200,000 Little Free Libraries are converting to free food pantries.

[applegrove]

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

— David Beard (@dabeard.bsky.social) 2025-10-30T20:31:51.951Z

[2naSalit]

1. This is a great idea!

I hope this ends really quickly, I have no idea how, but I like the way people are responding.

[mucholderthandirt]

2. I've seen a video on youtube about this, a woman putting food in the boxes.

Apparently it's going fast, even before the SNAP announcement. I believe people have been doing this for a while now, going by what the woman in the video said.

I find I have some extra money this month, so I'm going to order some things today and deliver it to a couple of places next week. I've been doing a little stocking up myself, out of fear my SS will be cut or ended, but I only have so much room and we're doing okay. Others are not food secure, and I remember what it was like when I was a kid and we had little to eat.

Do what you can with what you have, where you are. Every little thing counts, it all adds up.

[halobeam]

3. Seems like the right time to acquire one of these!

Incase anyone's interested, and able to do so, here's a link to their site. They're having a sale too!

https://littlefreelibrary.myshopify.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22317975517&gbraid=0AAAAACk77bfd6PgwKlkwfKyDlhaLc0U9U&gclid=Cj0KCQjwvJHIBhCgARIsAEQnWlD3uSWyxZ9TD8xACYHnqt0M5kaJuLYjbHvy0ugt26vj6qxjV9OI9-YaAlnIEALw_wcB

[maunagirl]

4. This isn't new.

I've seen a couple of these in the past plus community fridge (which is no longer active). The problem is that people are seemingly donating crap they won't eat themselves. Give a jar of peanut butter. Trader Joe's has natural peanut butter for under $3. Protein bars. Pasta sauce and pasta.