public library

noun

A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

Opposite
a library often open to the publicbut privately fundedor one's personal library
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Meanings

nounpublic library (plural public libraries)

plural public libraries

  1. A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

Synonyms & antonyms

private library Either of

Opposite
a library often open to the publicbut privately fundedor one's personal library

Translations

Ancient Greek δημοσία βιβλιοθήκη
  • δημοσία βιβλιοθήκη (dēmosía bibliothḗkē)library provided as a public service
Danish folkebibliotek
  • folkebiblioteklibrary provided as a public service
Dutch openbare bibliotheek
  • openbare bibliotheeklibrary provided as a public service
Estonian rahvaraamatukogu, avalik raamatukogu
  • rahvaraamatukogulibrary provided as a public service
  • avalik raamatukogulibrary provided as a public service
Finnish kirjasto, yleinen kirjasto
  • kirjastolibrary provided as a public service
  • yleinen kirjastolibrary provided as a public service
French bibliothèque publique
  • bibliothèque publiquelibrary provided as a public service
German öffentliche Bibliothek
  • öffentliche Bibliotheklibrary provided as a public service
Hungarian közkönyvtár
  • közkönyvtárlibrary provided as a public service
Latvian publiskā bibliotēka, sabiedriskā bibliotēka
  • publiskā bibliotēkalibrary provided as a public service
  • sabiedriskā bibliotēkalibrary provided as a public service
Polish biblioteka publiczna
  • biblioteka publicznalibrary provided as a public service
Portuguese biblioteca pública
  • biblioteca públicalibrary provided as a public service
Russian публи́чная библиоте́ка, обще́ственная библиоте́ка
  • публи́чная библиоте́ка (publíčnaja bibliotéka)library provided as a public service
  • обще́ственная библиоте́ка (obščéstvennaja bibliotéka)library provided as a public service
Swedish folkbibliotek
  • folkbiblioteklibrary provided as a public service
Ukrainian публі́чна бібліоте́ка
  • публі́чна бібліоте́ка (publíčna bibliotéka)library provided as a public service
Welsh llyfrgell gyhoeddus
  • llyfrgell gyhoedduslibrary provided as a public service
Cite this entry
APA

public library. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20library

MLA

“public library.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20library. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public library,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20library.

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