FWIW, Libraries ARE cool. Used to be one of my favorite places. Great place to meet sexy women who wear glasses.
What I have seen in my past, though, is they can become a gathering place for misplaced teens with an agenda. They aren't going to the library, they meet there. Tell momma "I got to go to the library" Momma says "See ya" And when the shooting takes place, Momma says he was doing his homework, he's a good boy. Great cover. I've seen some serious controversy happen, because of that. Over a library? Libraries are good things. But, if it isn't under guard in a predominantly white middle class neighborhood it becomes a city liability. Cities don't like paying money out for Tracy or Tony to get capped.