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Hours of Operation

The Mercer County Library System will soon be changing its hours so that there will be consistency in weekend closing times, as requested by over 94% of our patrons in a recent library survey. Hours as of Tuesday, September 3, 2002, will be as follows:

Branch Hours

Day All Branches, except Hollowbrook and Ewing Ewing Hollowbrook
Exceptions to these hours
Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. N/A

Sunday Hours

Sunday Hours (12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) apply only during the school year (from after Labor Day until the end of May) and only to the Lawrence, Ewing, Hickory Corner & West Windsor Branches.

2012 Library Closings

All Branches of the library system are closed on the following days:

New Years Day (actual): Sunday, January 1, 2012
New Years Day (observed by county): Monday, January 2, 2012
Presidents Day: Monday, February 20, 2012
Good Friday: Friday, April 6, 2012
Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 8, 2012
Memorial Day: Monday, May 28, 2012 (Sunday hours end; the library system is closed Saturday, May 26; Sunday, May 27; as well as Monday, May 28)
Independence Day: Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Labor Day: Monday, September 3, 2012 (This weekend signals the beginning of our Sunday hours; the library system is closed Saturday, September 1, Sunday, September 2, and Monday, September 3.)
Columbus Day: Monday, October 8, 2012
Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 22, 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, December 25, 2012

The Lawrence, Ewing, Hickory Corner and West Windsor Branches are open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following dates (all other Branches closed):

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 16, 2012
Lincoln’s Birthday (observed by county): Monday, February 13, 2012
Election Day: Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Veterans Day: Friday, November 12, 2012
Day After Thanksgiving: Friday, November 23, 2012

Updated 1/10/12


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