Boston, Los Angeles protect and expand service hours.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)

The Boston Public Library (BPL) and the Los Angeles Public Library have both recently had good news to report about their hours of service.

In the case of Los Angeles, Monday service was reinstated at all 73 city libraries starting July 18. This was a direct result of the passage on March 8 of Measure L, which carves out a guaranteed revenue stream for the library and will allow it to restore library service hours to the 2009 level over the next four years.

All of the city's libraries had been closed Mondays and service …