‘Today is 2021—not, “back in the day.” CD-RWs have a very short lifespan, to boot. Copying all to a bulk storage medium would allow both instantaneous access to the entire library, and the ability to make a backup.”
Short lifetime! ROTFLMAO! My CD’S from Almost 40 years ago are fine. Besides some people do not desire instantaneous access so let them be.
I highly doubt that you have forty year-old CDRs. CDs, sure—not CDRs. If you have the latter and you can still access the data, you are very lucky.