Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library Reopens

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On July 6, 2021, the Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library after being closed for almost a year and half because of the pandemic. My wife and I visited the library on the day it opened. The event garnered some media coverage. FamilySearch and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took the hiatus from operation to remodel the interior and install some of the latest technology. The changes included new floor arrangements, the return of thousands of books on new shelves, new workstations with adjustable desks, upgrading the computers with two or three monitors, and adding other new resources. 

Visually, there is quite a change on every floor. All of the computer workspaces are numbered and if a patron needs assistance, an expert can be summoned to come to the numbered space. I am sure that there are many additional innovations that are not physically visable.

I was told that all of the microfilm will soon be digitized although the availability of some records will still be a challenge. 

We were glad to visit with a few of our friends and acquaintances and my wife, Ann, also took an opportunity to help one of the patrons.