Elm Street Branch ยท for the library board, Oct 8

Evening visits fell 77% after the 6 pm close

Mornings and weekends held. The new 9 am hour won back 80 of the 716 visits a week we lost.

Evenings, 5 pm onOther times of day
Door-counter visits per week, Mon Mar 2 to Mon Sep 21, 2026, by when people came in.

The after-work hours simply went away

An average weekday, by the hour people walked in. Light bars are spring; dark bars are since July 20.

The morning hour did not make up for it

Evening visits lost716
Morning visits gained80
Net, every week−636

Visits a week, spring average against Jul 20 to Sep 21. Weekends and afternoons moved by less than 40 either way.

Every week's count, and how the averages were taken

Before: the 18 weeks Mar 2 to Jun 29. After: the 10 weeks Jul 20 to Sep 21, skipping two weeks while habits settled. Evenings averaged 933 then 217.

Week ofMorningsAfternoonsEveningsWeekends