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Lunch at the Library in California brief program overview (5:40 mins)
Lunch at the Library provides children and teens with nutritious meals and learning opportunities, connects families with essential services and resources, and fosters community collaboration.
In the summer of 2022
- 171 public library summer meal sites served 263,487 meals
- Libraries took pop-up programming to 406 community meal sites with over 900 total visits.
- Libraries presented 5,437 learning and enrichment programs for families at summer meal sites
- Libraries distributed over 95,726 take-home enrichment kits and 88,688 books to families