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public library

–noun
a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds.

Origin:
1605–15
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public library  
n.  A noncommercial library often supported with public funds, intended for use by the general public.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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