. >> jack lynn alston brings her children here two or three times a week. to sprearpt i participate this r reading program. >> when we come in here it's like coming home. no matter how many people you see standing there, the library means something to the people here. >> the national media has seen an image of this neighborhood on months. >> that's right. >> and it's an image of poverty. ists an image of drug use. it's an image of violence. >> yes, all of those things do exist. they don't just exist here. they exist many places. but there's also love here. there's also all of this. my family and families just like ours. and there's a library. this is where we come to see the other side of all of the other things that may be happening. >> for first time this summer, the library has also offered free lunches to children. >> the library felt a need to join other places that are children. there are children who don't have food at home. >> how are these programs setting your son up for success? >> man, it makes it a little easier for me. he's getting nutritious

. >> jack lynn alston brings her children here two or three times a week. to sprearpt i participate this r reading program. >> when we come in here it's like coming home. no matter how many people you see standing there, the library means something to the people here. >> the national media has seen an image of this neighborhood on months. >> that's right. >> and it's an image of poverty. ists an image of drug use. it's an image of violence. >> yes, all of those things do exist. they don't just exist here. they exist many places. but there's also love here. there's also all of this. my family and families just like ours. and there's a library. this is where we come to see the other side of all of the other things that may be happening. >> for first time this summer, the library has also offered free lunches to children. >> the library felt a need to join other places that are children. there are children who don't have food at home. >> how are these programs setting your son up for success? >> man, it makes it a little easier for me. he's getting nutritious