Albany Public Library adding Sunday hours

From the Albany Times Union:

A second Albany Public Library branch will be open on Sundays starting next month.

The Bach branch on New Scotland Avenue will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., mirroring the existing Sunday hours at the Washington Avenue branch downtown.

The new hours, funded with $22,000 the library board found in the existing budget, will take effect January 10.

Note current hours of Albany (NY) Public Library main branch

From the crowd waiting just after 9 a.m. Thursday, and subsequent potential patrons coming to the door, not to mention the painted hours partially scratched off the window, it appears the hours at the main branch of the APL have recently changed. They are now:

Monday-Wednesday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday & Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed Sundays in July and August

Main Library Hours to Change Next Year

Albany Public Library is changing the hours at the Main Library starting in January. In a plan approved last month by the Board of Trustees, the Main Library’s schedule will be reduced by six hours a week. The hours at the six branches remain the same.

“The revised 2012 budget approved by voters in July required us to make some unpleasant but necessary cuts, one of which is a small reduction in the operating hours at the Main Library,” said Executive Director Carol Nersinger. “Library managers carefully examined the usage patterns at the Main Library to determine how best to reduce a few hours a week with the least impact to our customers. We recognize that this change may be difficult for some, but it was necessary to help keep our costs in line and our budget down.”

Effective Jan. 3, the Main Library will be open:
Mondays — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesdays — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursdays — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The new schedule for the Main Library reduces weekly service hours by a total of six: four hours on Thursday, one hour on Friday, and one hour on Saturday. The service hours on Sunday through Wednesday remain unchanged.

Labor Day Weekend Schedule

If you want to stock up on books and DVDs for the long Labor Day weekend, be sure to stop by the library soon. All Albany Public Library locations will be closed Sept. 4-6 (Saturday-Monday) for the holiday weekend. We'll be back to our regular schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

New Hours for North Albany Branch

Starting Monday, Jan. 4, the North Albany Branch Library at 616 North Pearl Street will adopt new hours. Please make note of the new schedule.

North Albany Branch Library 463-1581

Monday & Wednesday 12 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday & Friday 12 to 6 p.m.
Saturday 1 to 5 p.m.

Albany Public Hours

All locations closed Thursday and Friday, December 24 & 25.
Regular hours resume Saturday, December 26.

Might we suggest your neighborhood pool?

Don't forget, the library will be closed this Saturday, Sunday and Monday in honor of the Labor Day holiday.

The Albany Public Library Board of Trustees has moved its next meeting from Monday, September 8th to Wednesday September 10th. It's still slated for 5:30PM on the third floor of the Main Library and, as always, is open to the public.