> People are already not using libraries because they'd rather rot their brains on TikTok than read a book

I rotate through the libraries near me with my kids.

They are every bit as busy now as I remember them being when I was a kid.

People is a broad term. Outside of major cities (where I live) libraries serve a very essential service for parents and their children and as a free communal space for the broader community. Our libraries are always full and a large part of the health of our area.

Weird that my local library is always full.