CCPL to Serve Free Breakfast to Children in Need this Summer

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The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will serve free breakfast to children in need this summer through its participation in the Seamless Summer Feeding Program run by the Charleston County School District (CCSD).

The program allows school districts to provide free summer meals to children and teens in low-income areas during the traditional summer vacation period. The program is an extension of the National School Lunch Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The food is provided by the School District's Nutrition Services Department for distribution at CCPL branches, and all meals meet federal meal pattern and nutritional requirements. There is no approval process required for participants to redeem free breakfast.

CCPL will serve breakfast to children and teens age 18 and younger at eight branch locations on the following dates between June 6th and Aug. 4th (CCPL branches will not serve breakfast on July 4th):

Cooper River Memorial Library 3503 Rivers Avenue, Charleston June 6-August 2 ; Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10-11:30 a.m.

Dorchester Road Regional Library 6325 Dorchester Road, North Charleston June 8-August 3 ; Thursdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Hurd/St. Andrews Regional Library 1735 N. Woodmere Drive, Charleston June 6-August 4 ; Mondays-Fridays from 10-11 a.m.

John L. Dart Library 1067 King Street, Charleston June 6-July 27 ; Mondays-Thursdays from 10-11 a.m.

John's Island Regional Library 3531 Maybank Highway, John's Island June 6-August 2 ; Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11-11:45 a.m.

Main Library 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston June 12-July 28 ; Mondays-Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

McClellanville Library 222 Baker Street, McClellanville June 6-July 25 ; Tuesdays from 10-11:30 a.m.

Otranto Road Regional Library 2261 Otranto Road, North Charleston June 6-August 1 ; Tuesdays from 10-11:30 a.m.

For information about the CCSD Seamless Summer Feeding Program including other locations serving meals, contact the district's program manager, Jeremy Tunstill at 843-297-2240 or jeremy_tunstill@charleston.k12.sc.us.

For more information about CCPL, visit www.ccpl.org.