main library
Primary book repository
The main library is the central or primary library in a system that includes multiple branches.
In a city or university, the main library typically holds the largest collection and most comprehensive services, with branch libraries serving specific neighborhoods or disciplines: The main library downtown is open until midnight, but the branch near me closes at six.
- book stacksShelved collection storage area
- stacksVertical arrangements of items
- circulationMovement through a system
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- quiet zoneDesignated low-noise space
card catalog · shelves · borrowing · checkout · book drop · archives · periodicals · quiet · front desk · branches · books · returns · due date · late fees · holdings · collection · special collections · research
- librariescirculation desk, stacks, reference desk, card catalogs, checkout
- library thingsshelves, rows, aisles, rare books, manuscripts
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
main librarybranch library
Neighborhood extension of main collection
branch · local branch · annex · bookmobile · outpost
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