Does a Library is a Museum, a Book Storage, a Gallery, or What

It may be all of them plus a live record of life.

“The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.” — Rita Dove, US poet.

A building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for people to read, borrow, or refer to. And some have computers with the Internet.

In Dublin, Ireland.

This is the Long Room of the Trinity College Library in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

It is a legal deposit or “copyright library” and is entitled to receive a copy of all books published in the UK.

Photo: Wikipedia.

What is a library?

• A place where books, manuscripts, magazines, recordings, or films are kept for use but are not for sale.
• A collection of literary or reference materials.

In Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The library in the Rijksmuseum.