public library

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public library

noun public libraries

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

Opposite: a library often open to the public, but privately funded, or one's personal library

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noun

Opposite: a library often open to the public, but privately funded, or one's personal library

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noun library provided as a public service

Português	biblioteca pública
Français	bibliothèque publique
Deutsch	öffentliche Bibliothek
Русский	публи́чная библиоте́ка publíčnaja bibliotéka, обще́ственная библиоте́ка obščéstvennaja bibliotéka

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@misc{public_library_2026,
  title = {public library},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/public%20library},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}