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Originally Posted by issybird
Two different things and we've got 'em both in the US. A food pantry supplies food to be cooked and consumed at home; a soup kitchen dispenses meals.
A library is no more a charity than public schools are. Or police departments. Or fire departments. Or public parks. Or.... You catch my drift.
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Yet, by the definition of charity, libraries are a charity. Parks actually are as well, at least when you donate to them it's considered a charity by the government. Not so much with regards to the police department and fire department. Schools can be. You may not personally consider such things charities, but they are legitimately considered charities by the definition of the word.
As far as soup kitchens verses food panties - tomayto, tomahto. The main point is donations of food to those who need it. There will always be those in need of food.