{"id":24192,"date":"2017-05-01T21:59:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T02:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=24192"},"modified":"2017-05-01T21:59:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T02:59:56","slug":"clarksville-montgomery-county-public-library-to-hold-food-for-fines-may-1st-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/05\/01\/clarksville-montgomery-county-public-library-to-hold-food-for-fines-may-1st-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to hold Food for Fines, May 1st &#8211; 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Patrons with fines on their accounts can exchange one food donation for $1.00 in eligible fines<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-128194\" title=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Clarksville-Montgomery-County-Public-Library1.gif\" alt=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library\" width=\"225\" height=\"123\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; From May 1st through May 14th, 2017 the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will be accepting food donations in exchange for $1.00 of eligible fines for each item.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Food for Fines benefits Manna Caf\u00e9, a non-profit organization that feeds the hungry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_381150\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2017-Food-for-Fines.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-381150\" title=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is bring back its Food for Fines to be held May 1st-14th, 2017.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2017-Food-for-Fines-480x249.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is bring back its Food for Fines to be held May 1st-14th, 2017.\" width=\"480\" height=\"249\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-381150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is bring back its Food for Fines to be held May 1st-14th, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->According to Manna Caf\u00e9\u2019s website, food insecurity in Montgomery County affects more than 15 percent of the population, which comes out to about 28,000 people. The organization\u2019s primary goal is to \u201cmeet people\u2019s basic need for food, and then guide them toward positive, permanent change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Library card holders can bring in canned soups, canned beans, canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned meats, peanut butter, mac and cheese, boxed meals, and full-size boxes of cereal throughout the drive.<\/p>\n<p>No glass, expired or opened items are accepted. Fines waives will not apply to lost items. A maximum of $30.00 in fines may be eligible. Credit cannot be applied to future fines, but anyone is welcome to make a donation, even if they don\u2019t have fines on their account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrons with fines on their accounts can exchange one food donation for $1.00 in eligible fines Clarksville, TN &#8211; From May 1st through May 14th, 2017 the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will be accepting food donations in exchange for $1.00 of eligible fines for each item. 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