(KAIR)--A preliminary agreement is reached following the stay of a vacancy notice given to the Atchison Genealogy Society to leave the Kansas Room at the Atchison Library.

Atchison Library Director Jacque Slingsby told MSC News the two parties have reached a comprise she said was acceptable for everyone.

Slingsby said the agreement has been sent to an out-of-town attorney for review.

“We decided to do that just so there was no conflict of interest,” she said. “We're going to have them take a look at it and make sure the language is all official. We'll come back and make sure what the attorney has drafted is acceptable to everybody. Then, we should be in good shape.”

The agreement outlines the purposes and goals of both the library and Genealogy Society.

“It comes down to, we want to make sure that everybody can access this material that is very unique,” Slingsby said. “The genealogy society wants to make sure the material is there, in the future. It spells out how we'll be able to do this.” Being cataloged and accessible is really a key point. With the roof coming, I think that really solidified with everyone involved—there's material that can't be replaced.”

The agreement comes after the genealogy society was asked to vacate the Kansas Room—where they had been for more than 25 years in the name of fairness to all groups wishing to use that space.

After that announcement, strong disapproval from some in the community sparked a discussion between the two and a 60 stay of the vacancy notice until a compromise was met.