The official reason seems to be that use of printed materials is declining - which even if true doesn’t necessarily mean that one should close libraries and fire staff. MIT has amazing humanities programs; shouldn’t an institution this rich be able to support them? libraries.mit.edu/about/vision...
November 19, 2025 (updated March 25, 2026) Dear members of the MIT community, I write to share important information about the ways MIT Libraries will reorganize to take account of budget pressures ...
“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries.
For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..."
fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...
