Starting September 7, eleven New York City public libraries will reopen on Sundays, aided by a $2 million investment from the City Council. This expansion follows a challenging year where Sunday hours were cut due to budget constraints, leading to community outcry. With this funding, the total branches with seven-day service will exceed 30. The Kew Gardens Hills branch in Queens will also add Saturday hours. Libraries are increasingly seen as vital resources for New Yorkers amid ongoing affordability issues, providing essential services and programs.
"I proposed expanding seven-day library service across the city in my 2025 State of the City address," said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, "because libraries are among our most precious public resources, serving New Yorkers of all ages in every neighborhood."
"With the city undergoing an affordability crisis and third spaces rapidly declining, libraries are increasingly the answer New Yorkers need," said NYPL president Anthony Marx. From Wi-Fi and job support to children's programs and ESL classes, the city's libraries have long punched above their weight-and now they'll have a few extra days a week to do it.
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