In accordance with the Montana State Library Public Library Standards, Flathead County Library will be open a minimum of 50 hours per week.
SETTING AND ADJUSTING OF HOURS
- Library hours are determined by the Library Board of Trustees and may change based upon finances, staffing, and usage patterns.
- Summer and holiday hours may be adjusted to accommodate periods of high or low library use.
- Holiday schedules will be posted on the library’s website.
HOLIDAY AND SPECIAL CLOSURES
- The library will close on holidays observed by Flathead County and at other times as deemed necessary by the Library Director, with approval from the Library Board of Trustees.
- If Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, or Independence Day falls on a Saturday, the library will be closed on that Saturday and open on the Friday observed by Flathead County.
- These closures will not result in paid holiday time for employees.
- Except in emergencies, notice of any holiday or special closure will be posted in the library at least a week in advance.
HOURS:
Bigfork
- Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm
- Sat, 10am-2pm
Kalispell
- Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm
- Sat, 10am-5pm
Columbia Falls
- Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm
- Sat, 10am-2pm
Revised: 10/12/86; 5/28/92; 5/27/93; 9/16/93; 8/24/95; 10/3/96; 12/3/98; 8/23/01; 12/4/08
Reaffirmed: 10/27/11; 9/26/12
Revised: 12/9/15
Revised: 10/24/18
Reaffirmed: 7/21/22
Revised: 01/16/2025
Dave Ingram, Chair
Library Board of Trustees