Beginning Monday, September 12, Alameda Free Library will be increasing the number of hours it is open to the public.

The Main Library will now be open on Monday and Tuesday mornings and will be adding an extra hour on Sundays. The West End and Bay Farm Island branches will now be open late on both Monday and Tuesday evenings. Creating a more consistent schedule across all three library locations will allow the library to increase patron access to in-person services, schedule a wider variety of story times, host more class visits, and offer more programs to working adults — not to mention make it easier for people to remember when the library is open.

The new hours for the Main Library are as follows: Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The new hours for the West End and Bay Farm Island Libraries are as follows: Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday from noon to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The branches are closed on Friday and Sunday.

Beginning that same week, the library will introduce a new story time schedule. With more open hours, Alameda Free Library will offer the community more story time options, make it easier for families to attend programs, and decrease overcrowding at some of our more popular sessions.

All library programs are free and open to the public thanks to Friends of the Alameda Free Library.

The Main Library is located at 1550 Oak St. West End Library is located at 788 Santa Clara Ave. Bay Farm Island Library is located at 3221 Mecartney Road. All three locations are wheel-chair accessible. For more information regarding library programs, visit www.alamedafree.org/Events-directory/Calendar or contact the library at 510-747-7700.