Convenient way to edit libraries

Hello everyone!
Is there any convenient way to edit symbol, swatch or graphic style libraries? The way I do now is  quite time-consuming: I open a library I need to edit, create a new symbol, select other symbols of the opened library (so that they appeared withing the generic "Symbols" tab alongside with the new symbol), then press "Save Symbol Lybrary", select the library I've already opened and replace it with the new one  (with a new symbol added).
I would prefer just to open a user defined library, drag and drop a new symbol to it and save changes to the library. Is the latter method out there and I just don't know about it? If so, would appreciate a trick to activate that method. Thank  you in  advance.

Glad you posted as I entirely agree. Updating symbol libraries is time consuming, when it really should be one drag & drop. Makes better sense to save a .file on your desktop and edit and close that as needed.
The save symbol library command saves to  a .ai file, which is great but the problem is that it comes up with a lock icon on the bottom right. You can overcome the lock icon, by editing the .ai file directly. You have to drill down to that file location, and after all that you need to close and reopen the floating palette.
So no sadly I believe there is not a better way, unless there is a script or plug in I have not heard about.

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