library
Lending collection building
A library is a place where books and other materials are kept for reading, reference, or borrowing.
Public libraries lend books freely; academic libraries serve schools and universities.
The word extends to any organized collection: a music library, a software library, a library of photographs.
In computing, a library is a collection of prewritten code that programs can use.
Horizontal storage platforms
- volumesAmounts or books
- catalogOrdered list of items
- holdingsProperty one owns
- editionsVersions of publications
genres · classics · novels · periodicals · journals · anthologies · encyclopedias · dictionaries
Lacking in sound
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hushAbsence of sound
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
contemplative · stillness · solitude · browsing · nook · cozy · lamp · reading
Division or woody limb
- publicAvailable to all
- municipalOf city government
- reading roomQuiet space for books
- stacksVertical arrangements of items
circulation desk · card catalog · carrel · archives · reference desk · atrium · wing · annex
Programs directing computer operations
- codeSymbolic communication system
- moduleIndependent functional component
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- APISoftware communication standard
framework · import · dependency · function · repository · SDK · runtime · linking
Directing attention elsewhere
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- searchAct of seeking
- inquiryRequest for information
- citationMention of a source
bibliography · index · abstract · microfiche · microfilm · archives · primary sources · secondary sources
Downloadable text file
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- online catalogBrowsable digital product listing
- digital archiveStored data for posterity
streaming · download · app · barcode · RFID · website · portal · remote access
Keeper of historical documents
- catalogerOne who compiles listings
- curatorCollection overseer
- literacyAbility to read, write
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
taxonomy · weeding · preservation · shelving
shelves
Horizontal storage platforms
editions · genres · classics · novels · periodicals · journals · anthologies · encyclopedias · dictionaries · compendiums
quiet
Lacking in sound
studious · contemplative · stillness · solitude · browsing · nook · cozy · lamp · reading · sanctuary
branch
Division or woody limb
- publicAvailable to all
- municipalOf city government
- reading roomQuiet space for books
stacks · circulation desk · card catalog · carrel · archives · reference desk · atrium · wing · annex · bookmobile
software
Programs directing computer operations
- codeSymbolic communication system
- moduleIndependent functional component
- packageWrapped item for delivery
API · framework · import · dependency · function · repository · SDK · runtime · linking · script
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
citation · bibliography · index · abstract · microfiche · microfilm · archives · primary sources · secondary sources · footnotes
e-book
Downloadable text file
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- online catalogBrowsable digital product listing
digital archive · streaming · download · app · barcode · RFID · website · portal · remote access · virtual
archivist
Keeper of historical documents
classification · taxonomy · weeding · preservation · shelving
- kid-friendlyG-rated, kid-friendly, age-appropriate, wholesome, non-violent
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
librarybookstore
Shop selling printed works
bookshop · newsstand · Amazon · private collection · book market
- public libraryFree community book repository
- library cardDocument for borrowing books
- library bookBorrowed reading material
- public librariesFree community book-lending facilities
- local libraryMunicipal book-lending facility
- school libraryEducational institution's book collection
librarian, libraries, public library, librarians, library's, librarianship, library catalog, library services, library resources