Patrick Henry Library Hours to Change in September

Starting Sept. 8, all Fairfax County Public Library branches will operate under new schedules.

Earlier this year, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved funding in the fiscal year 2013 buget that allows FCPL to keep its libraries open for more hours.

"We are pleased that we can restore many of the open hours lost during the economic downturn. Our library services are important to county residents and now they are much more accessible," said Edwin S. Clay III, director of Fairfax County Public Library in the announcement.

All community branches, such as Patrick Henry Library on Maple Avenue, will have hours extended on Mondays and Tuesdays starting next month. The new schedule at community branches will be:

• Monday and Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Thursday: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday: Closed

Regional library branches, such as the Reston Regional Library and Tysons-Pimmet Regional Library, will be open as follows next month:

• Monday through Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, visit the FCPL website www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/.