Five employees of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston who were fired last week, apparently leading to the institution’s abrupt closure and widespread backlash, have been reinstated, according to the nonprofit that supports the library.

The JFK Library Foundation said Wednesday that five staff who were laid off last week, prompting the library to close briefly, have been reinstated.

The JFK Presidential Library said five members who were let go from their jobs last week have now been rehired.The library released a statement saying<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum reopened on Wednesday, Feb. 19, less than 24 hours after federal employees were laid off due to an executive order from President Donald Trump, causing the library to close suddenly in the afternoon 'until further notice.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum closed on Tuesday and will remain closed until further notice, a notice from its foundation read. A subsequent statement from the

The five federal employees who were laid off at Boston’s John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum earlier this month will soon be back on the job, the foundation that supports the library said Wednesday.

The five JFK Library federal employees who were abruptly let go by the Trump administration last week, leading to a sudden shutdown of the Dorchester site, have reportedly been rehired. The JFK Presidential Library and Museum admissions and front-of-the-house workers were laid off last Tuesday following a President Trump executive order.