library building

Public reading house

A library building is a structure designed to house a collection of books and other materials for public or institutional use.

The term distinguishes the physical facility from the library as an institution or collection: The old library building was demolished, but the library itself moved to a new location.

Library buildings typically feature reading rooms, stacks, and quiet study areas.

Related

quiet zone · stacks · archives · special collections · reference · borrowing · card catalog · catalog · study · whispers · card · volumes · periodicals · knowledge · hush · desks · returns · marble

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Opposites
commerce vs. free access

library buildingbookstore

Shop selling printed works

bookshop · newsstand · publishing house

knowledge/order vs. entertainment/chaos

library buildingnightclub

Evening entertainment venue

casino · amusement park · arcade · sports arena · stadium

preservation vs. destruction of knowledge

library buildingbonfire

Large outdoor fire

incinerator · memory hole

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G