Problem is, by the time they're GOOD they're read and quite willing to retire. Never again to put up with a snotty brat who whines "But what do you meeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaan nobody's written up the evolution of the raccoon?" or a snooty broad who shouts "WADDA MEAN I OWE FOUR DOLLARS?! I PAY YOUR SALARY!!" or faculty members who check out materials and NEVER EVER return them or the members of the Great Unwashed who decide to change their status to the Washed in the library's restroom or....

The was, long ago, a time when libraries and librarians (and the literate in general) were accorded high status and were, in fact, often associated with temples.

Right....