From the Albuquerque Journal: (Subscription required)
The books have been given a reprieve.
In response to outrage from scientists, books may once again be checked out from the Sandia National Laboratories library. . .
. . . Restoring access to the library books will cost Sandia about $500,000 per year, Williams said. Given rising costs and budgets that are flat or declining, Williams acknowledged that the long-term fate of the library book access remains uncertain.
“We still have to look at an alternative there, quite frankly,” Williams said Monday.