>Are books a waste of money? For preservation and dissemination of information, definitely. They might be useful for education, especially children's ed, thoug

>Are books a waste of money? For preservation and dissemination of information, definitely. They might be useful for education, especially children's ed, though. > In-person public speaking events? Don't need a library for that, there are many other places this can be done. >Museums? Libraries and museums are different. > Especially as the internet is increasingly fractured, censured, monitored, and otherwise limited. As if that does not apply to libraries: Once it is legal to censor an item online it will also be removed from libraries.