I have not been into a library to use the books more than twice in over 20 years, despite doing a degree and a masters in that time. All papers are
online and if you are after something very old and obscure the library won't have it either, and it's probably so out of date you shouldn't be referencing it as more than an example of a change of view anyway. (in my field of course in others it may still be valid) Neither will any librarian have a clue about a specialist subject where all the information is from journals. Unless they are a faculty librarian and then they might have a rough idea which journal to look in.
I have used librarys as quiet places to work or just to wait for a train/bus but I pretty much stopped than when they started to hold activities and cafe's in the librarys they became way to noisy to get anything done in and kids running everywhere is not something I enjoy. I have once used the public computers to fill out some job applications in the UK. but that was 15 years back now. When I was a child we used to take out our maximum allowance of books each week which between my mother and I was 15. after I left home she kept my card so she could continue that, but even that stopped about 15 years ago. The library in her town is to hard to get to, very limited and expensive parking and for someone who cannot walk it just makes the whole thing to difficult. I've lived in this area for 8 years now and I do not know where the town library even is. I know there is a bus that comes round the villages with books as I have seen it go past, reading on it it doesn't run over the summer holidays, since the staff have their holidays then.
Speaking about librarians I see now I look that my
local library doesn't have one. it's all self service, the larger town has one they are there from 10am to 1pm monday to friday, meaning no one with a job can ever get them. (there is selfservice right up until 9pm)
While looking at the website I can see what puts me off. the blerb reads: (it's called the CultureRoom rather than library)
The Culture rooms are Thisted counties ambitious and innovative take on a cultural area
A green and open cultural area in Thy, where a wide range of cultural activities have free reign.
a creative learning and activities room for people of all ages.
It's so offputting when what you really would like is a book.