library
[noun]
Synonyms: archive(s), athenaeum

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Related Words: reading room

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

li‧bra‧ry S2 W1 /ˈlaɪbrəri, -bri $ -breri/ noun (plural libraries) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: librarium, from Latin liber 'book']

1. a room or building containing books that can be looked at or borrowed ⇒ bookshop:
a public library
school/college/university library
a library book
library staff

2. a group of books, CDs etc, collected by one person

3. a room in a large house where books are kept

4. a set of books, CDs, videos etc that are produced by the same company and have the same general appearance:
a library of modern classics

5. library pictures/footage British English film or pictures used in a television programme which are not recent

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

library
noun
I. building
ADJ. large, small | excellent, good | public | private | branch, county, local, national, regional | mobile A number of councils operate mobile libraries.
well-stocked | circulating (historical), lending, subscription In 1784 he established his first circulating library.
reference | general | special, specialist | academic, research | college, departmental, school, university | copyright It is a copyright library and receives three copies of all books published in Britain.
VERB + LIBRARY have The school has an excellent library.
go to, use, visit How often do you go to the library?
borrow sth from, get/take sth out of I got this very interesting book out of the library.
return sth to, take sth back to Do you have any books to take back to the library?
be available at/from Do you know about the other services available at your local library?
have access to Everyone in the country should have access to a lending library.
LIBRARY + VERB have sth, hold sth The library has an extensive collection of books on French history.
LIBRARY + NOUN book | shelf | catalogue | ticket | assistant, staff | user | facilities, provision, resources, service the need to improve library provision
skills teaching library skills to schoolchildren
PREP. at a/the ~ a holiday programme for children at the local library
in a/the ~ I've been reading newspapers in the library.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

library
II. collection of books, etc.
ADJ. considerable, extensive | fine, impressive, magnificent, valuable | personal | film, music, photographic, picture, video
VERB + LIBRARY have, possess The family possessed an extensive library.
amass, build (up) She had built up an impressive library of art books.
add to
PREP. ~ of a personal library of over 1,000 volumes

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

library

go to/visit the library
I need to go to the library to return some books.
use the library
You can use the library before or after school.
borrow something from the library/take something out of the library
Books, CDs, DVDs, and magazines can be borrowed from the library.
return something to the library/take something back to the library
Have you taken those books back to the library?
check something out of the library American English (=borrow a book etc from the library)
You can check out up to ten books from the library.
a public library (=a library that is supported by government money)
Our public libraries need more support.
a school/university/college library
She was studying at the college library.
a local library
This information is available at your local library.
a lending library (=one that lends books)
Lending libraries became increasingly popular in Victorian times.
a reference library (=one that does not lend books, so that you must read them there)
The reference library contains a collection of documents relating to slavery.
a research library (=one that is good for doing research)
The university has one of the best research libraries in the world.
a branch library (=a small library that is controlled by a larger library)
There is a good children's section in the branch library.
a mobile library British English (=a small library inside a vehicle)
A mobile library visits the village once a week.
a library book
She's gone into town to change her library books.
a library card (=a card that proves you are a member of a library and can borrow books)
When you join the library, you will be issued with a library card.
a library user
Library users have been protesting against plans to close the local library.
the library staff
If you have problems finding a book, ask a member of the library staff.
library services
Public library services are threatened by budget cuts.
a library catalogue
Students need to be taught how to use the computerized library catalogue.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲