Library
noun
A place where books, magazines, and other materials (such as videos and musical recordings) are available for people to use or borrow.
I borrowed a novel from the public library.
Often appears as...
- public library
- school library
noun
A collection of similar things (such as books or music) kept in one place.
He has a large library of jazz records at home.
Often appears as...
- music library
- video library
noun
In computing, a collection of prewritten often standardized programs or subroutines for use in other programs.
The software includes a library of prewritten code.
Often appears as...
- software library
- code library
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Technical
noun
A place where books, magazines, and other materials (such as videos and musical recordings) are available for people to use or borrow.
I borrowed a novel from the public library.
Often appears as...
- public library
- school library
noun
A collection of similar things (such as books or music) kept in one place.
He has a large library of jazz records at home.
Often appears as...
- music library
- video library
noun
In computing, a collection of prewritten often standardized programs or subroutines for use in other programs.
The software includes a library of prewritten code.
Often appears as...
- software library
- code library
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Public Access
Public and school libraries are freely accessible to help you learn.
Anyone can join and use the town's public library.
Pro Tip 2/3Borrowing Limit
Libraries often have limits on how many items you can borrow.
I've reached my borrowing limit at the library.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Libraries are not just for borrowing; they're key cultural and community hubs.
Our library also hosts local history exhibitions.
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How to design a library...
and you feel really good about yourself. And I'm a great guy and I like to feel good about myself when I do these favors. So I thought, let's overdeliver. I'm going to give you three logos, all based on this one idea. So you have three options, pick any of the three. They're all great, I said. So the basic idea was these would be new school libraries
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
was raped on her walk to the library, we would never celebrate the solution of moving the library closer to the dorm. And yet, for some reason, this is okay for poor people. Now the truth is, the traditional experts in economic development and poverty alleviation,
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Legendary Library of...
next few centuries Alexandria's glory faded and historians are still not sure how the library vanished completely that event may have helped usher in the dark ages by erasing centuries of precious knowledge the loss still haunts us today the thing you can
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A librarian's case...
We engage minds, we create lifelong learners. And these ideals are really important to us as libraries, because we know the power they have to create a better world. A more connected world, a more engaged and empathetic world.
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Why Africa must become a...
to have e-connections with libraries elsewhere, having given up ambitions on building libraries to which the world would come for intellectual edification. Control over who decides what should be stocked on our shelves
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The critical role...
But this is happening at some libraries. Public libraries have always been about community support with all kinds of services and programs from assisting with job seeking efforts to locating resources for voter rights
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Tense Standoff with a...
the elephant's have to move from one waterhole to another as they dry out and they travel great distances during the summer and a beautiful library bearing Tosca like this one is now a rare sight
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Combatting the decline...
whole library burns down even as I speak our elders are dying and we're losing the treasure trove of important information they have the scale of the devastation caused by language decline
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Why the buildings of the...
because the stakes are high. Buildings don't just reflect our society, they shape our society down to the smallest the local libraries, the homes where we raise our children,
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Let's make history…by...
the dream you can't quite remember from last night, your ancestor's first words, her last words. And it's the fastest growing library in the world. In the next year,
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How to design a library...
and you feel really good about yourself. And I'm a great guy and I like to feel good about myself when I do these favors. So I thought, let's overdeliver. I'm going to give you three logos, all based on this one idea. So you have three options, pick any of the three. They're all great, I said. So the basic idea was these would be new school libraries
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
was raped on her walk to the library, we would never celebrate the solution of moving the library closer to the dorm. And yet, for some reason, this is okay for poor people. Now the truth is, the traditional experts in economic development and poverty alleviation,
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Legendary Library of...
next few centuries Alexandria's glory faded and historians are still not sure how the library vanished completely that event may have helped usher in the dark ages by erasing centuries of precious knowledge the loss still haunts us today the thing you can
Video examples
A librarian's case...
We engage minds, we create lifelong learners. And these ideals are really important to us as libraries, because we know the power they have to create a better world. A more connected world, a more engaged and empathetic world.
Video examples
Why Africa must become a...
to have e-connections with libraries elsewhere, having given up ambitions on building libraries to which the world would come for intellectual edification. Control over who decides what should be stocked on our shelves
Video examples
The critical role...
But this is happening at some libraries. Public libraries have always been about community support with all kinds of services and programs from assisting with job seeking efforts to locating resources for voter rights
Video examples
Tense Standoff with a...
the elephant's have to move from one waterhole to another as they dry out and they travel great distances during the summer and a beautiful library bearing Tosca like this one is now a rare sight
Video examples
Combatting the decline...
whole library burns down even as I speak our elders are dying and we're losing the treasure trove of important information they have the scale of the devastation caused by language decline
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
because the stakes are high. Buildings don't just reflect our society, they shape our society down to the smallest the local libraries, the homes where we raise our children,
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Let's make history…by...
the dream you can't quite remember from last night, your ancestor's first words, her last words. And it's the fastest growing library in the world. In the next year,
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
Half of my library are old books because I like seeing how people thought about their world at their time. So that I don't get bigheaded about something we just discovered and I can be humble about where we might go next. Because you can see who got stuff right and most of the people who got stuff wrong.
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J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and states, the books in the library were the same. They had the same covers. They had the same characters. I could go and visit those people in the library as if I knew them.
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Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
We've always read to the kids, every night both kids get books. That's really important, and they love books. Our daughter is obsessed with reading and books, so it's really sweet. She has her own little personal library.
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Jay Chiat
American Businessman
You come to work because the office is a resource: The office is a place where you can meet with other people, and the office has libraries of books and information on CD-ROM that might help you with your work.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.
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Frank Zappa
American Singer
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
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Moshe Safdie
Israeli Architect
I have a passion for libraries. They are potentially real community centers.
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Bjarne Stroustrup
Danish Scientist
I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
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Zoe Ball
It's really important that we look after our libraries.
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Ray Bradbury
American Writer
Libraries raised me.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
Half of my library are old books because I like seeing how people thought about their world at their time. So that I don't get bigheaded about something we just discovered and I can be humble about where we might go next. Because you can see who got stuff right and most of the people who got stuff wrong.
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J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and states, the books in the library were the same. They had the same covers. They had the same characters. I could go and visit those people in the library as if I knew them.
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Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
We've always read to the kids, every night both kids get books. That's really important, and they love books. Our daughter is obsessed with reading and books, so it's really sweet. She has her own little personal library.
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Jay Chiat
American Businessman
You come to work because the office is a resource: The office is a place where you can meet with other people, and the office has libraries of books and information on CD-ROM that might help you with your work.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.
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Frank Zappa
American Singer
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
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Moshe Safdie
Israeli Architect
I have a passion for libraries. They are potentially real community centers.
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Bjarne Stroustrup
Danish Scientist
I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
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Zoe Ball
It's really important that we look after our libraries.
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Ray Bradbury
American Writer
Libraries raised me.
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