West Fargo Library collecting donations of winter gear for area children

By West Fargo Public Library Staff

The West Fargo Public Library is hosting its fourteenth annual Mitten Tree Drive this holiday season to collect winter gear for West Fargo children.

From Dec. 1 through Jan. 6, donors can drop off new or likenew child-sized mittens, gloves, sweatpants, boots or coats at the library. Handmade mittens and gloves are welcome. The items will be donated to West Fargo Public School District learners in need.

The Mitten Tree can be found on the main floor of the West Fargo Public Library near the selfcheckout machine. Donors can hang their items on the tree or drop them off at the library service desk.

Over 360 items were dontated to the West Fargo Public Library

Mitten Tree in 2021.

“We love hosting this program each winter and seeing the hundreds of donated items fill up our tree,” said Lauren Nephew, youth services manager. “With West Fargo’s population and the number of learners in our district continuing to grow year after year, we surely have more learners in need of these items than ever before.”