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> Why not close on Tuesday or Wednesday? Library near my parents' house used to be closed or would close early on select weekdays. It really, really sucked for

> Why not close on Tuesday or Wednesday? Library near my parents' house used to be closed or would close early on select weekdays. It really, really sucked for getting schoolwork/research projects done. We expect businesses to be open during the workweek. We do not always expect them to be open on weekends. I don't understand why they don't open late 7 days a week. Who goes to the library before noon? The kids are all at school.

ender341341 3y ago
> Who goes to the library before noon? The kids are all at school. It was a decently common pre-school field trip when I was a kid, though they could easily do those as an 'as needed' and cut hours without a pre-scheduled reservation for those hours.
nvy 3y ago
>Who goes to the library before noon? Parents with young kids/toddlers. Story Time at my local public library (not NY) is very well-attended.
- jstarfish 3y ago
  Well, shit. Guess not all the kids are at school then.
  - antiframe 3y ago
    That's right. School generally starts at age 5 or 6 and kids exist before that age.
chrismeller 3y ago
>Who goes to the library before noon? I know several older people who use it as an opportunity to get out of the house. They get their coffee and head to the library to read the newspapers.
freeopinion 3y ago
Our libraries do a lot of activities aimed at pre-schoolers. Those activities are best scheduled during school hours so parents can attend while their school children don't require parental attention.
SoftTalker 3y ago
A library isn't a business, and even if you want to think about it that way, weekday closings for business are not that unusual. Barbers tradtionally take Mondays off. Dentists are often closed on Fridays. There are many other examples.
locopati 3y ago
in NYC, libraries are someplace folks without homes can hang out, use computers, be out of the weather people work remotely from libraries (free wifi in a quiet environment and you don't have to buy coffee) libraries offer services as well, especially for immigrant populations

ender341341 3y ago

> Who goes to the library before noon? The kids are all at school. It was a decently common pre-school field trip when I was a kid, though they could easily do those as an 'as needed' and cut hours without a pre-scheduled reservation for those hours.

nvy 3y ago

>Who goes to the library before noon? Parents with young kids/toddlers. Story Time at my local public library (not NY) is very well-attended.

jstarfish 3y ago
Well, shit. Guess not all the kids are at school then.
- antiframe 3y ago
  That's right. School generally starts at age 5 or 6 and kids exist before that age.

chrismeller 3y ago

>Who goes to the library before noon? I know several older people who use it as an opportunity to get out of the house. They get their coffee and head to the library to read the newspapers.

freeopinion 3y ago

Our libraries do a lot of activities aimed at pre-schoolers. Those activities are best scheduled during school hours so parents can attend while their school children don't require parental attention.

SoftTalker 3y ago

A library isn't a business, and even if you want to think about it that way, weekday closings for business are not that unusual. Barbers tradtionally take Mondays off. Dentists are often closed on Fridays. There are many other examples.

locopati 3y ago

in NYC, libraries are someplace folks without homes can hang out, use computers, be out of the weather people work remotely from libraries (free wifi in a quiet environment and you don't have to buy coffee) libraries offer services as well, especially for immigrant populations