In a joint council motion, the Greens, SPD and Volt council groups are calling for the city library on Alter Steinweg to open regularly on Sundays in future. The aim is to give more people access to education, culture and an open meeting place – regardless of their working hours or family commitments.
“The city library fulfils its role as a place of learning and encounter in exemplary fashion six days a week. In future, we want to include Sundays as well, so that families, for example, can visit together,” emphasises Petra Dieckmann, cultural policy spokesperson for the Greens council group. “We are delighted that the city library is supporting us in this.”
Ute Hagemann (SPD) also sees great opportunities in Sunday opening:
“We want to design the opening hours so that working single parents and their children are not faced with closed doors either. At the same time, the needs of the staff must of course be taken into account.”
Torsten Stölting of Volt points to successful examples from other cities:
“Sunday opening is very popular – especially with families, school pupils and students. The concept of an ‘Open Library’ provides fresh impetus for education and creates additional space for learning and spending time.”
The motion draws on successful examples such as Düsseldorf, where Sunday has become the busiest day of the week – proving particularly popular with families. Sunday opening in Münster would be an important step towards greater educational equity, social participation and a vibrant urban community.
