Here’s a letter to the editor (Arizona Republic) somewhat rebutting Kathleen Parker’s editorial about how all libraries need is coffee to help pick up business.
Parker noted the popularity of visiting bookstores on weekend evenings, and asked “when was the last time you went to a library on a Saturday night?” Apparently, she doesn’t know that most public libraries are closed on weekend nights.
Maybe she does know
Who’s to say that she knows exactly what the library’s hours are, and is pointing out that this is part of the problem. If you want traffic to improve (which we do), and you want the library to be seen as a social/community center (maybe yes, maybe no, depending), then you need to open the library when the community wants to socialize. There have definitely been times when I would have gone to the library on a Saturday evening, especially if it had a real coffee shop in it.