Following the decision to make Monday, April 8, a county holiday due to the total solar eclipse, the Gillespie County Commissioners Court has decided to also close Pioneer Memorial Library on Saturday, April 6, due to projected heavy tourism and traffic during the days before the eclipse.

On Monday, March 11,  commissioners discussed the possibility of the library closure. Commissioner Dennis Neffendorf, who serves as county liaison to the library,  presented the Saturday closure proposal.

“We...