Rensselaerville Library Notes for Thursday, April 11, 2019

Come start a new chapter with us! This month, starting on April 2, the Rensselaerville Library adjusted hours and went fine free.

The library has adopted a fine-free policy for late items. Borrowers will still be responsible for fees for lost and damaged items. This new policy applies to library cards used at Rensselaerville Library. If you use your Rensselaerville Library card at other libraries in the Upper Hudson Library System, you will be responsible for that library’s lending rules.

Like other libraries across the country, we are eliminating fines to decrease barriers and increase access to resources for our community. By going fine-free, we are ensuring that libraries are for everyone, resulting in a strong community.

New library hours also started on April 2.

The board of trustees and staff have been reviewing building use and surveying community members about the library’s hours. As a result, we are adjusting hours to meet the needs of the community.

The Rensselaerville Library will still be open 30 hours per week but we are closing earlier so we can increase morning hours on Tuesday and Wednesday and add morning hours to Thursday. The new hours, for each day of the week are:

— Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 8 p.m.;

— Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.;

— Thursday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 8 p.m.;

— Friday: 3 to 7 p.m.;

— Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;

— Sunday: Closed; and

— Monday: Closed.

We anticipate these changes will open new doors for our community, offering the resources they need during the hours that work best for them. We hope that patrons who considered their “late fees” as donations to the library will continue to do so.