Watching the burning of books in the movie Day After Tomorrow

This is a picture of the NY Public Library - Frozen over in the movie - the Day After Tomorrow.

It is a bit painful that they are in this beautiful library and must burn the books to stay alive but
the movie has some great lines...

A girl complains that a guy is holding onto a book pretty tight and that it should be
thrown into the fire. He says...
Jeremy: The Guttenburg Bible.
Elsa: You think God is going to save you?
Jeremy: No, I don't believe in God.
Elsa: You seem to be holding onto the book very tightly.
Jeremy: I'm protecting it. This Bible is the first book ever published. It represents the dawn of the age of reasoning. As far as I'm concerned, the written word is mankind's greatest achievement. Laugh if you want. But if Western Civilization is destroyed, I want to save one little piece of it.

Also, one of the people trapped in the library is sick and they all assume it is dehydration - then
a woman picks up a book on medical diagnosis and says...no i think you are wrong - books are not just good for burning and makes a diagnosis and finds out that the woman has a leg infection, hopefully it was a librarian - making us look good in film.

I also like the change in status roles in society that come with a catastrophe. The homeless man becomes important because he is accustomed to living outside in the cold and tells a young rich boy how to stay better insulated by coating his body with paper - being rich no longer has any relevance, the poor man has better survival knowledge.

Also, an honor student realizes that she has hyperfocused on her educational goals for a future that are no longer relevant but that love is relevant and can save her through this difficult time.