Would a mascot make a library more friendly and approachable? Or would it jeopardize its facade of gravitas and add to a sense of triviality or even juvenility? A library does have an image, and the use of a mascot offers a means of playing with it and re-defining its profile.
Some mascots are probably inadvisable. A dinosaur, for example, might suggest that the library has gone that way.
Whether a library should have a living embodiment of a mascot is debatable. The various types of bookworm would be unwelcome and the majestic owl would be a challenge to maintain. The cat only could be a viable choice, barring the barrier of ailurophobes.
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