Definitions for libraries
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. librariesnoun

   Plural form of library.

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1. libraries

   A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a virtual space, or both. A library's collection can include printed materials and other physical resources in many formats such as DVD, CD and cassette as well as access to information, music or other content held on bibliographic databases. A library, which may vary widely in size, may be organized for use and maintained by a public body such as a government; an institution such as a school or museum; a corporation; or a private individual. In addition to providing materials, libraries also provide the services of librarians who are trained and experts at finding, selecting, circulating and organizing information and at interpreting information needs, navigating and analyzing very large amounts of information with a variety of resources. Library buildings often provide quiet areas for studying, as well as common areas for group study and collaboration, and may provide public facilities for access to their electronic resources; for instance: computers and access to the Internet. The library's clientele and services offered vary depending on its type: users of a public library have different needs from those of a special library or academic library, for example. Libraries may also be community hubs, where programs are delivered and people engage in lifelong learning. Modern libraries extend their services beyond the physical walls of a building by providing material accessible by electronic means, including from home via the Internet. The services that libraries offer are variously described as library services, information services, or the combination "library and information services", although different institutions and sources define such terminology differently.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Libraries

   of Library

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1. Libraries

   Collections of systematically acquired and organized information resources, and usually providing assistance to users. (ERIC Thesaurus, http://www.eric.ed.gov/ accessed 2/1/2008)

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'libraries' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4180

How to pronounce libraries?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say libraries in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of libraries in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of libraries in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of libraries in a Sentence

1. Germaine Greer:

   Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark. The pleasure they give is steady, unorgastic, reliable, deep and long-lasting. In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed.

2. Suzanne Nossel:

   People are in ideological camps and sort of the information, the narratives that you absorb are dictated by the ideology that you adhere to.Traditionally publishers, but also bookstores and libraries, have been places for all comers that offer a wide variety of ideas to choose from.

3. Allen Ginsberg:

   America, why are your libraries full of tears?

4. Lawton Chiles:

   We have entered the era of the 'imperial' former presidency with lavish libraries, special staffs and benefits, around-the-clock Secret Service protection for life and other badges of privilege.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges, vellum and morocco, all the presentation copies to all the libraries will not preserve a book in circulation beyond its intrinsic date.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Libraries
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libraries
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/libraries