Libraries should just be Libraries

So, today I got paid and decided to go to the used book store in town and buy a couple books on the ever growing "To Read List" and spent $22 bucks at Phoenix Books in Cheyenne. (if you are ever in town look them up)  As I was paying for my books the owner and I started talking about the new library in town and all the awards it has won, the size...etc.  He told me that only 40% of the building is open to the public.  The rest is meeting rooms, storage, private employee bathrooms, and such.  Of the 40% that IS open to the public a good chunk of that hold DVDs and CDs.  So, if my math is correct, only 25% of Laramie County's Library is holding books that are open to the public.  And of that 25% there are a lot of shelves that are empty.  Here is a personal example.  Last week I went to the library looking for two books: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers.  I found Peter Pan quickly but I looked and looked and could not find the other.  The computer said that the library had a copy and it was in.  Finally I had to ask someone where to find it and it turns up it was in the back!  So I am in the used book store at the library today and what do I find?  A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (they decided that two copies of the same book took up too much room on their depressingly empty shelves) and five other books my total coming to $8.  It is depressing how Libraries have turned into video rental stores and music stores in the hopes that while children are looking for their next movie they will learn to read and grow and appreciation for literature through osmosis.  WEB OF LIES!!!  This is my rant for the day... Phew... Glad i got that off of my chest...I wonder if we have popsicles.........