Winter Hours at Library Begin

SAN BERNARDINO>> Hours at the Villaseñor Branch Library of the San Bernardino Public Library will shift to “winter hours” beginning Monday, Nov. 7. “The Library Board of Trustees wants the public to be able to make maximum usage of available library service hours,” Library Director Ed Erjavek said in a news release. Villaseñor, which is at 525 N. Mount Vernon Avenue, will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, he said. It had previously been open from 3 to 8 p.m., and will return to those hours on March 12th after daylight saving time returns. Hours on Wednesday and Thursday are listed online as 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Library hours remain the same for the city’s other libraries. Feldheym Central Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. Rowe Branch Library is open Monday and Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m., and Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Library service is available at Inghram Tuesday to Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The San Bernardino Public Library also offers various online library services for library cardholders including Overdrive eBooks and audiobooks; full-text magazine articles; popular magazine articles in electronic format; a business directory; homework assistance available via chat from 1 to 10 p.m. daily; practice tests for the GED, ASVAB and job-related tests; and other resources that can also be accessed by going to the library website at www.sbpl.org. Library locations and a wide range of other information is also available at the library website. The San Bernardino Public Library is governed by an autonomous administrative Library Board of Trustees as provided by Article XII of the Charter of the City of San Bernardino. Library services are provided at four sites: Norman F. Feldheym Central Library, Paul Villaseñor Library, Dorothy Inghram Library, and Howard Rowe Library. In addition to www.sbpl.org, patrons are encouraged to follow the library on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sbcitylib and Twitter at https://twitter.com/sbcitylibrary.