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These 22 Brooklyn Public Library Branches are Expanding Service

By  Anton K. Nilsson and Sybile Penhirin | October 8, 2015 6:15pm 

 All Brooklyn Public Library branches will be open at least six days a week beginning Oct. 19.
All Brooklyn Public Library branches will be open at least six days a week beginning Oct. 19.
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BROOKLYN — All branches of the Brooklyn Public Library will be open at least six days a week following an announcement earlier this week. Here's a look at what's changing at the 22 branches expanding their hours starting Oct. 19: 

Arlington Library: The Arlington Library will add Saturdays to its days of operation, leaving the branch open Monday through Saturday. On Saturdays, the branch will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Borough Park Library: Going from five- to six-day service, the Borough Park Library will now be open on Sundays as well as weekdays. Sunday operating hours will be 1 p.m to 5 p.m.

Brower Park Library: The Brower Park Library is adding Monday service, allowing the branch to stay open Monday through Saturday. On Mondays, the Brower Park branch will open at 10 a.m. to and close at 6 p.m.

Brownsville Library: The Brownsville Library will now be open on Saturdays as well as weekdays. On Saturdays, the Brownsville Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bushwick Library: In Bushwick, the local library branch will start opening its doors on Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Bushwick Library will now be open Monday through Saturday.

Clarendon Library: Going from five- to six-day service, the Clarendon Library will now operate from Monday to Saturday. Saturday hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Coney Island Library: The Coney Island Library will now be open on Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will remain closed Sundays.

Gerritsen Beach Library: The Gerritsen Beach Library will be adding Saturdays to its current Monday through Friday days of operation. On Saturdays, the branch will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Gravesend Library: The Gravesend Library extend service to be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Homecrest Library: Adding Mondays to its days of operation, the Homecrest Library branch will now be open Monday through Saturday. On Mondays, the branch will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jamaica Bay Library: Going from five to six-day service, the Jamaica Bay Library will now be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Macon Library: The Macon Library will now be operate seven days a week, adding Sunday service from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Mapleton Library: The library will now be open every day of the week, with additional operating hours on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Midwood Library: The Midwood Library branch will now open on Sundays, from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be open every other day of the week except Saturday.

New Lots Library: The library will go from being open six days a week to operating seven days a week, with new operating hours on Sundays, from 1p.m. to 5 p.m.

Pacific Library: The Pacific Library branch will now be open on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will operate Monday through Saturday, according to the new schedule.

Paerdegat Library: The library will now be open six days of week instead of five, now opening its doors on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. as well as weekdays.

Rugby Library: The Rugby Library, which has been operating for almost 60 years, will now be open Monday through Saturday, with additional service on Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ryder Library: The library on 23rd Avenue will now be open every day except Saturdays. The newly added Sunday hours will be 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Spring Creek Library: Starting on Oct. 19, Spring Creek Library will operate six days a week, with additional hours added on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Walt Whitman Library: The additional operating hours for this branch 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. This branch will be closed Sundays.

Williamsburgh Library: The Williamsburgh Library will have weekend hours on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5p.m., as well as weekdays. It is also open during the week.