Anyone can now be an author and publisher, thanks to the Internet. Electronic publishing can potentially leave libraries in the dust. American libraries have traditionally promoted free access to published information. Restraints on access are no longer available, really.
Constant upgrades are necessary too.
Also, in the United States, reading is going downhill as far as younger generations are concerned. Television and the Internet are far more popular than reading for them. Dr. Strange ended on a troubled note, saying that the future of libraries is not secure. However, he suggested that if libraries could redefine themselves in this multi-media era of technological change, there might be some hope. For example, the role of libraries as systems of storing and organizing information can continue but there is commercial competition even in this area.