Nationwide, funding for libraries is falling in many areas of the country while use of the facilities increases:
Such funding cuts, and the reductions they dictate, are taking place against a back-drop of increase interest in library services, especially services geared toward employment. Two-thirds of public libraries help patrons complete online job applications, provide access to job databases and other online resources (88 percent) and civil service exam materials (75 percent), and offer software or other resources (69 percent) to help patrons create resumes and other employment materials.
Libraries definately need to find a new niche. There old niche is dying off.