6 Type the words "Millennials are killing . . ." into Google Search, and the autocomplete feature will suggest everything from "capitalism" to "mayonnaise." They have taken the blame for the death of at least 70 commodities and industries-doorbells, golf, diamonds, restaurants, brick-and-mortar retail-in short, "everything."7 The one institution Millennials have not murdered is the library. Instead, they have revived it: Millennials frequent their public libraries more than any other adult generation. They expect libraries to provide not just books but information literacy, community outreach, and opportunities for learning and creativity. As Millennial librarians eye leadership positions, the old guard must acknowledge the lofty aspirations they bring to librarianship-and the reality that both the profession and its up-and-coming workforce have been irreversibly reshaped by the Great Recession. Millennials are "killing" old institutions and practices because the world has changed, and they have adapted a new way of living in it.
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