The Billie Jean King Main Library in Downtown resumed normal operating hours with enhanced security measures Wednesday after it closed last month due to safety concerns, library officials announced.

The library, located at Broadway and Pacific Avenue, had been open for to-go service only since Sept. 23 due to security concerns from staff members—specifically, from a recent rise in volatile incidents involving people with mental health challenges, according to library officials. 

An official said the library has had to strike a balance between providing for the safety of the public and staff from people experiencing mental health issues in and around the facility, located at Broadway and Pacific Avenue, and offering services to the public.