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I can't see they distinguished between public libraries and other types on their campaign page. They say " all libraries" as far as I can see. So I suppose then that this is true for "all libraries": "Libraries offer a space anyone can enter, where money isn't exchanged, and documentation doesn't have to be shown." Who knew fines and library/student-IDs were a thing of the past? The only data sets I can find where they got the 17,000 number is for public libraries: http://www.imls.gov/research/pls_data_files.aspx Maybe I missed something. There is an hours field on one of the CSVs I downloaded, etc for 2012 data (the most recent I could find). Asking 10k for something targeted for completion in June and without a grasp on what types of libraries there are and how volatile the hours information is (especially in crisis) ... Sounds naive at best, sketchy at worst. The "flexible funding" button says "this campaign will receive all funds raised even if it does not reach its goals". "The value of these places for youth cannot be underestimated." So is the value of a quick buck ... On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 4:53 PM, McCanna, Terran < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 OCLC's was available, I'd be willing to bet it was out of date.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 > [log in to unmask] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Murray" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 4:36:56 PM > 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 > > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Lunar and Planetary Institute > > @LPI_Library > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/lunarandplanetaryinstitute/ > -- Nitin Arora nitaro74 (at) gmail (dot) com "Hope always, expect never." humaneguitarist.org blog.humaneguitarist.org