A close family member of mine has a career working for libraries (mainly academic libraries). There is a great deal of angst and confusion these days about the

A close family member of mine has a career working for libraries (mainly academic libraries). There is a great deal of angst and confusion these days about the appropriate role of libraries regarding books, cataloging, functions like providing computer terminals, and so forth. I don't want to (here, now) advocate for any particular political stance other than to hope you agree that libraries are a cornerstone of enlightened civilization and that radical changes to them raise many questions that deserve very careful attention from those of us who, you know, like knowledge, and learning, and progress, and stuff. :-)