As part of our commitment to provide discovery without barriers, CHPL partners with UMC Food Ministry, opens a new window to bring meals and snacks to select Library locations.
Afterschool Meals for Kids and Teens
Free meals are available Mondays through Fridays after school for kids and teens at select Library locations. Participants must eat their meals at the Library.
- Bond Hill: 4-5 p.m.
- Cheviot: 2:30-3 p.m.
- College Hill: 4:15-4:45 p.m.
- Corryville: 3:15-4 p.m.
- Covedale: 3-4 p.m.
- Delhi Township, opens a new window: 3-4 p.m.
- Downtown Main Library: 4-5 p.m.
- Elmwood Place: 3:30-4 p.m.
- Groesbeck: 3:15-3:45 p.m.
- Madisonville: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Mt. Healthy: 3-3:45 p.m.
- Northside: 3:30-4 p.m.
- Price Hill: 4:15-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 3:15-3:45 p.m. on Saturday | Snack 7-8 p.m., Monday-Thursday & 11 a.m. - noon on Saturday
- Reading: 3:30-4 p.m.
- St. Bernard: 2:45-3:45 p.m.
- Walnut Hills: 3:15-4 p.m.
- West End: 4:15-4:45 p.m.
- Westwood: 3:15-3:45 p.m.
Meal service locations and serving times are subject to change.
Summer Meals and Snacks for Kids and Teens
Free meals and snacks are available Monday through Friday during the summer. Participants must eat at the Library.
Select branches have food or snacks available on Saturday(*).
Summer meals start Friday, May 29, unless otherwise noted.
- Bond Hill:, opens a new window Meal 1-2 p.m. | Snack 4-5 p.m.
- Cheviot:, opens a new window Meal 1-2 p.m.
- Clifton: Meal 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Snack 3-5 p.m.
- College Hill:, opens a new window Meal 1-1:30 p.m.
- Corryville: Meal 12:15-12:45 p.m.
- Covedale:, opens a new window Meal 3-4 p.m. | Snack Noon-1 p.m.
- Deer Park:, opens a new window Meal 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Starting May 21)
- Elmwood Place, opens a new window: Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (Starting May 22)
- Forest Park: Meal 1:30-2 p.m. (Starting May 26)
- Groesbeck:, opens a new window Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (Starting May 22)
- Madisonville:, opens a new window Meal 2-2:45 p.m.
- Mt. Healthy: Meal 3-3:45 p.m. (Starting May 28)
- Northside:, opens a new window Meal 3:30-4 p.m.
- Price Hill:, opens a new window Meal 12:30-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday & 3:15-3:45 p.m. Saturday | Snack 4-5 p.m. Monday-Friday & 11 a.m.-noon Saturday
- St. Bernard, opens a new window: Meal 2:15-3 p.m. | Snack 11:15-noon (Starting May 22)
- Walnut Hills, opens a new window: Meal 3:15-4 p.m.
- West End: Meal 4-4:30 p.m. | Snack 1:15-1:45 p.m.
- Westwood: Meal 2-4 p.m.
Meal service locations and serving times are subject to change.
Who is Eligible for Meals
All children ages 1 through 18 are eligible to receive free meals. Individuals ages 19 through 21 who have been identified as having mental or physical disabilities and are following Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) through their current enrollment in educational programs also are eligible for free meals. There are no other eligibility requirements.
About the Meals Service
According to Feeding America, over 42,000 children in Hamilton County live in a food insecure household. That means one in six children are unsure of where their next meal is coming from. Children facing hunger are more likely to struggle with school and exhibit behavioral problems.
The UMC meal service is made possible through federal funding, as part of the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs, opens a new window.
Last updated 5/27/25