Kingstowne Library Hours to Change in September

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

According to an announcement on the FCPL website, "library branches will be open more hours due to funding approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ in the FY2013 (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013) budget."

“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.

The new schedule at the and other community branches, such as those in Lorton and Burke, 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 George Mason Regional Library in Annandale, will be open as follows:

• 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/.