library

noun

1. 1.An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
2. 2.(by extension) Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.
3. 3.A collection of books or other forms of stored information.
4. 4.An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library.
5. 5.A room dedicated to storing books.