Article 2, New Church History Library

In this week's Scroll, an article caught my attention about a new Church History Library. It is set to be opened on June 22 and is located just east of the conference center. The new building is relocating from its old location in the Church Office Building because of many things, some being that there just wasn't enough space, and not just for the people but for all of the archives. Furthermore, the documents were not protected from natural destroyers like fire, humidity and earthquakes. Therefore, the new building will be equipped with climate controlled rooms that will control humidity levels needed for preserving old documents. The library will provide public access to the public and will include history of the church, 240,000 unpublished records, 3.5 million patriarchal blessings, 13,000 photographs and 23,000 audiovisual items. In addition, people will be able to access over 270,000 books, pamphlets, magazines and newspapers.