Our local library in a small village is open only 15 hours a week. All of our trips in are planned around "book delivery day." That's the day all the books and other media that we've requested come in from other libraries around the province and across the country.

That's also when the library is at it's busiest, making it a good place to catch up on community events (ie gossip!). Some people have "coffee row", others have "book day." There is plenty of crossover, so there is no danger of missing out. :)

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

It's a shame to not be able to pop in whenever, but that sounds really nice to see people.

I'm in a city, so we've got a few nearby that are open most days, but even still I love Saturdays because I know a lot of other families that go to the libraries on Saturday mornings, so I consistently run into other parent friends and their kids. Which is always a nice surprise.