Food for Fines offers relief for late fees, food insecurity

Patrons with late fees on library books can knock money off their fines by donating nonperishable food items through Dec. 19. The Sara Hightower Regional Library System is holding its annual Food for Fines program, giving library users the opportunity to reduce late fees while also supporting relief from food insecurity in the community. kAm“xE :D 2 G6CJ DF446DD7F= AC@8C2>[ 2?5 E92E’D H9J H6’G6 4@?E:?F65 E@ @776C :E 6249 J62C 3642FD6 :E :D D@>6E9:?8 E92E A6@A=6 2AAC64:2E6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :?[” D2:5 p>6=:2 q=24<>@?[ 3C2?49 D6CG:46D 2?5 @FEC6249 >2?286C 7@C E96 =:3C2CJ DJDE6>]k^Am kAmu@C 6G6CJ ?@?\A6C:D923=6 :E6> 3C@F89E :? E9C@F89 s64] `h[ A2EC@?D H:== C646:G6 Sa @77 E96:C =2E6 766[ FA E@ Sa_ :? 7@C8:G6?6DD 7@C 6249 244@F?E @? E96 =:3C2CJ 42C5[ q=24<>@? D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 7@@5 :E6>D >FDE 36 ?@?\A6C:D923=6] p?J A6C:D923=6 :E6>D[ 6IA:C65 @C A2DE\D6==\3J\52E6 :E6>D @C 9@>6>256 :E6>D H:== ?@E 36 2446AE65[ D96 D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 5@?2E:@?D 4@==64E65 2E E96 #@>6\u=@J5 r@F?EJ {:3C2CJ H:== 8@ E@ E96 #@>6\u=@J5 r@F?EJ r@>>F?:EJ z:E496?[ D96 D2:5]k^Am kAm“xE :D D@>6E9:?8 E92E H6 ECJ E@ 5@ 6G6CJ J62C 3642FD6 7@@5 :?D64FC:EJ :D 2 9F86 AC@3=6> C:89E ?@H :? @FC 4FCC6?E 64@?@>:4 4=:>2E6[” q=24<>@? D2:5] “p?5 6DA64:2==J ?@H E92E H6’C6 4@>:?8 FA @? E96 9@=:52JD[ H6 H2?E65 E@ 7:?5 2 H2J E92E H6 4@F=5 96=A @FC 4@>>F?:E:6D 2?5 @FC =:3C2CJ A2EC@?D 2D H6==]”k^Am kAm%96C6 :D 2 4@==64E:@? 3@I =@42E65 H:E9:? E96 =:3C2CJ[ 3FE 5@?@CD >FDE 7:CDE DE@A 3J E96 7C@?E 4:C4F=2E:@? 56D< E@ :?7@C> E96 6>A=@J66 E96J 2C6 96C6 H:E9 5@?2E:@?D 7@C u@@5 7@C u:?6D[ D@ E96:C 244@F?E 42? C646:G6 7@C8:G6?6DD] %96J 5@ ?@E 92G6 E@ 92G6 E96:C =:3C2CJ 42C5 @? E96> 2D =@?8 2D E96J AC6D6?E E96:C xs[ D96 D2:5]k^Am kAmu@@5 7@C u:?6D @?=J 4@F?ED 7@C =2E6 7:?6D @? 3@@< 244@F?ED] xE 42??@E 36 FD65 7@C =@DE @C 52>2865 >2E6C:2=D @C 2?JE9:?8 6=64EC@?:4[ q=24<>@? D2:5]k^Am kAmp== D:I $w#{$ 3C2?496D — :?4=F5:?8 E96 r652CE@H? 2?5 #@4<>2CE AF3=:4 =:3C2C:6D — @776C u@@5 7@C u:?6D[ 2?5 :E :D 2 $w#{$ DA64:7:4 AC@8C2>[ D@ :E 5@6D ?@E 2AA=J E@ @E96C !:?6D =:3C2C:6D @C @E96C =:3C2C:6D E9C@F89@FE E96 DE2E6[ D96 D2:5]k^Am kAms@?2E:@?D 4@==64E65 2E E96 r2G6 $AC:?8 {:3C2CJ DFAA@CE E96 {:G6 ~2< q2AE:DE r9FC49 7@@5 A2?ECJ] %96 r92EE@@82 r@F?EJ 3C2?496D 2C6 5@?2E:?8 E@ E96 r92EE@@82 r@F?EJ #6D@FC46 r6?E6C] %96 #@4<>2CE {:3C2CJ 5@?2E6D E@ ':4E@CJ q2AE:DE r9FC49[ 2?5 E96 r652CE@H? {:3C2CJ 5@?2E6D E@ E96 r652CE@H? &?:E65 uF?5]k^Am kAm(9:=6 u@@5 7@C u:?6D 2:>D E@ 2DD:DE C6256CD 2?5 E9@D6 724:?8 7@@5 :?D64FC:EJ[ q=24<>@? 9@A6D :E 2=D@ F?56C=:?6D E96 <:?5 @7 A=246 E96 =:3C2CJ :D 2?5 E96 AC6D6?46 :E D6CG6D 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am kAm“(6 ;FDE H2?E A6@A=6 E@ C62=:K6 E92E E96 =:3C2CJ :D 2 96=A:?8 A=246[” q=24<>@? D2:5] “(6 H2?E A6@A=6 E@ C62=:K6 E92E E96 =:3C2CJ :D 2 D276 A=246 7@C E96> E@ 4@>6 2?5 E92E :7 E96J D66 E96 =:3C2CJ 96=AD E96:C =@42= 4@>>F?:E:6D[ E9:D :D 2 8C62E A=246 7@C WE96>X E@ 4@>6 2?5 A2CE:4:A2E6 :? AC@8C2>D 2?5 96=A DFAA@CE @FC =:3C2CJ DJDE6>] $@ >2?J A6@A=6 :89E 92G6 @FE8C@H? :E J62CD 28@ 2?5 ?@H E96J 92G6 49:=5C6?[ E96J 7@C86E E@ 4@>6 324< :?] (6 ;FDE H2?E A6@A=6 E@ D66 E92E E96 =:3C2CJ :D 96C6 E@ 96=A 2== 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD]”k^Am