Lunch at the Library
  • About
    • The Lunch at the Library Program
    • Community Need
    • Map of Lunch at the Library Sites
    • Partners
  • Impact
  • First Steps
    • Getting Started
    • Determining Eligibility and Library Capacity
    • Finding and Working with a Meal Sponsor
    • Listserv
    • Program Evaluation
  • Toolkit
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    • Creating an Inviting Space
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    • Pop-Up Libraries at Community Meal Sites
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First Steps

If you would like to establish a summer meal program at your library, the resources below will help you get started. Please also contact us so that program staff can provide you with support and technical assistance tailored to your community’s needs.

Getting Started

Determining Eligibility and Library Capacity

Finding and Working with a Meal Sponsor

Listserv

Program Evaluation

Securing Support from Library Leadership and Staff

 

  • First Steps
    • Program Evaluation
    • Listserv
    • Determining Eligibility and Library Capacity
    • Finding and Working with a Meal Sponsor
    • Getting Started
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Copyright © 2019 California State Library.

Lunch at the Library is a project of the California State Library, supported with funds from the State of California. Lunch at the Library was developed by the California Library Association and the California Summer Meal Coalition, with support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Program Contacts

Trish Garone, Program Manager: garone@plpinfo.org

Kari Johnson, Meals and Partnerships Coordinator: johnsonk@plpinfo.org

Natalie Cole, California State Library: natalie.cole@library.ca.gov

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