As the government shutdown enters its 36th day, making it the longest in US government history, SNAP recipients remain in limbo. But some people are trying to help in Novato, a little free library once filled with banned books is now stocked with basic necessities.

"Sometimes we just need to take care of each other," said Siobhan Gibson

Gibson just put up the little free library in March, calling it the Blacklisted Bookshelf. She lives just down the road from San Marin High School in Novato and wanted the kids to have access to books like "Catcher in the Rye" and "To Kill a Mockingbird."

But then the government shutdown happened, so she changed course.

"I decided about a week ago, realizing the SNAP benefits are going to run out, I'm going to pivot to a food pantry," Gibson explained.

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