So bloody short-sighted, isn't it? The same thing happening in schools, too. So many governing councils and principals taking money and space from their libraries to fund other shiny things. Next thing you know, the library door has shut because of course, the kids can get everything from the net. Then they wonder why the quality of the students' work goes down. That's why I'm so lucky (as an employee and a school parent) that our Principal believes in libraries and is prepared to push that (as long as we do the work to back it up).