Years ago, debate over being open on Sundays revolved around what used to be called "blue laws", banning commerce on Sunday.
It's hard to imagine a day when you couldn't go to the mall or Wal-mart on one of your two days off from work.
Of course the blue laws stemmed from the notion of not working on the Sabbath.
We still have some vestiges of the belief.
For instance, you cannot sell alcohol in a bar until noon on Sunday, while its 8AM the other days. That was loosened a couple years ago when selling beer was ok'd in stores on Sunday morning because so many people were headed out to the golf course or boat on Sunday morning instead of going to church. Liquor stores are now open on Sunday too.
These days people expect to be able to do what they want on Sunday and its hoped enriching the mind is the appetite for some. That is why City Council and the Library Board are considering a pilot plan to provide Sunday hours at the Flower Library.
Today's consumer expects the convenience.
Watertown Daily Times | Council mulls Sunday hours for Flower Memorial Library
4 comments:
As Christians, our family still observe the 10 commandments, including no buying or selling on the Sunday.
We are seeing the effect of the breakdown of our culture, as we get further and further away from our moral base.
Right is still right whether everyone does it, or no one does it.
I think its nice to have the Library open on Sunday From September till June. I really don't feel there will be much traffic in the summer.
I just hope those union library workers can get some shift premium for working on Sunday and it helps their pensions. The rest of us will continue to run the other libraries for free.
Not so 847 my school taxes increased when the local library was funded through that, how about creating a Library district? Of course this helps their pensions just as opening it on Sundays helps the elected officials come election time.
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