kids ages 4-18. A parental consent form must be completed prior to the eye exam. Children will be examined on a first-come-first-served basis, capacity is limited. Additional details are available at www.slcl.org/eyecare.
Eye exams will be offered starting at 9:00 a.m. at the following locations:
Thursday, June 29
Prairie Commons Branch
915 Utz Ln., Hazelwood, MO 63042
Wednesday, July 5 & Thursday, July 6
Lewis & Clark Branch
9909 Lewis-Clark Blvd.; St. Louis, MO 63136
Monday, July 17
Bridgeton Trails Branch
3455 McKelvey Rd., Bridgeton, MO 63044
Wednesday July 19 & Thursday, July 20
Florissant Valley Branch
195 New Florissant Road; South Florissant, MO 63031
Wednesday July 26 & Thursday, July 27
Weber Road Branch
4444 Weber Road; St. Louis, MO 63123
SLCL has partnered with Eye Thrive since 2019, using branch parking lots to host the mobile eye care unit. In 2022, almost 400 eye exams were administered, and over 450 free pairs of eyeglasses were provided to area kids.
For more information about the Eye Thrive program, please visit www.slcl.org/eyecare or call 314-994-3300.