Anyone doing genealogical research who can afford to go to Salt Lake City to do the research will have found they are in 'genealogy heaven.' My personal experiences there have been among the most valued research trips I have ever taken including trips to Virginia. For 15 years 5 friends and I rented a condo within blocks of the library at which place we stayed for 2 to 3 weeks. We were at the library when it opened and remained there until it closed. We left the building only to go to lunch in the church office building cafeteria...excellent food, lots of choices! We snacked in the library building in their various break rooms at other times. I spent some years in the old library building and some in the new facility. I much prefer the new facility as it is easier to get around. The library is well staffed with trained volunteers. These people are not on salary and are there because they wish to be. The library does have rules about what you can and cannot take into the library. Their security system is excellent! Do be aware that this is often a busy library. Try to avoid it during the last week in March, first week in April. Also to be avoided are the last week in September, first week in October or in other words the LDS people have a worldwide conference the first weekend in April and the first weekend in October. This brings people to the city just before each conference. Not only will the library be busy but so will all the housing facilities, resturants impossible! My husband and I continue to travel to the library in Salt Lake City about every two years. We drive there in our RV and stay in the RV park there in the city. RV park is fairly close to the church facilities which include the library. It is always wise to have a reservation to the RV park. There are other parks scattered through the Salt Lake Valley, all easy freeway access to downtown Salt Lake City. Serious researchers find they become addicted to this library and don't want to leave! It is a wonderful experience! Enjoy it if you are privileged to go! Shirley Wagstaff Bandon, Oregon