I can't give you a definition, but as someone who works for a public funder I can tell you that regular public hours are important for us public funders. For example, if a citizen calls an elected official and says that we're funding an organization that's never open to the public, we can always say they have limited resources and limited hours, which are .... Somehow "by appointment" never makes the case that the organization is accessible and open to all. Have you thought of setting up limited regular hours that you could advertise as "open to the public"? For example, if you know that most of your school bookings are Thursdays from 10-12, those could be your public hours since you know that you'll be open anyway. Hope all works well with your funder. Maria Munoz-Blanco Deputy Director Fulton County Arts Council [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).