I don't think our current selection is that extensive, we've got a small collection of rarities but no standard base books to work form. I don't think that a reasonable collection non rare books would be that expensive for us to buy and we should probably do so soon as I hired a teacher for the kids and any adults interested. Having a entire collection scribed for us could take some time.
A high rate of town literacy is an important improvement to make and I certainly would encourage the dissemination of knowledge, especially about trades and crafts to the townies.