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I'll be honest: I don't think societal literacy in general hinges on a public library's ability to loan out multiple copies of the books on the most recent best-seller's list. Electronic or dead-tree aside, I grew up reading the snot out of everything that my library had to offer. And they never did have new stuff to offer. I'd have to guess and say that the average book on the newly-arrived shelf was about 3-5 years past its publication date.
So while I can sympathize with people who've become used to borrowing new-release ebooks within months of publication (depending on the wait list), I'm having a hard time getting too worked up over it since there's still scads of stuff to read at the library (e & p).
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