public library
Example Sentences
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There is also a sprawling playground and a public library.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
In 1960, he was arrested with seven other students after a silent demonstration in a whites-only public library, which led to the desegregation of the library.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Early last summer I attended a discussion about affordable housing at the public library where a woman declared that “maybe the American dream should be renting.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
She married, had children and for many years worked as a librarian in a public library in upstate New York.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
Like a public library, like a museum, it is at the service of popular education and science.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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