{"id":1015,"date":"2025-08-15T11:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T11:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2025-08-15T19:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:21:19","slug":"denvers-central-library-responds-with-good-news-about-hours-and-access-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/denvers-central-library-responds-with-good-news-about-hours-and-access-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver\u2019s Central Library responds with good news about hours and access (Letters)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public access: Progress is being made at Central Library<\/h4>\n

Re: “Denver spent $60 million on its library – and it still closes every Friday<\/a>,” July 10 commentary<\/p>\n

Thank you for raising awareness about the Central Library\u2019s hours. We understand why some community members feel disappointed, especially after voters supported the 2017 and 2021 bonds and the 2022 2i initiative with the hope of expanded access.<\/p>\n

The good news is that progress is underway. As of July 6, the Central Library is now open six days a week, including long-requested Saturday hours, with curbside pickup available on Fridays. While the ultimate goal remains a seven-day schedule with evening hours, this recent expansion reflects a thoughtful approach: responding to community needs while carefully stewarding public resources.<\/p>\n

Expanded hours were made possible not through new funding, but through the creativity and collaboration of library staff, who adjusted schedules and found solutions despite a citywide hiring freeze and a looming budget decrease.<\/p>\n

Denver\u2019s libraries continue to be among our city\u2019s most trusted and valued institutions, serving millions of people each year. The Central Library\u2019s reopening after a major renovation is not the end of the story; it\u2019s a meaningful step forward, with more chapters to come.<\/p>\n

At the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation, we\u2019re proud to support this essential work and remain committed to advocating for the resources needed to fulfill the library\u2019s vision of access for all.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation,<\/p>\n

Katy Anderson, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n

Editor’s note: Anderson is executive director of the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n

A simple question for Russia’s leader<\/h4>\n

Re: “Trump suggests he’ll know if Putin wants peace deal with Ukraine,” Aug. 12 news story<\/p>\n

Whether at a \u201csummit\u201d in Alaska or on one of his telephone chats, President Donald Trump would be well-advised to ask Vladimir Putin one simple question: \u201cDo you really want never-ending war?\u201d<\/p>\n

Putin must know that, even if Russia controls Ukraine and installs a puppet government, the Ukrainians would carry on a constant campaign of resistance, including bombing, assassination, and other forms of retaliatory \u201cterror.\u201d His war would never end.<\/p>\n