The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL), Charleston County School District (CCSD), and the Lowcountry Food Bank (LFB) have teamed up to provide free meals and snacks at several library branches for kids during summer break. The Summer Feeding program is June 1 through August 7, 2026. There will be no service in observance of holidays on June 19 and July 3.
This program, which is in conjunction with CCSD’s Seamless Summer Feeding and LFB’s Summer Meals, provides free lunches or snacks to children and teens ages 5- 18 during the traditional summer vacation period. All meals are first come, first served.
Lunches are provided by the CCSD’s Nutrition Services Department for distribution at the following CCPL branches Monday through Friday, and all meals meet federal meal pattern and nutritional requirements. Snacks or hot lunches are provided at three additional branches, courtesy of the LFB. There is no eligibility process required for participants to redeem free meals or snacks at the participating branches.
CCPL and CCSD will serve hot lunches to children ages 5-18 at the following locations June 1 through July 24, Monday through Friday. Meals must be eaten on site.
- Otranto Road: 2261 Otranto Road, North Charleston
11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. - John's Island: 3531 Maybank Highway, Johns Island
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. - Main Library: 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.- Please Note: Main Library will only serve food in June.
- Cynthia Graham Hurd/St. Andrews: 1735 N. Woodmere Dr, Charleston
11:45 - 12:15 p.m. - Baxter-Patrick James Island: 1858 S. Grimball Road, Charleston
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Dorchester Road: 6325 Dorchester Road, North Charleston
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - West Ashley: 45 Windermere Blvd., Charleston
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. - John L. Dart: 1067 King Street, Charleston
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Keith Summey North Charleston: 3503 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided by the LFB at the following locations June 8 through August 7, Monday through Friday.
- St. Paul’s Hollywood: 5130 Highway 165, Hollywood
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. - McClellanville: 222 Baker Street, McClellanville
Mon - Thurs: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Edisto Island: 1589 Highway 174, Edisto Island
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.