Libraries are no longer just warehouses of books.

 

To stay relevant, public libraries must adopt trends taking place in the information community as well as society as a whole. 

 

They must make themselves easy to use for a busy, hyper-connected public. For example, in the United States we have become a mobile digital community with 77% of all American adults owning a smartphone ("Mobile Fact Sheet", 2018).

 

Libraries that do not reach out to their patrons via the internet and social media run the risk of becoming obsolete.