Community Partnerships

The St. Charles City-County Library has joined together with St. Louis County and St. Louis Public Library to provide hospitals with welcome bags for newborns and their families.

Each bag contains a board book, an information card with a variety of ways to build literacy skills from birth, and a special Born to Read Library card.

Families are encouraged to activate the new Born to Read Library card at their nearest branch.

This is a Library to You Service provided by the Library's Outreach team and made possible by the generous support of the St. Charles City-County Library Foundation.

The St. Charles City-County Library partnered with the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank to provide families in need with a monthly supply of diapers.

This service is intended for families at 200% of the poverty level or below and children under the age of 4. Eligible families can pick up a pre-packaged set of diapers once a month for each child in their immediate household.

Sizes Available: Newborn - size 6 and training pants 2T - 4T.
Pick Up Locations: Spencer Road Branch, Kathryn Linnemann Branch, and Middendorf-Kredell Branch.
Hours: During all operating hours

Diapers are available while supplies last.

In tandem with our Diaper Bank Distribution through the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank, the Library will begin distributing period products to those in need on a first-come, first-served basis. These products are available during the hours shown above.

• The Period Supply Program started in 2020 and provides monthly period kits with period education and a love note to schools, shelters, food pantries, and health care centers for people who menstruate.

This initiative was made possible by the Friends of the St. Charles City-County Library and the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank.