Sefton Council reintroduces food for fines
Southport
Library
The successful ‘food for fines’
scheme will return to Sefton libraries through December and January to support
local foodbanks during the busy winter months.
Library users will again be given the
option of paying off fines with a foodbank donation instead of cash.
Sefton Council will write off £1 for
any item of non-perishable food between December 8 and January 3.
Up to a maximum of £10 can be paid
off in this way.
Cllr Ian Moncur, Sefton’s Cabinet
Member for Children, Schools, Families and Leisure, said: “With foodbanks
across the borough expecting to be busier than ever this Christmas, we decided
to bring back the food for fines scheme.
“The scheme enables library users to
continue, the high levels of support that we have already seen from our
communities for foodbanks through both volunteers and donations, while also
paying off existing book fines.
“The initiative has proven very
successful in the past and we hope to see even more donations this winter.”
The food for fines scheme runs at all
public libraries in Sefton.
Please check with you local Library
regarding opening times over the festive period or visit
www.sefton.gov.uk/libaries
