I read this yesterday and found it interesting despite the clichés

Reinventing the Library – The Intelligencer 2016

This is not your parent’s school library. Students gather at tables or in padded booths to work on projects, watch newscasts on a wall-mounted TV, browse online resources on laptops or even work on a puzzle or print something on a 3D printer.
Gone are the racks and racks of books in neat orderly lines and ever-present librarians ready to shush any student who dares speak louder than a murmur. The commons is a constant buzz of activity and student conversation.