I worked in libraries for 20 years before retiring. Getting libraries - and often the librarians - to get rid of old, worn, unread books and books with obsolete

I worked in libraries for 20 years before retiring. Getting libraries - and often the librarians - to get rid of old, worn, unread books and books with obsolete information in them is very difficult. Near the end of my time as a cataloger, we did a 'big weed' and got rid of tons of books - thanks to the gods for that! And that was only the first step. There is still plenty more to weed out. Libraries can serve the twenty-first century public best by giving the people who don't have access to the internet the means to do so rather than cluttering the world with a plethora of unsustainable physical books. Let libraries maintain a minimal physical collection, and provide the general population with staff to support them in obtaining the information they need. Librarians can guide patrons to obtain access to the literary and audiovisual materials they seek online rather than purchasing and maintaining a physical collection that utilizes equipment that is becoming obsolete. Most librarians have degrees in (Library and...) Information Science. In this century, the emphasis is on Information Science.