Spotlight wont show results from the Library folder

Items in the Library folder inside my user folder don't show up as results when I search in Spotlight. Is there a reason Spotlight wont search that folder, and can I change it?

Yes, Apple added the home Library folder to the "system files" list--at least now although both are excluded by default, you can choose to include if you want in any particular search.
Open a search window with Command-F and setup your search. After the first criterion--the default is Kind--you'll see a plus button. Click it to add a new criterion, then click the drop down list and instead of what's there select "Other" and scroll down the list to "System files" and select it. If you want to be able to access this option without recourse to the Other list, put a check in the box for showing in the menu. The default value is "don't include" which is goofy in the extreme since you wouldn't have selected this option unless you wanted them included, as they are ALREADY excluded. Anyway, change the value to Include.
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