what is library?

Answer 1

Libraries & You

Libraries bring you the world. Did you know there are more than 117,000 libraries in the United States? In addition to public libraries in almost every community, there are thousands of libraries in schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, law firms, businesses, the armed forces and more!

Because libraries offer free access to all, they bring opportunity to all. And the greatest resources in each of these libraries are the librarians and library workers. Almost 400,000 people make libraries work for you every day.

I think this is enough

Answer 2

In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. It can refer to an individual's private collection, but more often it is a large collection that is funded and maintained by a city or institution. This collection is often used by people who choose not to--or cannot afford to--purchase an extensive collection themselves.
The first libraries were only partly libraries, being composed for the most part of the unpublished records that make up archives.
Libraries can be divided into categories by several methods:

by the entity (institution, municipality, or corporate body) that supports or perpetuates it
school libraries
private libraries
corporate libraries
government libraries
academic libraries
historical society libraries
by the type of documents or materials it holds
digital libraries
picture (photograph) libraries
slide libraries
tool libraries
by the subject matter of documents it holds
architecture libraries
fine arts libraries
law libraries
medical libraries
military libraries
theological libraries
by the users it serves
military communities
by traditional professional divisions:
Libraries have materials arranged in a specified order according to a library classification system, so that items may be located quickly and collections may be browsed efficiently

Answer 3

A library is the place you can go to have access to countless books on very subject ever thought. You can work on the computer, read, listen to some one else read, learn something new, relearn something old. You can borrow books to your hearts content and if you don' t want to read then you can borrow movies. You can also purchase books, magazines very cheaply and sometimes even movies and tape .

The library is air conditioned and quite. Two things that some of us can't get every day. You r able to request help if needed and its all free. What a place. I love it!

Answer 4

In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. It can refer to an individual's private collection, but more often it is a large collection that is funded and maintained by a city or institution. This collection is often used by people who choose not to--or cannot afford to--purchase an extensive collection themselves.

However, with the collection or invention of media other than books for storing information, many libraries are now also repositories and access points for maps, prints or other artwork, microfilm, microfiche, audio tapes, CDs, LPs, video tapes and DVDs, and provide public facilities to access CD-ROM and subscription databases and the Internet. Thus, modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats and from many sources.

The term 'library' has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use", and in this sense is used in fields such as computer science, mathematics and statistics, electronics and biology.

More recently, libraries are understood as extending beyond the physical walls of a building, providing assistance in navigating and analyzing tremendous amounts of knowledge with a variety of digital tools.

Answer 5

Library is a place where you get books

Answer 6

A library is a building (or room) that houses books, magazines, and audio-visual material for reference, reading and leisure purposes. Many schools have libraries to encourage students to read and research their projects. Many communities have libraries open to residents.

Answer 7

A library is a place where they have books, and they let you borrow them and take them home.

Answer 8

I guess you never been to library! Too bad... =(

Answer 9

1. place where books are kept: the room, building, or institution where a collection of books or other research materials is kept
2. collection of things: a collection of books, newspapers, records, tapes, or other materials that are valuable for research
3. computing collection of software: a collection of things for use on a computer, for example, programs or diskettes, or a collection of routines or instructions used by a computer program

Answer 10

a place where you can borrow books, videos, vcds, dvds, research done ....