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NCW Libraries system announces summer hours

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WENATCHEE — Officials of the NCW Libraries system, which includes libraries in Grant County, have announced summer hours.

All public libraries in Grant County are closed on Sundays during the summer, with the exception of the Quincy branch.

The hours for each library branch are as follows:

Moses Lake Mon. Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Weds. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

https://bit.ly/MosesLib

509-765-3489

Ephrata

Mon., Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Weds. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

https://bit.ly/EphrataLib

509-754-3971

Quincy

Sun. 1 to 5 p.m

Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wed., noon to 6 p.m.

Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed Saturday

https://bit.ly/QuincyLib

509-787-2359

George

Mon., Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m.

Wed. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Closed Saturday

https://bit.ly/GeorgeLIb

509-785-7043

Coulee City

Mon. and Fri. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Weds. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 to 6 p.m.

closed Saturday

https://bit.ly/CouleeCityLib

509-632-8751

Soap Lake

Closed Monday

Tues. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Weds. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thurs. through Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

https://bit.ly/SoapLakeLIb

509-246-1313

Warden

Closed Monday

Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.

Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

https://bit.ly/WardenLIb

509-349-2226

Royal City

Mon., Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m.

Weds. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Closed Saturday

https://bit.ly/RoyalCityLIb

509-346-9281

Mattawa

Closed Monday

Tues. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m.

Weds 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m.

Thurs. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

https://bit.ly/MattawaLib

509-932-5507

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