What is a library?
1. A place set apart to contain books for reading,
study, or reference.
l (Not applied, e.g. to the shop or warehouse of a
bookseller.)
2. A building … containing a collection of books for
the use of the public or of some particular portion
of it, or of the members of some society or the
like;
3. a public institution or establishment, charged with
the care of a collection of books, and the duty of
rendering the books accessible to those who
require to use them.