I am passing on a message written by Cyndi Howell about the NGS library. I thought some of you would be interested and even relieved. Marilyn Hi all -As a member of the board for the National Genealogical Society, I am happy to say that the *rumors are not accurate*. Unfortunately news got out, without all the facts, before we had an opportunity to make an official announcement. We have some very exciting, progressive plans for the NGS Library collection and a partnership with the St. Louis County Public Library. However, we had hoped to make a big splash with an announcement at the upcoming FGS conference in Iowa this week. Our President, Curt Witcher, has put together a presentation to announce the details, so I hate to steal his thunder.Suffice it to say this -- the books have NOT been sold. The library is not closing -- the book lending function is merely moving (and has not been moved yet). The reference library (manuscript collection, MAC files, etc.) remain at NGS headquarters. The plan we have *expands* benefits to our members, as well as the general public. This is a wonderful time of growth for us and we! are all very excited about it. We will have a press release to send out next week, to make everything official. Stay tuned! Please be sure to pass on this note to reassure others that have received the same mis-information.Thanks for your interest in the NGS,Cyndi HowellsNGS, Director at Large