noun /ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ,ˈlaɪbɹɛɹi,ˈlaɪbəɹɪ/
a) 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.
b) 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.
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