As of September 10, 2012, the new schedule will include evening hours in every library, Monday to Friday. Several of the largest libraries will have early morning hours, too. Weekend hours remain unchanged. The schedule is available online at www.queenslibrary.org/hours or at any library location.
“We need to be open when the greatest number of people can be assisted by trained information professionals,” said Queens Library President & CEO Thomas W. Galante.
More than a third of Queens’ libraries now have 24/7 self-service check ins. Customers may return their books, videos or other library materials any time, day or night. The items are checked in on the spot and the customer gets a receipt.
Queens Library serves a population of 2.3 million in one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U.S. and has among the highest circulations of any public library system in the world.
