Carnival Marks Resumption of Friday Hours at Ferndale Library

FERNDALE, MI — Library patrons can again browse the library shelves on Fridays after voters approved a small millage increase on Aug. 2 that boosted the Ferndale Area District Library’s operating budget. The change takes place at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9.

The library had been closed on Fridays for about two years due to a drop in tax revenues tied to the 2008 recession, according to a post on The Daily Tribune. A recent survey showed residents wanted the library to resume Friday business hours, prompting the Board of Trustees to put the millage proposal on the ballot.

To celebrate the resumption of Friday hours, the library will give away door prizes and host an outdoor carnival beginning at 4 p.m.

Here’s the schedule:

10 a.m. and 4 p.m.: Free door prizes for anyone who stops by the library while supplies last.
4-6 p.m.: Courtyard Carnival with ice cream from Treat Dreams, live music, bean bag toss games, Giant Jenga, popcorn, sidewalk chalk, juggler Will Oltman and “Birdbox” author Josh Malerman, reading a new short story.

The library will also offer an amnesty on overdue fines for any item returned Sept. 9-17. This amnesty will not be applied to fines already accrued for recently returned items.

Sunday hours may also resume in the near future, according to Jeff Milo, a circulation specialist at the Ferndale Library.

Library hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays; and noon-5 p.m. Saturdays.

Image: Ferndale Area District Library via Facebook