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Operation Food Search and the county library are offering free lunches and after school meals at libraries including Weber Road, pictured above in 2019. Photo courtesy of the St. Louis County Library.

Library updates after school meal times

September 18, 2023

The St. Louis County Library has updated the times that free after-school meals will provided at select library branches for children ages 5 to 18. The library, in partnership with Operation Food Search,...

Weber Road Branch offering free produce boxes, lunches for children

Weber Road Branch offering free produce boxes, lunches for children

July 7, 2023

The St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search have partnered to provide fresh produce at three library branches now through August. Produce boxes will be available at the Weber Road Branch of...

A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

County library, Operation Food Search offering free grab-and-go meals

August 23, 2022

St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search are teaming up to provide after school meals to children at eight branches starting Aug. 22.  Participating branches will serve a healthy, light meal...

St. Louis County Library offering free produce boxes in partnership with Operation Food Search

St. Louis County Library offering free produce boxes in partnership with Operation Food Search

July 12, 2022

The St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search are teaming up to provide free and fresh produce beginning July 13. The boxes will be given out every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. curbside through September....

County library offering free meals this summer

June 13, 2022

Children 18 and under can get lunch-time meals free of charge at several branches of the St. Louis County Library as part of its summer lunch program.  The program is in partnership with Operation...

Fresh produce distribution at the St. Louis County Library in 2020.

Library offering grab-and-go meals

August 23, 2021

The St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search began offering free grab-and-go meals for students at county libraries Aug. 23, including South County at the Weber Road Branch, 4444 Weber Road.  Meals...

A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

Operation Food Search hands out meal kits today; grab-and-go meals resume at Mehlville

March 29, 2021

With spring break over, the Mehlville School District is resuming grab-and-go meal service today, Monday, March 29, and Operation Food Search is also handing out meal kits to families in need while supplies...

Shown above is an example of the Flex Farm given to Operation Food Search.

Operation Food Search is now growing through hydroponics

March 25, 2021

Operation Food Search, a nonprofit hunger relief organization, has received two Flex Farms, which are fully self-contained hydroponic growing systems that will enable OFS to grow fresh, affordable produce. ...

Children receive free meals at the St. Louis County Library during the pandemic in 2020.

St. Louis County Library named a top innovator among urban libraries for 2020 response to pandemic

December 15, 2020

The Urban Libraries Council has named St. Louis County Library one of the 10 Top Innovators during the 2020 Innovations Celebration held virtually Dec. 11. The annual Innovations award program recognizes...

A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

Mehlville School District is providing food to students in June through Operation Food Search

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 16, 2020

Children 18 and under living in the Mehlville School District will be provided with additional meals through the month of June thanks to Operation Food Search, which will be providing food boxes for pickup...

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