The Chapel Hill Public Library is expanding its hours and adjusting its meeting room policies as part of its COVID-era Path to Reopening, director Susan Brown announced via newsletter last week.

The library’s new hours, which were decided upon with input from both community partners and users, will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

“Now that we are in the final steps of our path to full re-opening – and we are fully staffed – we are so happy to return to a regular set of hours, especially in the evening,” Brown said in the newsletter.

Before the pandemic, the library operated from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The library’s meeting rooms will also be returning to a more similar operating schedule to before the pandemic.

“I’m happy to share that they are once again available for meetings, happenings, and gatherings of the Library, Town, and community organizations,” Brown said.

The meeting rooms are also now committing to sustainability, including waste management policies and a green events toolkit for users. The toolkit aims to help users “reduce the environmental impact of their events.” For example, styrofoam containers and single-use plastics will no longer be available.

For more information on the library’s updated hours and policies, click here.

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