Sunday Hours Return to Lexington Park Library

Beginning September 8, 2013, the St. Mary’s County Library will resume Sunday hours at the Lexington Park Library. Hours will be from 1-5 p.m.

To mark the return of this service, a special celebration will take place at 12:50 p.m. Following a few short remarks, members of the St. Mary’s County Library Board of Trustees and Board of County Commissioners will officially re-open the doors at 1 p.m.

Sunday hours were discontinued in July, 2011, due to budget restraints. This spring County Commissioners approved an additional $50,000 requested by Library Trustees to resume Sunday hours at the Lexington Park Library.

Lexington Park was selected because it is the largest facility, offering three meeting rooms with audio/video teleconferencing capabilities. It also houses the Grant Seekers Resource Center and the Art Gallery, which showcases local artists.  Staff from all three branches will provide the customer service, which enables the Library Board to provide this service at a reasonable cost to the taxpayers.

“The Library Board and staff recognize county residents lead very busy lives and one of the few days families have to enjoy their library is on Sunday,” said Library Board President Joan Springer. “We are very pleased the County Commissioners approved our request for additional funding to renew this valuable library service.”