{"id":522,"date":"2011-06-03T15:53:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=522"},"modified":"2023-03-07T10:46:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T18:46:15","slug":"library-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=522","title":{"rendered":"Library Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, there was a time when the San Diego Public Library was open twelve hours a day, Monday through Saturday, plus Sunday afternoon. The librarians took only three holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, and July 4th.\u00a0 One of my favorite library photographs is shown here below. Those were the days . . .<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_525\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/library_hrs_sign2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-525\" data-attachment-id=\"525\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?attachment_id=525\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/library_hrs_sign2.jpg?fit=1197%2C1894\" data-orig-size=\"1197,1894\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"library_hrs_sign\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In the early 1900s, San Diegans expected and received generous public hours at the Central Library.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/library_hrs_sign2.jpg?fit=647%2C1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-525 \" title=\"library_hrs_sign\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/library_hrs_sign2.jpg?resize=453%2C717\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/library_hrs_sign2.jpg?resize=647%2C1024 647w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/library_hrs_sign2.jpg?resize=189%2C300 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/library_hrs_sign2.jpg?w=1197 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the early 1900s, San Diegans expected and received generous public hours at the Central Library.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fblikebutton_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegoyesterday.com%2F%3Fp%3D522&amp;layout=standard&amp;show-faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:26px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, there was a time when the San Diego Public Library was open twelve hours a day, Monday through Saturday, plus Sunday afternoon. 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