I'm not at all surprised that this doesn't already exist, and even if OCLC's was available, I'd be willing to bet it was out of date.

Public library hours, especially in underfunded areas, may fluctuate depending on funding cycles, seasons (whether school is in or out), etc., not to mention closing/reopening/moving because of old buildings that need to be updated. We have around 280 locations in our consortium and we have to rely on self-reporting to find out if their hours change. We certainly don't have staff time to check every one of their web sites on regular basis, I can't imagine keeping track of 17,000! 


Terran McCanna 
PINES Program Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Suite 150 
Atlanta, GA 30345 
404-235-7138 
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From: "Peter Murray" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Hours

OCLC has an institutional registry [1], which had (in part) library hours, addresses, and so forth.  It seems to be unavailable, though [2].  That is the only systematic collection of library hours data that I know about.


Peter

[1] https://www.oclc.org/worldcat-registry.en.html
[2] https://www.worldcat.org/registry/institution/

> On May 5, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Bigwood, David <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> This looks like a decent group, but I find this statement hard to believe.
> 
> "Your tax-deductible donation supports adding the names, address and the hours of operation of all libraries to Range. The Institute of Museum and Library Services publishes an open data catalog which is the source we'll use for the names and the addresses of the nation's libraries. However, there isn't a listing of the days and hours of operation for all libraries in the US. We are going to track down the hours of operation for all 17,000 libraries and make that information available -- in Range and for other developers who may want to use it." https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/range-food-and-safe-places-for-youth
> 
> Are the hours of public libraries really not available?
> 
> Sincerely,
> David Bigwood
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> Lunar and Planetary Institute
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