The paper will need to be 10 to 12 pages, well thought out, and effectively documented – you can explore your own ideas but tie them to something in the literature (including case studies and lectures). You are creating an argument about what you see as the future of public libraries, and whether our history is a hinderance or a help (or a bit of both) in that regard. As we learned with Covid rapid adaptation to the environment can be necessary – are public libraries adaptive ?