Barksdale Federal Credit Union will host a free Shred Day on Saturday, Oct. 3, giving residents an opportunity to securely dispose of documents containing personal information.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the BFCU Minden Center, located at 105 Richard’s Way at Hwy. 531.

Participants will be able to watch their documents pass through the shredder, according to the credit union’s event announcement. Organizers ask that each person bring no more than two bags of documents.

The event is open to the public.

For more information, visit Barksdale Federal Credit Union’s “Minden Shred Day” event page on Facebook.