The impact of technology is redefining how libraries deliver information. Input from librarians is minimal. The balancing act required during this transitional stage of stretching funds to acquire materials, hardware and software. Competition from private sector technology companies that wish to make a profit from information services which libraries offer for free. Downsizing of resources, especially staff who do more with less.
Staff have less time to do outreach when they are trapped inside library buildings.
The placement of ethnic library services on the periphery when other service priorities take center stage. The closure of library schools and reductions in recruitment of qualified ethnic candidates for the profession. The political backlash of public distrust of government and bureaucracy. The anti-minority sentiments that permeate all levels of society. The threats to affirmative action cripple the ability of institutions to offer minority scholarships and to hire ethnic librarians, who are still underrepresented in the profession.