But according to your logic, you would also oppose the first library doing this by making the same claim: that if it were obvious, it would have happened long a

But according to your logic, you would also oppose the first library doing this by making the same claim: that if it were obvious, it would have happened long ago. Maybe it’s the case that the library has new information and/or is committed to a new or reinvigorated mission, and that this decision is an obvious step toward accomplishing that mission.