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Cumberland County Library Holds 31 Days
of Love Supply Drive for Shelter Pets
a STAFF REPORT
e Cumberland County Public
Library is participating in the "31
Days of Love" campaign to make
a difference in the lives of pets in
the Cumberland County Animal
Shelter. Every library location is
accepting donations of pet sup-
plies during the month of October.
Donations can be delivered to
any library location. Acceptable
items include pet food, pet toys,
blankets and newspapers to line
cages and other animal-related
supplies. See a wish list of items
on Animal Services' donation
website at https://www.cumber-
landcountync.gov/departments/
animal-services-group/animal
-Services/volunteer-foster-do-
nate!/or on Amazon at https://
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/
ls/2Q918I9BOFIRS/ref=nav_
wishlist_lists_ 3.
e Library will also host pet
adoption programs to help find
loving homes for shelter pets dur-
ing the 31 Days of Love. e pet
adoption programs will be held at :
• Oct. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Cliff-
dale Regional Library, 6882
Cliffdale Rd., Fayetteville
• Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
at Headquarters Library, 300
Maiden Lane, Fayetteville
• Oct. 24 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at
Hope Mills Community Library,
3411 Golfview Rd., Hope Mills
• Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
at North Regional Library, 855
McArthur Rd., Fayetteville
People can make a difference
by adopting shelter animals in
need of a home. Visit the shelter,
located at 4704 Corporation Dr.,
Fayetteville, or go online to see
adoptable shelter animals at the
Animal Services https://www.
cumberlandcountync.gov/depart
-
ments/animal-services-group/
animal -Services/pet-adoption/
adoptable-animals website.
Pet supply donations are ac-
cepted year-round during regular
business hours, Monday through
Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the shelter. If you are interested in
adopting a pet or for more infor-
mation about pet supply dona-
tions, call 910-321-6852.
For more information on the
Library system, including other
locations and hours of opera-
tion, visit https://www.cumber-
landcountync.gov/departments/
library-group/library cumber-
landcountync.gov/library.
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