Still not sure the local library should be responsible for the actual preservation, but I like your idea on principle -- maybe having a more central organizatio

Still not sure the local library should be responsible for the actual preservation, but I like your idea on principle -- maybe having a more central organization or archive handle the preservation and coordinate determining what needs preserving (e.g. how is that local library to know that every other library in the country pulped that particular children's book 10 years ago?)