Labour's Manifesto Doesn't say Enough on Libraries

I notice that yesterday's Labour manifesto included a pledge to "preserve libraries" and reintroduce national standards.  I welcome the second part of that promise, but I am always rather disappointed that library debates all seem to be somewhat conservative in talking about preserving the past rather than developing the future.  Libraries should be reacting to changes in their communities and in society.  The obvious example is digitalisation, although one could also pick other such as increasing demand for social space and interaction.

I always feel that these debates tend to be intellectually thin.