noun. undefined

noun. A place in which reading materials, such as books, periodicals, and newspapers, and often other materials such as musical and video recordings, are kept for use or lending.

noun. A collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged.

noun. A room in a private home for such a collection.

noun. An institution or foundation maintaining such a collection.

noun. A set of things similar to a library in appearance, function, or organization, especially.

noun. A series of books issued by a publisher.

noun. A collection of standard routines used in computer programs, usually stored as an executable file.

noun. A collection of cloned DNA sequences whose location and identity can be established by mapping the genome of a particular organism.

noun. A collection of proteins generated from the collected DNA sequences that express them, used for tracking metabolic functions of proteins in diseases such as cancer, for the synthesis of new drugs, and for other proteomics research.

noun. A place set apart for the keeping and use of books and other literary material; a room, set of rooms, or a building in which a collection of books for reading or study is kept.

noun. A collection of books, whether manuscript or printed, which may include also pamphlets, maps, and other literary material, intended for reading, study, or reference, as distinguished from a bookseller's stock, which is intended for sale.

noun. See the adjectives.

noun. Specifically, a collection or stock of books kept exclusively for lending out, as a private enterprise, either for a fixed payment on each or for a periodical subscription.

noun. A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise

noun. A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books.

noun. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of stored information for use by the public or qualified people. It is usual, but not a defining feature of a library, for it to be housed in rooms of a building, to lend items of its collection to members either with or without payment, and to provide various other services for its community of users.

noun. A collection of books or other forms of stored information. An individual may refer to his collection of books and other items as his library.

noun. An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library

noun. A collection of software subprograms that provides functionality, to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.

noun. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

noun. a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

noun. (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use

noun. a room where books are kept

noun. a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

"Sorry I've not yet read The Shifter; I don't have the money to splurge on it atm, and my library doesn't have it. *nags library*"

alexandrian library  bookhouse  bookshop  bookstore  circulating library  

accumulation  aggregation  assemblage  collection  room  

apartment  building  church  collection  facility  

ALA  American Library Association  Bodleian Library  British Museum  Festschrift