This is the best news I’ve heard all day:

Because of staffing issues, the genealogy library was going to operate fewer hours than the rest of the library. That issue has been resolved, [spokeswoman Trisha] Noack said, in part with volunteer workers, and it will now be open whenever the Main Library is open, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

My sincere thanks to the library board and staff for resolving this issue. I complained pretty bitterly about plans to make this section less accessible than before the library’s $28 million expansion/renovation. It’s only fair that they now be commended for listening to the public (I wasn’t the only one who complained) and making the necessary adjustments to keep this vital resource as accessible as possible.