English

Noun
public library

1. A library provided essentially as a public service, financed largely out of public money, open with few restrictions to the population of a given area for a small payment or no payment.

Antonyms
private library Either of: a library often open to the public, but privately funded, or one's personal library.

Related terms
library

Translations
Finnish: kirjasto, lainakirjasto, julkinen kirjasto (literal translation, seldom used)

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• 2007-10-04 23:59 - Interwicket - iwiki +id

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