There has been a heated discussion about liaries at the age of information among people. Some people, especially the younger generation, challenge the value of conventional liaries. When they need any information in their studies or work, they can turn to their computers for help. For this reason, they do not need to go to a liary for borrowing or returning one or two books.

While others, including most old people as well as scholars, value liaries. They love liaries because they can enjoy peace and quietness in an isolated spiritual world. And they also have access to rare academic works needed for their studies in the liaries.

In my view, conventional liaries are still available though there is still much room for improving. At the Age of Information, as long as knowledge is respected and cherished, liaries won’t extinct from our lives. On the other hand, liaries should not refuse the latest information technology, which will enable them to regain those young readers.