In real life the library is empty except for homeless pedophiles looking at Internet porn. Today's readers are all at Borders, getting blueberry scone crumbs stuck between the pages of the latest issue of Newsweek and then putting it back on the shelf without paying for it after finishing their coffee. ;)
With the “book store” making its only money on the restaurant / food / drinks section.
I had a book signing at a Hastings. The foods / beverages I was told was break even. The books were only profitable for the textbooks section. The only consistent money maker was the movie rentals and video game rentals.