Metro-area libraries offer after-hours access for playtime, late-night study sessions
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Some libraries in Dakota and Scott counties are opening up their doors to patrons — outside of normal hours. It’s part of an ongoing effort to increase library access.
According to freelance reporter H. Jiahong Pan who wrote about this, the expanded access does require a pre-registration but once completed, patrons are able to use the entire library space. Some are taking advantage of it to bring their kids in for playtime while others are coming to use the Internet or study.
Pan shared more about the service with MPR News newscaster Emily Bright.
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