The Board of Trustees of ROPL is studying the feasibility of having the library open on Sundays. During the 2008 strategic planning process, community participants expressed a strong desire to have Sunday hours. Since then ROPL has experienced severe revenue declines because its funding is based on property values which have suffered in the economic downturn of the past several years. The fiscal year 2010-11 library revenue is $376,000 lower than fiscal year 2007-8. ROPL cannot open on Sunday in addition to the current Monday – Saturday, six day a week, 60 hours a week of service. However, the Board of Trustees and library administration are carefully considering switching open days. They are examining a proposal to be open on Sunday afternoons (possibly 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM) and shutting on Fridays. We are interested in your opinion and have included a very short survey here with the opportunity to add your comments which will be shared with the Library Board of Trustees.
Some advantages and disadvantages:
- Sunday opening would be a shorter day (5 hours) than Friday (8 hours) so the total number of hours the library is open weekly would decrease from 60 to 57.
- Some libraries which honor your ROPL library card are currently closed on Friday. They include Troy, Clawson, and Huntington Woods. (Neighboring libraries that are open on Friday include Berkley, Ferndale, Madison Heights, Baldwin, and Southfield.)
- Some area libraries, which honor your ROPL library card, that are currently open on Sundays include Troy, Baldwin (Birmingham), and Southfield.
- Parking in the nearby lots is free on Sundays.
After completing the survey below, please click 'Add comment' below if you wish to leave a comment.
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