[Publib] early hours of operation

[Julie Bauer]

We have not done so, but patron surveys always reveal
demand for earlier hours -- and later hours, and more
Sunday hours, etc.

I've always thought it would be a benefit for
commuters, but in our most recent survey, there was at
least one comment from a stay at home mom who said she
likes to get her errands done in the morning after she
drops her kids off at school.

If my life were more leisurely, and if I lived in your
beautiful town, I would love to stroll over to your
library early in the monring, check out a book, and
take it over to Starbucks with me.  Sigh.  Back to
work.

Julie Bauer
Collection Development Librarian
Loudoun County Public Library
Leesburg, Virginia  

--- Susan Riley <sriley at wlsmail.org> wrote:

> Hello collective wisdom:
> 
> Have any PUBLIC libraries tried opening very early
> in the morning, such 
> as 7:30 or 8am?  If so, do patrons like this or do
> you find minimal usage?
> I know this is common for university libraries, but
> am curious whether 
> it would work in public libraries.  We will be
> moving to a temporary 
> facility shortly while our new building is
> constructed, and we are 
> considering opening very early and closing earlier
> in the evening than 
> our "normal" hours.  I would greatly appreciate
> hearing about your 
> experiences if you've tried this.  We are due to
> send out our summer 
> newsletter shortly, and I've asked patrons to let us
> know their 
> preferences, but sometimes you don't hear from
> enough people to make a 
> valid judgement, so I thought I'd ask you all.
> 
> We are located near several retail establishments
> that open quite early, 
> such as Starbucks, dry cleaners, delis, etc so I
> thought this might be a 
> worthwhile possibility to consider.  We are also
> near a train station 
> and a large number of residents commute to NYC
> daily; often quite early.
> 
> Many thanks in advance for your responses.
> 
> Susan Riley
> 
> 
> -- 
> Susan Riley, Library Director
> Mount Kisco Public Library
> 100 Main Street
> Mount Kisco, NY  10549
> (p) 914-666-8041  (f) 914-666-3899
> sriley at wlsmail.org
> 
> 
> 
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