Teen Advisory Board Holds 'Food for Fines' Drive at Monroe Library

MONROE, Conn. -- The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library’s teen advisory board is holding a “Food for Fines” drive to support the Monroe Food Pantry.

The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library's teen advisory board has organized an event in which patrons can have money deducted from their fines in exchange for helping those in need.
Photo Credit: *Meredith Guinness*

Jay Waitkus

12/09/2015 4:00 a.m.

Now through Dec. 31, patrons can bring non-perishable food items to the library checkout desk. For each item, librarians will subtract 50 cents from the patron's fines.

The offer does not apply to lost or damaged books.

Those who donate and don't have fines will receive a raffle ticket for each item. At the end of the month, the library will raffle off a $20 gift card to Linda's Story Time.

For more information, call the library at 203-452-2852.

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