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library(noun)BrE / ˈlaɪbrəri / BrE / ˈlaɪbri / - a building in which collections of books, CDs, newspapers, etc. are kept for people to read, study or borrow
- a public/reference/university, etc. library
- a library book
- a toy library (= for borrowing toys from)
- a room in a large house where most of the books are kept
- a personal collection of books, CDs, etc.
- a new edition to add to your library
- a series of books, recordings, etc. produced by the same company and similar in appearance
- a library of children’s classics
Extra Examples- A number of councils operate mobile libraries.
- Do you have any books to take back to the library?
- Do you know about the other services available at your local library?
- Everyone in the country should have access to a lending library.
- How often do you go to the library?
- I got this very interesting book out of the library.
- I’ve been reading newspapers in the library.
- In 1784 he established his first circulating library.
- It is a copyright library and receives three copies of all books published in Britain.
- She had built up an impressive library of art books.
- Students are taught library skills in the first week of their course.
- The family possessed an extensive library.
- The library has an extensive collection of books on Chinese history.
- The school has an excellent library.
- a holiday programme for children at the local library
- a personal library of over 1 000 volumes
- a plan to provide mobile library services in rural environments
- teaching library skills to schoolchildren
- the Herbert Hoover presidential library in West Branch, Iowa
- the need to improve library provision
Word Origin- late Middle English: via Old French from Latin libraria ‘bookshop’, feminine (used as a noun) of librarius ‘relating to books’, from liber, libr- ‘book’.
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