Today we often try to understand what will happen to books and libraries in relation to the development of digital technologies and to the changing of urban and social function of libraries. Trying to suppose a plausible future scenario is very difficult, especially because books and libraries are both closely linked to various and different issues of contemporary society that have not yet found their own identity. In addition, the contemporary society is in a technological transition phase that risks, without doubts, to produce very important changes, not only in libraries world, but especially in our own lifestyle. For these reasons, just from the title, this thesis aims to investigate the “becoming” of the Public Library and his "destiny...