Survey Results

We asked. And you answered.

And the overwhelming consensus is:

• You're most likely to visit the Library in the afternoon.
• It's "extremely important" to be open weekday afternoons and Saturday afternoon.
• It's "not very important" to be open weekday mornings.
• Wednesday is the weekday you're most likely to visit.
• Monday is the weekday you're least likely to visit.
• You're most likely to attend programs for children during the afternoon. (Wednesday and Saturday in particular.)
• You're most likely to attend programs for adults in the evening. (Wednesday and Thursday in particular.)

From May 15th to May 31st, our patrons picked up approximately 200 Library Hours Surveys: from the circulation desk, reference desk, and our web site. More than 150 were returned, giving us a 75% return rate.

77% of the surveys were completed by PGPL cardholders. Monterey Public Library cardholders filled out the rest. And the vast majority of surveys were completed by residents who live here, in 93950.

We greatly appreciate your input. It will help guide us through the difficult decision of which hours to cut for next fiscal year....

......and when times improve, it will help us decide which hours to add.