El Cerrito

Claudia Vela studies at the El Cerrito Library every morning. The 38-year-old graphic design student at Berkeley City College has a 1-year-old son — the library gives her a quiet place to get her work done.  But Vela wishes the library, which opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, opened earlier.  “I get a lot more done here,” she said.  Vela may get her wish under the Contra Costa County Library’s plan to keep libraries open for 56 hours…