We have difficulty imagining the ending of academic institutions, but economic environments such as the enrollment cliff require us to look at and even prepare for this situation. In this candid discussion, I will propose that our profession urgently needs to address this need: development of best practices from multiple perspectives to close, merge, or acquire a library in the event the parent institution ceases to exist in its current incarnation. Much like estate planning, it is a topic few wish to address when things are going well, but these discussions are best held before they become urgent. Let us gather and develop resources for these situations, even as we may hope to never need them. Let us consider the legacy of a library.