Share 'Is there a place for books in Library 2.0?'

Books!! Are they still a main feature of the library, or is the focus now only "information," mainly digital? I have been wondering this ever since my husband re-discovered the public library a few months ago. He reads more than anyone I know, but he had not been to a library in years, preferring to purchase his books online. We decided that we needed to save money, so he went to the library, and…