[Publib] Mother's Day- are you open?

[James Casey]

Yes, we are open on Mother's Day.  While there are many mothers on our staff, there are also many thousands of mothers among the taxpaying populace who may want to use their library. Sunday is among the busiest days of our work week and a great time for Mothers (especially "sports widows") to get out and enjoy themselves with library programs, reading and just to "hang out" with their kids.  I have heard of libraries closing on Mother's Day, but not our Library and not any of the others in which I have worked during the past 37 years.  

The traditional notion of taking Mothers out to Lunch or Dinner at a restaurant on Mother's Day Sunday so that they don't have to do the cooking and cleaning is also a matter to consider.  Would the restaurants give the "day off" to their mothers on staff or close altogether?  Libraries are not "restaurants", but are they not part of the "service industry" of a community? 

James B. Casey --- My own views
Director of Oak Lawn Public Library
ALA Council Member





-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of sdalton
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:57 AM
To: Publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Mother's Day- are you open?

If you are normally open on a Sunday, are you still open on Mother's Day?  Our library has always been closed in the past but this year they decided to stay open. Needless to say, it caused a ruckus with the Sunday staff, all of whom are mothers or have mothers.  I wanted to take an informal poll to see if we are the norm or the exception.  


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Sharon McLarney Dalton, MLIS
Sayreville Public Library
1050 Washington Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 727-0212
sdalton at lmxac.org 


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