Libraries expand operating hours
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | March 26, 2021 1:00 AM
MOSES LAKE — Libraries in the NCW Libraries system, including those in Grant County, have expanded operating hours.
The Moses Lake Public Library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Hours at the Ephrata and Quincy public libraries are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Royal City Public Library is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Operating hours at the Mattawa, Warden and Soap Lake public libraries are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
The Grand Coulee Public Library is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Operating hours at the Coulee City and George public libraries are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
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