The burning of the library in Bagdad is an attempt to destroy the country's history, culture, and love for knowledge. It is an attempt to have people follow only specific ideas, mainly from the radical group Isis. Their excuse for burning the books is that books 'call for disobeying Allah'.
The burning of the books in Fahrenheit 451 symbolizes people's lack of interest in books and that books are no longer necessary, focusing mainly on technology. This is just the excuse people are given. The result of this is