SUBJECT:  HOURS OF LIBRARY OPERATION	
			
I.	PURPOSE

User-oriented hours are a key element in guaranteeing public library accessibility.  The 
Library shall strive to meet State standards for open public service hours set forth in 
Serving Our Public: Standards for Illinois Public Libraries.

II.	SCOPE

A.	Naperville Public Library
1.	The Library Director shall prepare a schedule of proposed closings for each 
calendar year to be approved annually.

2.	The Library shall provide Internet access to its website, bibliographic catalog, 
select online subscription databases, telephone renewal service and computer 
access to patron account information twenty-four (24) hours daily year-
around.

B.	Nichols, Naper Boulevard and 95th Street Libraries
1.	Nichols Library, Naper Boulevard Library and 95th Street Library shall 
provide full walk-in and circulating services to the public seventy two (72) 
hours weekly year-round, with the exception of weeks with holidays and 
scheduled or emergency closures, as follows:

		9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
		9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday
		1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday

2.	The 95th Street Library Meeting Rooms are available to the public from 
opening through ½ hour before closing based upon the schedule posted 
above. The completed application form and payment of prevailing fees must 
be submitted prior to room use. (See also Public Use of Community Room, 
Policy No. 320). Except on Sundays, Nichols Library Community Room and 
Naper Boulevard Program Room shall be available for public use from 
opening through ½ hour before closing based upon the schedule posted above 
and upon completion of same.

3.	Nichols Library shall provide TTY telephone service to the deaf and the 
hearing impaired during all hours posted above.

4.	Nichols Library, Naper Boulevard Library and 95th Street Library shall 
provide telephone reference services during the hours posted above.

NAPERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY		Policy No. 340

Approved 11/11/89; Rev’d: 1/1/92; Rev’d: 4/6/94, Effective: 5/31/94; 
Rev’d: 9/18/96, Effective: 10/1/96; Rev’d: 8/6/97, Effective: 9/2/97; Rev’d & Approved: 8/20/03
Rev’d & Approved: 5/17/06; Rev’d & Approved: 6/20/07; Approved: 6/17/09; Approved: 5/18/11