An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

The accumulation of a library of material.

plural of library

of or pertaining to books

(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a library, librarianship or librarians

A high-ranking library clerk, second only to a librarian.

A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

A library housed in a large van that provides a library service to those unable to attend their nearest local library.

An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.

A register of all bibliographic items found in a particular library or group of libraries, such as those belonging to a university system spread out over several geographic locations.