AACPL works with local food pantries, food banks and nonprofits to provide customers with food and nutritional assistance resources; this includes library staff coming to partner sites with library resources and branches serving as food collection and distribution sites.
Please select any of the resources listed below, or read our latest blog post about Food Resources at the Library.
The following libraries have Little Free Pantries: Busch Annapolis, Broadneck, Brooklyn Park, Crofton, Deale, Edgewater, Glen Burnie, Linthicum, Maryland City at Russett, Odenton, Riviera Beach (coming soon) and Severna Park. More information is available at Caring Cupboards.
Crofton Library has a community garden, in partnership with FarmUnity.
Crofton Farmers Market - Crofton Library on Saturdays (May 11 - Oct 26) from 8 am to 12 pm.
SoCo Farmers Market - Deale Library on Thursdays (May 2 - Nov 14) from 4 pm to 7 pm. **Please note date and time changes for the following weeks: Sat., (Oct. 5, Nov. 23, Dec. 14): 10 am - 2 pm
Anne Arundel County Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry makes visits to Busch Annapolis, Brooklyn Park, Deale and Maryland City at Russett Libraries.
Blessed in Tech Ministries Food Pantry offers food assistance at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library.
*Contact your local library location for upcoming food pantry dates.
The Discoveries Community Pantry at Discoveries: The Library at the Mall accepts and redistributes donations of Similac and Enfamil baby formula.
The following libraries serve as food collection sites for local community partners:
Anne Arundel County Food Bank (Odenton Library)
Laurel Food Advocacy and Referral Service, Local Churches (Maryland City at Russett Library)
Maryland Food Bank (Crofton Library & Edgewater Library)
My Brother's Pantry (Broadneck Library)
Serving People Across Neighborhoods (SPAN) Food Pantry (Severna Park Library)
South County Assistance Network (SCAN) Food Pantry (Deale Library)
Giant Food in Severna Park offers consultations with an in-store nutritionist - Emily Craft, MS, RDN, CSP, LDN, Nutritionist at Giant Food.
AACPL serves as a distribution site for Summer Meals Food Program Mobile Meals through Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS).
Snack carts for tweens and teens are available at Crofton, Odenton and Severn Libraries.
Other Community Resources
A.A. County Partnership Resource Line
Call the Resource Line for assistance with all basic needs including housing, food security, resources for parents and kinship care providers, family navigation and more.
Phone: 1-800-485-0041 or email srbroc@aacounty.org.
Anne Arundel County Food Bank
Provides a list of pantries around the county serving families, seniors, and babies.
Anne Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth, & Families Resource List
The Partnership assesses community human services needs and identifies gaps in service, then convenes a neutral group of diverse stakeholders to build partnerships and develop solutions, fund services for children and families by leveraging State funding and increasing local resources, and advance the Governor’s priorities of reducing the impact of parental incarceration on children, families and communities.
Jessup Baptist Church Baby and Toddler Pantry
Free emergency baby pantry for families in need. Provides diapers, wipes, formula, and baby clothes.
Light House Shelter
The Light House helps clients experiencing homelessness stabilize their health, maximize income, and secure safe and stable housing. Beyond providing food, clothing, and shelter, the organization also addresses the underlying causes of homelessness, such as lack of marketable job skills, addiction, and the debilitating effects of both mental and physical health issues.
Systems of Care
Systems of Care is a partnership between all child-serving agencies to meet children and families basic needs in a cross system, collaborative model. Phone: 1-800-485-0041