Speaking as a college student, many of our campus "libraries" actually have very little books on-shelf. We have "stacks" where one could go and find volumes of books and other literary works from decades ago...but we also have an online database of all that that most students will just use instead when researching.<p>That leaves the role of libraries today on my campus. Article discusses people not going to libraries to read ever again.<p>In my humble opinion, I don't think the role of libraries today (or tomorrow) is to have people come in and "read". As much as the digital world can evolve or destroy previous industries, it still can't replicate an absolutely vital necessity, in an actual human network. As popular as remote working is, people still feel the need to work together as a group. As easy as it is for me to find books online, I'll still go to the library (where I'll find the books online) for that human interaction and for that community.<p>That, I don't think the digital world can destroy. Libraries will evolve, but there will always be a place for them.