Read this by Michael Stephens over at Tame the Web.  It has some great responses to an article suggesting libraries are obsolete.  Michael also includes links to some great supporting material.

All of these things, user-centered as they may be, depend on us —
librarians — to advocate for funding, to market ourselves and our
services, to prove value, to build bridges, to bring community
together, to innovate, to change, to hold our core values close yet not
be afraid to break down barriers. it’s up to us.