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NYC Libraries Now Open On Saturdays

7/18/07 - By Anna Fader

It was really a bummer when the city decided to close the NYC public libraries on the weekends. With snip of the fiscal scissor, the gold standard of Saturday afternoon entertainment for toddlers and kids in NYC was suddenly gone. No longer would there be quiet Saturday afternoons reading and picking out books at the local library.

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This budget change happened before my first child was library going age, so we've accepted that going to the library is something that the kids do after school with their sitter. That's the way it's always been. I've rarely been to the the library with my kids at all. So I'm pretty excited that the New York Public Library system is now extending their hours to include Saturdays. This opens up a whole new world for us. I'm looking forward to many hours together with my kids going to our local branch library and making it part of our routine. I hope everyone will use this great resource and the powers that be will keep funding for this valuable resource for NYC kids.

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Anna Fader

Founder of Mommy Poppins

A fourth-generation Brooklynite, Anna started Mommy Poppins in 2007 to help families find the best things to do with kids in NYC, with a particular emphasis on sharing activities that are free, affordable, and enriching. The site, used by millions of families, has grown to become the ultimate resource for parents in the major US cities, plus travel guides for 100s of destinations.

Anna is a believer in the magic of summer camps, traveling with kids, and that you can raise kids on a budget and still have a rich life full of amazing memories. Anna's first Mommy Poppins book, The Young Traveler's Journal and Activity Book, published in 2025 and co-written with her daughter, Amelia Eigerman, brings that ethos to life, in addition to this website.

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