A Dallas mom lobbies for expanded library hours. Options for fun and educational weekend activities for kids are limited. Dallas only has one library open on...
I was thrilled when Saturday morning story hour was added at Lakewood, hosted by the branch’s wonderful librarian Katie Varnell. Because I work full time like most parents, it was the first time I’ve ever been able to participate in story hour with him. I also appreciated the summer special events for children at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, including bringing miniature horses to the first floor and a recent nature fair.
When our neighborhood library is closed on Sunday, I often take my son to the Half Price Books bookstore. On one Sunday afternoon, we drove north to the amazing new $62 million Frisco Public Library, a testament to that city’s dedication to investing in libraries. Dallas is also capable of making such a large investment one day as well, if we set our priorities straight.
In Dallas, only one library branch in the entire city of nearly 1.3 million people is open on Sunday afternoons: Vickery Park Branch Library. This is not enough for a city the size of Dallas. Most parents in Dallas work, and therefore many are limited to taking our children to libraries one day a week, on Saturday. Many more only have Sunday off work.Large cities began adding back Sunday hours once the country was past the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sunday hours have been restored in cities including Indianapolis, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Diego, Denver, Baltimore, San Jose, Calif., and Cobb County in the Atlanta area.
We are also falling behind our neighbors in North Texas, with numerous city libraries open on Sunday afternoons, often between 1-5 p.m. Cities with Sunday hours include Denton, Irving, Plano, Frisco, Allen, Carrollton, McKinney, Farmers Branch, Grapevine, Flower Mound, The Colony, Garland and Little Elm. Many of those libraries are also open Monday through Thursday until 8 or 9 p.m.
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