Beginning April 13th, 2015, the two libraries located in Pacifica will be open fewer hours. Currently, the Sanchez Library and the Sharp Park Library are open a combined total of seventy-four hours per week, of which sixty hours are funded by San Mateo County Library, and the extra fourteen hours were cost-shared and funded in part by the Library and by the City of Pacifica. Due to budget cuts, the City of Pacifica is no longer able to fund the cost-share for additional hours.
In order to minimize the community impact of the reduced hours, the Library conducted a public survey. Customers were asked which days and hours they and their families are most and least likely to use the libraries. The Library received over 700 responses to this survey. In addition to this public input, library usage data and staffing/operational issues were considered, as well as the availability of hours and schedules at nearby libraries.
Based on this information, the Library has developed the following schedule:
The Pacifica Sharp Park Library, located at 104 Hilton Way, will be open 12-8 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10-5 on Thursdays and Saturdays, and closed on Mondays and Fridays.
The Pacifica Sanchez Library, located at 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, will be open 12-8 on Mondays, 10-6 on Wednesdays, 10-5 on Fridays and Saturdays, and closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Sharp Park Library
650-355-5196
Sanchez Library
650-359-3397
Email address for both library branches: pacifica@smcl.org