St. Louis County Library & Operation Food Search Provide Fresh Produce at 3 Library Branches

St. Louis County Library will provide fresh produce from Operation Food Search at three library branches starting on Thursday, July 6. Produce boxes will be available at the Florissant Valley, Lewis & Clark and Weber Road branches on Thursdays starting at 8:30 a.m. Boxes are distributed curbside in branch parking lots. Each branch will have 50 boxes of produce each Thursday. There is a limit of one box per family. Each box will contain approximately 10-12 lbs of produce, the equivalent of 10 meals worth per box. The program will run through August 3. 

Participating branches: 

Florissant Valley Branch, 195 N. Florissant Road S., Florissant, MO 63031

Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis-Clark Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63136

Weber Road Branch, 4444 Weber Road St. Louis, MO 63123

The branches offering produce boxes also provide free lunches to kids Monday-Friday from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Nine branches offer a nutritious lunch along with activities for kids ages 18 and under. Additional details are available at www.slcl.org/summer-lunches. 

The produce boxes are made possible by support from the St. Louis Community Foundation Regional Response Team. Dr. Andrea Jackson-Jennings, Managing Director said, “Community partnerships are important and the Regional Response Team is glad to partner with the St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search to make this happen.”

Media inquiries should be directed to Jennifer McBride, Communications Manager at 314-994-3300 ext 2250.

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.

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