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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City Public Library is using an online survey to help shape a proposed pilot program that would keep the organization open around the clock.
Library director John Spears said this week that he believes the effort is the first of its kind in the United States.
The library will review survey results at the end of April and evaluate factors like cost and safety before taking steps to finalize the program.
The idea started with a request from the nonprofit Downtown Alliance. The organization's director had hoped that SLCPL could stay open after-hours as a gathering place for homeless youth.
Spears was intrigued by a 24-hour library but thought it would be better to serve all community members.
Downtown Alliance plans to do fundraising for the program.
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