Clearwater Public Library is offering an amnesty for overdue materials in exchange for canned or non-perishable food donations from Nov. 15 to Dec. 21.

Anyone with fines can bring canned or non-perishable food items and present them at the circulation desk with the overdue materials if available at any Clearwater library branch. 

Staff will waive any fines due and the donated food will go toward a holiday charity food drive.

"Our biggest return on investment is getting our materials back from our public,” Barbara Pickell, library director, said. "If we can convince people to come in, clear their account and do something charitable, we see that as a win-win."

Call (727) 562-4970 or visit myclearwater.com/cpl.

Library branch locations:

• Beach Library, 69 Bay Esplanade
• Countryside Library, 2741 State Road 580
• East Library, 2251 Drew St.
• Main Library, 100 N Osceola Ave.
• North Greenwood Library, 905 N Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.