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    A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such...
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    location: users of a public library have different needs from those of a special library or academic library, for example. Libraries may also be community...
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    The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the state government. The...
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    York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the...
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    Boise Public Library is a public library system in Boise, Idaho, that includes a main library at 715 South Capitol Boulevard and four branch libraries within...
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    The Bozeman Public Library is the public library of Bozeman, Montana. The library provides free resources for residents of Gallatin County, Montana. There...
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    The Chicago Public Library (CPL) is the public library system that serves the City of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. It consists of 81 locations...
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    modern public library system in Britain is the Public Libraries Act 1850. The Act first gave local boroughs the power to establish free public libraries and...
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    The Brooklyn Public Library is the public library system of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is the sixteenth largest public library system in the...
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    Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is the public library system for the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2023, VPL had more than 4.6 million visits...
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    The Cleveland Public Library is a public library system in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1869, it had a circulation of 3.5 million items in 2020. It operates...
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    The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1848. The Boston Public Library is also Massachusetts'...
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  • The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is a public library system in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Library cards are free to all Edmontonians; as...
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    The Queens Public Library (QPL), also known as the Queens Borough Public Library and Queens Library (QL), is the public library for the borough of Queens...
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    Stockholm Public Library (Swedish: Stockholms stadsbibliotek or Stadsbiblioteket) is a library building in Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Swedish architect...
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    Angeles Public Library (LAPL) is a public library system in Los Angeles, California, operating separate from the Los Angeles County Public Library system...
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  • The Calgary Public Library (CPL) is a distributed library system featuring 22 branch locations including the Central Library. As of 2012, it is the second...
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    The Connemara Public Library at Egmore in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the four National Depository Libraries which receive a copy of all books...
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    Kenosha Public Library (KPL) is the public library serving the city of Kenosha, United States. It is the resource library for the Kenosha County Library System...
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    The San Francisco Public Library is the public library system of the city and county of San Francisco in United States. The Main Library is located at Civic...
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    Toronto Public Library (TPL) is a public library system in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest public library system in Canada, and in 2023 had averaged...
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    The Seattle Public Library (SPL) is the public library system serving the city of Seattle, Washington. Efforts to start a Seattle library had commenced...
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    A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians...
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    Bloomingdale Regional Library was originally designed to lessen patron usage at the Brandon Regional Library, which was the busiest library in the Hillsborough...
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    Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008. "2006 Ohio Public Library Statistics". State Library of Ohio. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. Retrieved...
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    Denver Public Library is the public library system of the City and County of Denver, Colorado. The system includes the Denver Central Library, located...
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  • to Internet Public Library". Library Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2016. Janes, Joseph (November 13, 2014). "RIP, IPL". American Libraries. Chicago, IL:...
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    Public Library of Science (PLOS) since 2006. The journal covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine. The Public Library of...
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    The Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL), also known as the ChoralWiki, is an online database for choral and vocal music. Its contents primarily include...
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    The Oakland Public Library is the public library in Oakland, California. Opened in 1878, the Oakland Public Library currently serves the city of Oakland...
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