From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, everyone who brings a non-perishable food item to the Manhattan Public Library will receive a $1 voucher to pay library fines. Vouchers will be good throughout the month of December, with a maximum of 10 vouchers per person. All of the donated food will be given to the Flint Hills Bread Basket to help combat food insecurity in Manhattan. Library Director, Linda Knupp, championed the idea as “a way to promote good will during the holidays and give back to the community.”
Suggested items include:
Boxed meals
Grape jelly
Peanut butter
Cereal
Pasta
Canned meats
Pancake syrup
Oatmeal
The following items will not be accepted:
No expired items
No damaged items
No open packages
Ramen noodles (and other multi-pack
items) will be accepted at a value of 4
packages = $1
Volunteers from the Manhattan Library Association will be in the library’s atrium to accept donations and issue vouchers. For more information, please contact the Manhattan Public Library at 629 Poyntz Avenue, (785) 776-4741 ext. 100, or www.MHKLibrary.org.