ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Louis County Library (SLCL) and Operation Food Search have partnered to provide free lunches for children 18 and under this summer.

Lunch will be offered at nine SLCL branches beginning June 5 through Aug. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, according to the SLCL website. Pizza will be served on Fridays and meals must be eaten on site.

The summer lunch program will also include a new art project each week led by artists from Bread and Roses Missouri “that helps kids tell a story about themselves, their family and community,” the website states.

After-school meals will start Aug. 21.

The summer lunch program is offered at the following branches:

• Bridgeton Trails Branch, 3455 McKelvey Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044

• Florissant Valley Branch, 195 N. Florissant Road S., Florissant, MO 63031

• Jamestown Bluffs Branch, 4153 N. Highway 67 Florissant, MO 63034

• Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis-Clark Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63136

• Natural Bridge Branch, 7606 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, MO 63121

• Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Drive St. Louis, MO 63114

• Prairie Commons Branch, 915 Utz Lane Hazelwood, MO 63042

• Rock Road Branch, 10267 St. Charles Rock Road St. Ann, MO 63074

• Weber Road Branch, 4444 Weber Road St. Louis, MO 63123

For more information about the summer lunch program, click here.