{"id":3063,"date":"2013-01-09T21:47:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T04:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2013-01-09T21:47:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T04:47:58","slug":"stapleton-study-residents-have-no-interest-in-books-or-reading-on-tuesdays-thursdays-and-sundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3063","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Study: Residents Have No Interest in Books or Reading on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>A recent Stapleton study confirmed what the city government and libraries already knew: people simply don\u2019t want to read on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Sundays. \u201cWho has time on those days to read,\u201d said Stapleton resident Aaron Hill. \u201cI think most people reserve their Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays for reading time. It\u2019s just common sense.\u201d Long time Denver librarian Patricia Collins agrees. \u201cI have been doing this for over thirty years, and without using any data, I can tell you that those three days are completely dead in libraries,\u201d said Collins. \u201cBack when there were book stores, they had hardly any business on those days either.\u201d\n\nAlthough some changes may be taking place soon to keep libraries open on these days, Collins does not feel it is necessary. \u201cKeep them open on those days?\u201d asks Collins? \u201cWhy? To waste librarians time and use tax dollars? I don\u2019t think it is a good idea at all.\u201d Although data and most public opinion polls show that keeping the doors closed on these days is the right thing to do, not everyone agrees.\n\u201cPeople get way too caught up in the data,\u201d says resident and proponent of more open days for libraries Sam Essex. \u201cWhether people are reading or not, we should have the option. Plus, the library is not just for reading anymore. You can rent DVD\u2019s, read the paper, do homework, etc. Oh, the library also happens to be a public resource that many people take advantage of to find jobs. So, I guess that is important, too.\u201d\nThe library is expected to expand its hours in the next few months, but it will not be without controversy. \u201cWe pay the highest property taxes I think in the world, here in Stapleton,\u201d says Hill. \u201cWhy do I want my taxes funding something that is basically going completely unused. It just doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d The fight to keep the library doors closed seems far from over. ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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