1. A building that houses a collection of books and other materials
   "She spent hours studying in the university library"
    
2. A collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
   "The university's extensive library contained rare manuscripts and first editions"
    
3. A room where books are kept
   "they had brandy in the library"
    
4. A library designated to receive, maintain, and provide access to publications from a specific organization or institution, often including government or legal publications
   "The university's depository library housed a vast collection of official documents";
   - depository library
    
5. (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
   "The developers relied heavily on the program library to speed up their coding process";
   - program library, subroutine library

Derived forms: libraries

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, building, collection, deposit, depositary, depository, edifice, repository, room

Part of: house

Encyclopedia: Library, information and documentation