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Department of External Affairs
Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189
(215) 567-7710
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Contact: Communications and Development
For Release: Immediately
Contact: Communications and Development

BRANCHES ACROSS THE FREE LIBRARY SYSTEM TO FOLLOW SPECIAL SUMMER HOURS

Philadelphia, June 29—The Free Library of Philadelphia system will follow special hours of operation beginning June 4 and ending October 6, 2012. In addition, the Free Library is pleased to announce that effective July 1, all regional libraries will be open on Sundays—along with Parkway Central Library—from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. This summer, neighborhood Libraries will be open the follow hours:

Andorra Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Bushrod Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Bustleton Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 1-9, Fri 10-5
Cecil B. Moore Branch: Mon/Wed 10-6, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Chestnut Hill Branch: Mon/Wed 1-9, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Charles L. Durham Branch: Mon/Wed 11-7, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Eastwick Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Falls of Schuylkill Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Fumo Family Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Fox Chase Branch: Mon/Wed 1-9, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Frankford Branch: Mon/Wed 11-7, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Fishtown Community Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Greater Olney Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Haddington Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 11-7, Fri 10-5
Haverford Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Holmesburg Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Independence Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Katharine Drexel Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Kensington Branch: Mon/Wed 10-6, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Kingsessing Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 11-7, Fri 10-5
Lawncrest Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Lillian Marrero Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 11-7, Fri 10-5
Logan Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Lovett Branch: Mon/Wed 1-9, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
McPherson Square Branch: Mon/Wed 10-6, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Nicetown-Tioga Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 10-6, Fri 10-5
Oak Lane Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5;
David Cohen Ogontz Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Overbrook Park Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 11-7, Fri 10-5
Paschalville Branch: Mon/Wed 11-7, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Philadelphia City Institute Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Queen Memorial Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 10-6, Fri 10-5
Ramonita de Rodriguez Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Richmond Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Roxborough Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Charles Santore Branch (closed until September 4, 2012): Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
South Philadelphia Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Tacony Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Torresdale Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Wadsworth Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Walnut Street West Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Welsh Road Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Whitman Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Widener Branch: Mon/Wed 10-6, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
West Oak Lane Branch: Mon/Wed 10-5, Tue/Thu 12-8, Fri 10-5
Wynnefield Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5
Wyoming Branch: Mon/Wed 12-8, Tue/Thu 10-5, Fri 10-5

Lucien E. Blackwell/West Regional: Tue/Wed 12-8, Thu-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5
Joseph E. Coleman/Northwest Regional: Tue/Wed 12-8, Thu-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5
Northeast Regional Library: Tue/Wed 1-9, Thu-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5.

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The Free Library of Philadelphia system consists of 49 branches, three regional libraries, the Parkway Central Library, and the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. With more than 6 million visits annually, the Free Library is one of the most widely used educational and cultural institutions in Philadelphia.
 

07/06/2012


Department of External Affairs, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189
(215) 567-7710, FAX (215) 567-7850