Commercial programmers like Microsoft constantly revise their wares. The librarian might disappear, too. After all, workers earn money by working. Unfortunately, the new bibliophobia wreaks far worse harm. Since its inception, our country has been rife with disputes between differing political philosophers, whose adherents compete to expand or to contract governmental power.
Libraries supply ideas and facts to all.
That is their historical role, but now, supposed progress threatens it. Consequently, many books were thrown away. Others were taken in by private citizens. Perhaps some of them will finally be returned to library service in another city. What happened in San Francisco may have been arrant stupidity, but a greater hazard threatens.