Library

1. A place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending. A collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged. A room in a private home for such a collection. An institution or a foundation maintaining such a collection. We often go the city library to check out books.
2. A commercial establishment that lends books for a fee.