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Libraries that lend books, gear, seeds, and sometimes a meal. 21 verified stories. Stories come from South Euclid, Charleston, and Warsaw. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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CommunityFree monthly sessions of art, music, dance, and games now run at Cuyahoga County libraries for people with dementia and the people who care for them.
Verified · The News-Herald
CommunityVolunteers at the county library mended lamps, fans, clocks, and a Roomba bought for $20. The cafe will return every other month.
Verified · Live 5 News (WCSC)
CommunityThe National Library of Poland and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage signed an agreement to collect conservation research and share methods for protecting cultural heritage.
Verified · National Library of Poland
CommunityColumbus City Schools and the Columbus Metropolitan Library started the trips at Liberty Elementary. Nearly 4,500 students at 79 schools are included.
Verified · WSYX
CommunityThe Heart of New Ulm Community Fridge and Freezer sits near the children's room. No forms, no signup, and no library card are required.
Verified · MPR News
CommunityCounty libraries launched a $36,205 campaign so children from birth to age 5 can get a book each month. About 1,400 children are already waiting.
Verified · WVIK
CommunityIndividual donors beat the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum's $25,000 Children's Library goal in a few months, and the Friends added $3,000. The money is for new nonfiction, a sensory-friendly space, and an outdoor playscape.
Verified · North Star Monthly
CommunityThe Albion Municipal Library grows tomatoes and peppers for its food pantry, with grants paying for the greenhouse, raised beds, and trees.
Verified · Times Republican
CommunityThe Biblioteca della Natura at Terra Franca lends illustrated books on nature and permaculture, and its opening included seed bombs for a neighborhood garden.
Verified · Giornale del Mediterraneo
CommunityEli Newton and his troop built a box at the Anderson Public Library where anyone can leave food or take it, and neighbors have refilled it several times.
Verified · The Anderson News
CommunityA state grant and local partners put 124 free access points across Manhattan and Riley County, including at the emergency shelter.
Verified · The Manhattan Mercury
CommunityShoppers filled Trinity Episcopal Church’s used-book sale, and the proceeds go to groups including the Salvation Army and CASA.
Verified · The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
CommunitySEEDS volunteers sorted tens of thousands of donated books at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, and readers carried more than 28,000 of them home.
Verified · Pike County Courier
CommunityVolunteers cleared an annex, added shelving for more than 1,500 discs and audiobooks, and kept sale prices at a dollar.
Verified · Sequim Gazette
CommunityNeighbors, a Rotary club, scouts, and teen volunteers started a new coat of paint on the historic Oaklawn branch after the library said funding was scarce.
Verified · Cranston Online
CommunityPour On the Divide, a fundraiser for the Pines & Plains Libraries Foundation, put money toward the Elizabeth Library buildout.
Verified · Parker Chronicle
CommunityGrand County Library District saved for years so a larger Kremmling library can be built without a new tax, and neighbors are invited to the site on October 10.
Verified · Sky-Hi News
CommunityThe Gardeners Guild meets Thursdays at the Orange Cove Branch Library, starting with lavender, St. John's wort, and society garlic.
Verified · Mid Valley Times
CommunityAnythink Nature Library in Thornton opened so patrons can borrow outdoor gear, or walk a trail that starts just outside the branch.
Verified · KUNC
CommunityAbout 100 children's books from the Charles County Public Library now sit in a social services office in La Plata, and young visitors may keep them.
Verified · The Southern Maryland Chronicle
CommunityArjun Buch and Krishay Patel raised about $1,500 to make 1,000 financial literacy kits that teach younger kids about needs, wants, and saving.
Verified · 6abc Action News