Print is dead--at least until the next power failure. And, books are obsolete, pointless, fragile, and too expensive for anyone to bother with anymore.
Consequently, the very idea of the library is based on false ideals and exploded principles, which in the context of the needs of modern life, points to the critical need for all libraries to be demolished, all books burned to generate electricity (or composted), and librarians sent to work in the salt mines.
Unfortunately, people are irrational, and flock to libraries so that they can use the computers that are there.
And, the library is a critical social "third place" that has more value than a bar or a coffee shop. The problem with modern libraries is that like many other public institutions, they are starved for funds by stingy and short-sighted taxpayers and the corrupt, venal politicians who are elected by them.
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