MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library is once again partnering with the TV6 Canathon to help feed hungry neighbors.

Now through Dec. 5, the library will serve as a collection point for food items to help stock our local food pantries.

As an added incentive to donate, the library is offering Food for Fines, a program that allows library users to resolve overdue fines with the donation of non-perishable food items to the TV6 Canathon. Bring in one non-perishable food item to the library’s circulation desk in exchange for $1 in overdue fines.

There is no limit to the dollar amount of fines that can be waived through Food for Fines. The program applies only to overdue fines. It cannot be used to resolve fees for lost or damaged materials.

The TV6 Canathon began in 1982 with about 700 pounds of food being donated to help the local food pantries that first year. Since that time the annual donations have increased dramatically with more than 116,000 pounds of food being donated in 10 Upper Peninsula counties in 2018. For more information or questions about the Food for Fines program, call 906-226-4310 or visit www.pwpl.info.