It's long since passed when libraries were known as a repository for books.

One of the architects described it as a warehouse for books. It outlived its life span.

You are a total stranger and you want to take my library book.

Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines -- it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.

There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.
Someone had stolen a book.

It's such a central gathering spot. It's a focal point for the area.