The Monterey Public Library Board responded to budget and staff cuts for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, by approving a reduced schedule of Library operating hours.  Effective August 1, the Library will be closed on Sundays, and the schedule for the remaining days of the week will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 12 noon - 8 p.m., and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

The decision to eliminate Sunday hours was based on library use patterns and a customer and public survey taken in Spring 2009.  Even though Sunday was cited as the least popular day among survey respondents, 600 people come into the Library on an average Sunday, so this was a decision that was made with regret.