The Adams County Public Library is scaling back operating hours for the first time in more than a decade, a decision Executive Director Nick Slone says was made with great care to minimize impact on the community.

Beginning this fall, library branches will be open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Fridays from 1 – 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The adjustments mean the library will open three hours later on Fridays and close three hours earlier on Saturdays—changes Slone stresses were chosen based on the lowest foot traffic data.

“We track foot traffic at each location,” Slone explained. “So we picked hours that were the lowest foot traffic by far. It’s not what we want to do, but we’re doing the best with what we’ve got.”

The changes come in response to a comb

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