Especially under the background that modern information technology is so mature, ancient books themselves can no longer be the only carrier of knowledge dissemination.
For example, photocopying ancient books, making copies, or scanning ancient books to form electronic versions are enough to make ancient books "overwhelmed", and the proper preservation of ancient books does not conflict with opening them to everyone. Except for special research needs, other borrowers can provide copies.
But the real practical value of ancient books lies in research and utilization, and it is not the best policy to hide them in the mountains and shelve them. The knowledge enjoyed by all mankind is the ladder of human civilization and progress, and literature and classics are human wealth. From this perspective, everyone has the equal right to borrow books and classics from public libraries.
It is undeniable that reading ancient books requires a certain level of education, and most research institutions have great demand for borrowing ancient books, but this does not mean that other groups can deny the rationality of borrowing ancient books.
In reality, some historical studies are no longer academic patents. Personal interests, social organizations and even business organizations all have similar needs. Simple diplomas and professional titles cannot be simply used as "passports". Moreover, the ancient historical books themselves are very cold, and their popularity is very narrow. No one is idle except borrowing ancient books that the Ministry can't understand.