This is just a reminder that the Seattle Public Library will be changing the operating hours at many of its branches across the city as of tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3, as a result of a $1.7 million cut to SPL’s 2010 budget.
The Queen Anne branch, located at 400 W. Garfield St, is currently open from 1 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 .m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and is closed Sundays. Beginning tomorrow it will be part of a group of 15 Seattle branches operating under a new, reduced schedule, open only five days a week:
- Monday & Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday & Thursday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
Other nearby branches that will also be operating under this new schedule include the Magnolia, Fremont, Green Lake and Wallingford branches. The Ballard library is the closest of 11 branches will still be open seven days a week, under a different reduced schedule. For the full list of branches hours and schedules, click here (.pdf).
A group opposing the hour cuts, Friends of The Seattle Public Library, tried to prevent this schedule change several months ago through advocacy and petitioning, but to no avail.
Thanks to the West Seattle Blog for the tip!