library / en U of T Libraries to forgive some overdue fines for canned goods donations /news/u-t-libraries-forgive-some-overdue-fines-canned-goods-donations <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T Libraries to forgive some overdue fines for canned goods donations</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-11-22-FoodforFines.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=btTq3Hqn 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-11-22-FoodforFines.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=yucTQcl7 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-11-22-FoodforFines.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=Rh-d3J1O 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-11-22-FoodforFines.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=btTq3Hqn" alt="Photo of Food for Fines"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-11-22T12:40:38-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 12:40" class="datetime">Tue, 11/22/2016 - 12:40</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Students have begun turning in canned and boxed food for overdue fines </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Geoffrey Vendeville</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/library" hreflang="en">library</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/cities" hreflang="en">Cities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/food-banks" hreflang="en">Food Banks</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/poverty" hreflang="en">Poverty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Attention library scofflaws: this week is your chance to unburden yourself of the hefty overdue fine that is weighing on your conscience –&nbsp;and to help the needy at the same time.&nbsp;</p> <p>Until Friday, ؿζSM libraries will forgive $2 of overdue fines for each nonperishable food item donated, waiving up to $20 per person. The donations are sent to the U of T Food and Clothing Bank, a year-round campus resource for students run out of the Multi-Faith Centre.</p> <p>U of T libraries have participated in the <a href="https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/news/food-fines-2016">Food for Fines</a> charity drive since 2012. Last year alone, U of T Libraries&nbsp;waived nearly $2,600 of late fees. Students can drop off food at library branches across all three campuses:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Criminology Library</li> <li>Engineering and Computer Science Library</li> <li>Gerstein Science Information Centre</li> <li>Graham Library, Trinity College</li> <li>Inforum</li> <li>Law Library</li> <li>Music Library</li> <li>OISE Library</li> <li>Robarts Library</li> <li>U of T Mississauga Library</li> <li>U of T Scarborough&nbsp;Library</li> </ul> <p>“Many people benefit: those who use the food bank, and those who have the opportunity to contribute,” said <strong>Renata Holder</strong>, access services manager at Gerstein.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/11/29/student-gets-a-hefty-fine-for-book-late-retun.html">Read Metro News story on Food for Fines</a></h3> <p>The food bank is especially in need of baby food, nutrient-rich canned foods such as fish and beans, canned vegetables, juice boxes, salad dressings and condiments.</p> <p>The Food for Fines week comes just as the food bank enters its busy holiday season, said <strong>Mathias Memmel</strong>, who is part of the executive committee of U&nbsp;of T's Student Union.&nbsp;</p> <p>“I think this is really fantastic. The most exciting thing for me is it brings these sorts of issues to spaces where people are studying on campus,” he said.&nbsp;</p> <p>More than 20 single adult students and heads of families used the food bank weekly in May this year, Memmel&nbsp;said.</p> <p>Across the country, more Canadians are relying on food banks. &nbsp;More than&nbsp;863,000 people turned to a food bank in March of last year, a 1.3 per cent increase over March 2015 and a 28 per cent increase since 2008, according to a <a href="https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/getmedia/6173994f-8a25-40d9-acdf-660a28e40f37/HungerCount_2016_final_singlepage.pdf">Food Banks Canada report</a>.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="/news/basic-income-can-reduce-food-insecurity-and-improve-health-says-u-t-expert">See what a U of T expert has to say about food insecurity and how it affects health</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:40:38 +0000 ullahnor 102556 at Tspace Research Repository /node/8769 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Tspace Research Repository</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-01-07T15:47:19-05:00" title="Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 15:47" class="datetime">Thu, 01/07/2016 - 15:47</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">URL</div> <div class="field__item">https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/news/tags/library" hreflang="en">library</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/resource" hreflang="en">resource</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Campus</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6953" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:47:19 +0000 sgupta 8769 at