People, Places, and Things: 12-18-14

?Food for fines’Say goodbye to overdue library fines and any guilty feelings attached to them: The Lynn Public Library through Saturday is allowing patrons to pay off fines by donating canned goods or non-perishable food items to the 5 North Common St. library.All goods are donated to My Brother’s Table, and library associates Lindsey Joseph and Josh Goodwin have coordinated the “food for fines” project since Nov. 12. Each donation will knock a dollar off a fine – don’t forget to bring those overdue books or other borrowed material back along with any donated food.Toys for totsThe Nigerian International Humanitarian Foundation of New England, Inc., Omo Idusuyi, executive director, and Haitian Action Orphans Mission host the second annual toy giveaway on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Lynn YMCA.