WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — Starting on Sunday, all 9 branches of the Marathon County Public Library will have different hours.
New hours for the Marathon County Public Library locations begin on Sunday, January 12th. The new hours were unanimously approved by the library’s Board of Trustees back in October of 2019. The major difference in the new hours is that all locations are open on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. Previously only 4 locations had Saturday hours.
Library Specialist Dan Richter tells WAOW-TV the new hours are to help provide more services to its patrons.
“Whether that be a craft event or storytime or whatnot. It’s a time [Saturdays] when most people are off of school and from work. So hopefully more people can attend those events and we can offer more to them the 6 days of the week that we’re open.”
Some number of recurring library events have been affected by the new change in hours and will meet at new times. You can find those updated times on the library’s website, www.mcpl.us. The new hours for the library locations are listed as follows.
MCPL ATHENS Mon: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Tue: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Wed: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Thu: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL EDGAR Mon: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Tue: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wed: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Thu: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL HATLEY Mon: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Tue: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wed: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Thu: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL MARATHON CITY Mon: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Tue: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wed: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Thu: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL MOSINEE Mon: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Tue: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Wed: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Thu: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL ROTHSCHILD Mon: 10 a.m.– 7 p.m. Tue: 10 a.m.– 7 p.m. Wed: 10 a.m.– 7 p.m. Thu: 10 a.m.– 7 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL SPENCER Mon: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Tue: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wed: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Thu: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL STRATFORD Mon: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Tue: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Wed: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Thu: 1 p.m.– 7 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sun: Closed
MCPL WAUSAU Mon: 9 a.m.– 8 p.m. Tue: 9 a.m.– 8 p.m. Wed: 9 a.m.– 8 p.m. Thu: 9 a.m.– 8 p.m. Fri: 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. Sun: Closed Drive-thru hours: Mon.–Fri., 9:00 a.m .– 5:00 p.m.
