Oh, print metaphors! You are getting so quaint.
Robots in the library!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESCxYchCaWI
A very nice post from Salon about the New York Public Library and the role of the library as public space and place:
http://www.salon.com/books/laura_miller/2011/05/11/nypl_centennial/index.html
Seth Godin makes a good effort in this post, though I don't agree with everything:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/05/the-future-of-the-library.html
For interesting commentary on all of this:
http://www.metafilter.com/103550/Why-should-I-have-to-wait-for-a-damn-robot-to-get-me-my-book
