To help honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the Arlington Heights Memorial Library offered its patrons an opportunity Monday to give back to the community.
About 30 volunteers joined library staff members in a day of service, preparing meals in the library’s Makerplace kitchen for a local PADS homeless shelter.
Two sessions were held in the afternoon, during which attendees ages 12 and up made lunches and dinners for about 30 people who receive shelter on Tuesday nights at the First Presbyterian Church in Arlington Heights.
Bag lunches included sandwiches, chips, fruit and granola bars. For dinner, crews made pasta, garlic bread, fresh salad and dessert.
Neal Parker, the library’s programs and exhibits specialist, said the library has held service projects in the past, but this was the first time using the…
