Библиотека - это место, где хранятся книги. Библиотека нужна для того, что бы люди могли взять для прочтения любую книгу. Там хранятся книги, которые сейчас в продаже не найти. Книги великих русских писателей, которые рассказывают о жизни людей о великих войнах и великих людях. Книги заботливо хранят, оберегают, что бы они могли долго служить людям. Каждая книга имеет своё место в библиотеке, полку на которой она хранится. В библиотеке есть научные книги, фантастика, произведения современных писателей. Читая книги, мы узнаем много нового, интересного, начинаем думать по новому! Книга очень нужна человеку. Библиотеки - это книжные хранилища, в которых хранятся накопленные веками знания, умения человечества!
1. A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. The term can mean the collection, the building that houses such a collection, or both.
2. Public and institutional collections and services may be intended for use by people who choose not to — or cannot afford to — purchase an extensive collection themselves, who need material no individual can reasonably be expected to have, or who require professional assistance with their research.
3. However, with the collection of media other than books for storing information, many libraries are now also repositories and access points for maps, prints, or other documents and various storage media such as microform (microfilm/microfiche), audio tapes, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, and DVDs. Libraries may also provide public facilities to access CD-ROMs, subscription databases, and the Internet.
4. Thus, modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats and from many sources. In addition to providing materials, they also provide the services of specialists, librarians, who are experts at finding and organizing information and at interpreting information needs.
5. More recently, libraries are understood as extending beyond the physical walls of a building, by including material accessible by electronic means, and by providing the assistance of librarians in navigating and analyzing tremendous amounts of knowledge with a variety of digital tools.
